This procedure is a team effort between you, your dentist and your periodontist. Your periodontist and dentist will consult with you to determine where and how your implant should be placed. Depending on your specific condition and the type of implant chosen, your periodontist will create a treatment plan tailored to meet your needs. ✓ … Read more
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a periodontist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reason. There are three … Read more
Socket preservation Before teeth are extracted, we could plan to place bone grafts at the time of the tooth removal to help maintain the existing bone so that an implant can be placed later. By doing this, we could reduce the need to perform a ridge augmentation as separate surgical treatment. This procedure is called … Read more