The Six Easy Steps of Replacing Your Missing Teeth with Dental Implants

Creating healthy, beautiful smiles has always been our goal at the Family Dental Center of Manteca. So, if you have missing teeth, Drs. Mircea Mitu and George D’Louhy offer high-quality dental implants in Manteca, California, to rebuild your smile. Whether you have lost one or multiple teeth, it doesn’t matter. Our dental implant solutions can transition you to a life of optimal aesthetics, oral function, and confidence. Take the first step towards your dazzling smile by visiting or calling us today. Your complete, healthy smile awaits!

What does dental implant treatment involve?

Is there a gap in your smile that makes you insecure or uncomfortable when smiling or eating? Dental implants can give you a natural-looking, complete smile. Our dental team has restored hundreds of smiles with dental implants. Over the years, we have refined the dental implant procedure to make the process seamless and comfortable.

While every patient is unique, your dental implant treatment will likely involve the following steps. Hint: Expect digitized workflows, transforming the entire process to enhance precision, efficiency, and patient comfort.

1. Consultation and treatment planning: Our doctor will take the time to understand your goals and concerns. We’ll also inquire about your medical history and tailor-make your treatment if you have diabetes and other systematic illnesses. Also, tooth decay and oral infections must be treated before your treatment. Our dentist uses cutting-edge technologies, including digital X-rays and 3D CBCT scans, to plan your dental implant treatment. High-tech dental imaging tools allow us to accurately assess bone density, jaw alignment, and surrounding tissues for precise implant placement.
2. Pre-surgery procedures. Some patients go straight to implant surgery, but others need supplementary to prepare the bone for implantology. Patients with insufficient jaw bone need bone grafting to rebuild the bone’s volume and density. If you have teeth about to fail, extractions will be necessary to create space for predictable dental implants.
3. Implant surgery: The dentist begins your treatment by numbing your gums with local anesthetics to ensure a pain-free treatment. Then, we will surgically place a titanium implant at an optimal location in the jawbone. We place your implant with precision to ensure optimal alignment and stability for replacement teeth, all without damaging the surrounding sinus walls, nerves, and other delicate structures.
4. Healing and fusion: Your implant needs 4-6 months to heal and fuse with the jawbone through osseointegration. As you heal, observe optimal oral hygiene, quit smoking, and stick to your scheduled appointments to prevent implant failure.
5. Abutment placement: After recovery, you’ll return to our office for a minor surgery to attach an abutment to your implant. An abutment is a small prosthetic device that links your implant to the final restoration. Once your abutment is set, we’ll take impressions of your implant to help custom-make your final restoration.
6. Crown restoration: Finally! The most awaited step of the dental implant procedure. We’ll top off your dental implant with a bespoke restoration, providing immediate function and aesthetics. Your brand-new tooth looks and feels nothing like a replacement—it offers near-perfect function and appearance, just like natural teeth.

Your complete smile is one call away!

Begin your journey to a beautiful smile by scheduling an appointment with the Family Dental Center of Manteca. Dental implants offer a predictable, functional, and life-looking teeth replacement. Call (209) 420-1205 to determine if you are a candidate for a dental implant.

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