Dental Implant

Missing teeth can have a negative impact on your appearance, your oral health, and your quality of life.

Dental implants can restore missing teeth to give you a functional, secure, and natural-looking smile.

Clairemont Family Dental Group in San Diego, CA, provides top-tier implant dentistry. Why are dental implants such an effective solution?

- Secure Support – Dental implants fuse naturally with your jawbone, so they stay firmly in place and aren't prone to slipping and sliding like traditional dentures.

- Jawbone Health – A serious consequence of tooth loss is the atrophy of your jawbone. When implants fuse with the bone, they provide it with necessary stimulation to encourage new, strong growth.

- Durability & Longevity – Once they are securely in place, dental implants can withstand all of the wear and tear of natural use. The titanium implant itself can last for up to 40 years.

- Preserved Tooth Structure – Traditional solutions like dental bridges usually require the alteration of natural teeth around the site of the missing tooth. Implants do not require any changes to surrounding teeth.

- Natural Results – At our dental office in San Diego, CA, we complete implant treatment with precisely crafted crowns that seamlessly integrate with your smile, giving you a natural, healthy-looking appearance.

Dental implants are modern dentistry's best solution to the issue of missing teeth. The implants themselves are titanium posts that replace tooth roots and provide support for dental restorations like crowns, bridges, or dentures.

Dentists surgically place implants through the gums and into the jawbone. Over a period of three to six months, the biocompatible titanium in the implants naturally fuses with the bone in a process known as osseointegration. Once the implant is fused with the bone, the dentist is able to attach a connecting piece, known as an abutment, and a restoration to the implant.

- Comprehensive Care – We handle every aspect of your dental implant treatment, including the placement of implants, abutments, and crowns.

- Guided Surgery – We use advanced dental technology to place implants through "guided surgery," meaning we place the implants in exactly the right place at the right angle. This improves patient comfort and cosmetic results.

- Custom Crowns – Our San Diego office includes an advanced CEREC® machine that precisely crafts crowns that will fit perfectly and comfortably with your surrounding teeth.

While this form of dentistry may be more costly than using traditional dentures, the oral health benefits, longevity, and security of dental implants make them a worthwhile investment. If you have questions about the cost of dental implants, we encourage you to contact our office today.