We work through all stages as your dental implant team.

There are four clear stages to receiving dental implants.   We will work with you to make sure you understand each stage.   What can be expected for your specific case, how long it will take and what is medically involved.   We encourage our patients to ask questions so they actively understand the entire process.   Our goal is that you are as comfortable as possible as we work together to build your new smile.

  The basic stages of the implants:

• Planning. Crucial to long term success, this stage is where we analyze your complete requirements and create a ‘blue print’ for the final successful result.
• Placement. This stage takes 1-3 hours and is an outpatient procedure where the oral maxillofacial surgeon places the titanium dental implant in exactly the correct position.   When appropriate, a surgical guide is made to allow exact location positioning of the implants.
• Restoration. The healing phase takes 2-6months depending upon your quality of bone.   The prosthodontist then takes over using the new “foundations” to build the new smile.   This phase is very detailed and cosmetics and function come together to give a pleasing functional result.
• Maintenance. We follow up with our patients to ensure the longevity of our work.   We recommend one year of enrollment in our dental hygiene program to ensure the ongoing maintenance of your new smile.