A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that is placed into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Implants are an option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, or some other reason. The best candidates for implants have healthy gums and do not have periodontal disease.

Implants can:

* Replace a missing tooth without affecting bordering teeth.

* Support a bridge and eliminate the need for a removable partial denture.

* Provide support for a denture, making it secure and more comfortable.

* Replacing a Single Tooth -- If you are missing a single tooth, one implant and a crown can replace it.

* Replacing Several Teeth

-- If you are missing several teeth, implant-supported bridges can replace them. The number of implants for a single span is . about half the number of missing teeth; each implant can support up-to two teeth per implant.

Implants can be placed during a visit of several days. Once completed, the bone must heal for four to six months. After the four to six month healing, the implant will have the abutment attached, and the crown, ( or bridge ) can be attached.

 
 
Implant
Abutment
   Crown  
MINI IMPLANTS
to secure dentures,
are now offered.
$240 each
  
Implant - only $599 each
Abutment  
Crown
Abutment with Crown price
Porcelain fused to metal: $499
Porcelain fused to metal with porcelain margin (cosmetic) : $529
Empress : $589
Four to six months after implant
  
Dentures can be secured the same or next day.

Dr. Andel Implants at Rio Dental are placed by Dr. Jessica Andel. She received training for implants, mini-implants and bone grafting at: the Imtec Sendax Mini Implant System in Phoenix, AZ, Hands on Implant Placement and Bone Management in Las Vegas, NV, and the Implant Dentistry Continuim in Los Angeles CA.

Implant Systems used by Rio Dental include lines by Zimmer, Imtec, and Dicoa. Additionally, when bone grafts are required, we are now using PRP treatments which dramatically improve the healing process. This is one of the latest technologies in implant dentistry.