Dental Implants – West Caldwell, NJ

Initial Dental Implant Consultation

During your dental implant consultation, we'll assess your candidacy for the implant placement surgery. Based on our evaluation, preparatory procedures like bone grafting may be recommended before proceeding to the next phase. This ensures that your journey towards a confident, restored smile is tailored to your specific needs and sets the foundation for successful implantation.

Dental Implant Surgery

To ensure your comfort, we'll administer local anesthesia before starting your implant surgery. Following this, an incision will be made in your gums, allowing us to strategically place the dental implant post(s) into your jawbone. This approach is essential to ensure the stability and longevity of your implants, setting the stage for a strong foundation for your new, confident smile.

Dental Implant Osseointegration & Abutment Placement

The process of osseointegration, where your dental implant posts seamlessly fuse with your jawbone, typically spans three to six months. Once this vital integration is complete, we can affix an abutment to each post. These abutments play a pivotal role as they will eventually serve as the anchors for your final restoration, ensuring a secure and natural fit that completes your revitalized smile.

Delivery of Dental Implant Restorations

To craft a custom crown, bridge, or denture that seamlessly blends with your natural teeth, we'll begin by taking a precise impression of your mouth. Once the restoration is designed and fabricated, we'll arrange a final appointment to securely attach it to your dental implant post(s). This last step ensures that your new restoration fits comfortably and functions flawlessly, completing your smile transformation with precision and care.

Preliminary Treatments & Dental Implant Surgery

First, of all, there’s the cost of the treatments that precede actually getting your dental implants. The fact that this method of tooth replacement requires surgery means that your oral health needs to be in good condition before investing in dental implants. You may need gum disease therapy, a bone graft, or a tooth extraction, and should factor the cost of these treatments into the final price of care.

Then there’s the surgery itself. While the construction of the dental implant itself is obviously a factor, you also need to consider where you’re getting yours from. If it seems like placing a dental implant will need to be done by an external specialist, they’re likely to have their own rates that you’ll have to ask them about.

The Parts of Your Dental Implant

Then, there are the parts of your dental implant itself. There are several variables in a dental implant’s construction that can contribute to its price.

For one, there’s the type of restoration you’re using for the implant. Crowns tend to be cheaper than bridges, which are in turn less expensive than dentures. Where the implant is located in your mouth is also a factor, as implants that are replacing certain teeth may need to be thinner or made of a different material (e.g. zirconia instead of titanium).

While it might seem little surprising, dental implants also have brands like any other product, and some are more expensive than others. We’ll walk you through all of your options when we meet you in person and will help you figure out which style of implant is best for you.

How Dental Implants Can Save You Money/ How Dental Implants Pay for Themselves

Among the various tooth replacement options currently on the market, it’s fair to say that dental implants often incur the highest upfront cost of any of them. It could be argued that their realism and bite strength are what make them worth the cost, but it’s also worth keeping in mind that dental implants need to be replaced much less often than dentures and bridges. As a matter of fact, they routinely outlast them by a matter of two-to-one.

Even if you wind up spending twice as much for your dental implants as you would for a bridge, you’ll have to replace them half as often. This means that you’ll still save money in the long run and reap the benefits of higher-quality tooth replacement.

Does My Dental Insurance Cover Dental Implants?

Generally speaking, dental implants aren’t covered by insurance. However, there are some exceptions to the rule, which means that it’s often worth consulting with your dental plan about whether they’re willing to cover a portion of your restoration. We’ll be happy to facilitate this for you, and to ensure that you get the most out of your benefits.

Making Dental Implants Affordable 

Even if your insurance doesn’t come through, there are options available to you that may potentially make care considerably more affordable. For one, if you see us often you may be interested in our in-house savings plan. This affords you discounts on several of the treatments you get from us, in addition to many complimentary preventive services.

We also accept CareCredit, which is like a health and wellness credit card that can be used to pay for dental care. You can potentially split the cost of care into smaller installments, putting previously unattainable care into your reach.

How Long Do Dental Implants Last? 

Dental implants are shockingly reliable—around 95% of them are successful at 20 years, and many last over thirty. It’s fairly common for a well-made set of dental implants to even last you a lifetime! This is considerably longer than dentures or bridges.

How long your artificial tooth will last depends heavily on how well you take care of them. You should make sure you brush, floss, and rinse your mouth out with mouthwash every day to break up any bacterial deposits.

Will I Have to Take Off Work for Dental Implant Surgery?

Dental implant aftercare isn’t all that intense. Most people don’t need to take very much, if any, time off of work. Most people who work desk or retail jobs should only have to take one or two days off at most.

However, it is recommended that you steer clear of intense exercise for at least a few days after treatment. If you have a high-intensity job, you might do better to take off for three to four days, or try and get the surgery close to the weekend. We’ll advise you on whether you need to take off from work based on what it is that you do.

Will People Be Able to Tell That I Have Dental Implants?

We pride ourselves on thorough, meticulous work. We will take pictures and notes about your smile that will be used to inform the design of your dental implant to ensure that it will perfectly resemble your natural tooth.

Dental implants are also made from incredibly high-quality materials, and are inserted into your jaw just like a natural tooth. All this to say that people will have a very hard time telling that you’ve had dental work done.

Do Dental Implants Make You Look Younger?

When you lose a tooth, it’s common for the part of the jaw that once held it to atrophy, causing it to shrink over time. Ordinarily, the jaw supports the cheeks like poles in a tent, and when it deteriorates you can start to develop premature wrinkles.

Dental implants stimulate the jawbone, stopping the process of atrophy and aging that comes with tooth loss. In that way, it is fair to say that dental implants can make you look younger!