Dental Implants
Precise, accurate, and expertly placed
Using high-end technology, expert care, and quality materials, our dental implants are built to last, function like normal teeth, and look identical to the rest of your smile.
Surgical Guide: We use surgical guides, custom-designed guides, 3D imaging to make dental implant procedures more precise, efficient, predictable, accurate, and long-term. This can also minimize discomfort, reduce healing time, and achieve natural-looking results.
Long Lasting: Our dental implants are designed to last a lifetime with proper care. Using high-quality materials and advanced placement technology, we create strong, durable implants that integrate seamlessly with your natural bone.
High-Quality: We only use top-grade materials and the latest technology to ensure every implant is strong, stable, and built to last. Our high-quality implants are designed to look, feel, and function just like natural teeth.
Natural Appearance: Our dental implants are crafted to look and feel completely natural. Using advanced digital imaging and custom design, we match the shape, size, and color of your implant to blend seamlessly with your surrounding teeth.
Dental Implants FAQs
Many adults with missing or severely damaged teeth may be candidates for dental implants. Healthy gums and adequate jawbone are important, although additional procedures may sometimes make implants possible for patients who have experienced bone loss. A dental implant consultation is the best way to determine your options.
Many people fear that dental implants will be painful. The truth is that most of the time it is quick and easy with little to no pain. All patients will have local anesthetic placed prior to the procedure. Jawbone doesn’t have nerve innervation and therefore has no pain receptors. If any discomfort arises after the procedure, it is the gum tissue that is causing that pain. Gum tissue will feel better in approximately 48 hours after surgery day. Since we use advanced CBCT 3D imaging to plan the surgery, the pain and discomfort are minimized and, in some cases, nonexistent.
Yes. Dental implants aren’t limited to replacing individual teeth. Depending on your needs, implants can support a multi-unit bridge or even a full-arch denture, allowing several or even all missing teeth to be replaced.
Dental implants are designed to closely resemble natural teeth in both appearance and function. Because the implant is anchored in the jawbone, the finished restoration can provide a stable foundation for speaking, smiling, and eating. However, we like patients to understand that the implant needs extra hygiene care. We will give you all the tricks and tips to best keep the implant healthy and clean for long-term success.
Dental implants require consistent oral hygiene just like natural teeth. Even though the dental implant is metal and artificial; your gums still require great hygiene habits. Correct, an implant cannot get a cavity, but you can get bone loss. Brush regularly, clean between your teeth as recommended, and keep up with routine dental cleanings and exams. Get a WaterPik and use daily.
With proper oral hygiene, regular dental visits, and good overall oral health, dental implants can last for many years and often decades. The restoration attached to the implant may eventually need to be replaced due to normal wear.
With proper oral hygiene, regular dental visits, good oral health and good physical medical health, dental implants can last for a patient’s entire life. The research tells us that dental implants have a 90-95% survival at 10 years; with 20-year success rate slightly lower. The restoration (tooth and abutment) attached to the implant may need to be replaced due to normal wear.
A typical single unit dental implant process will take about 4-5 months from the implant surgery day to the final crown placement day. However, this can vary depending on a few factors. If a tooth needs to be extracted first with a bone graft an additional 4 months is needed prior to the implant surgery day. If sinus grafting or advanced bone grafting is needed this will lengthen the process to over a year in some cases.
At Modern Dental of Durham, our fee for a single unit dental implant is $3,950. This cost includes CBCT Xray, surgical guide, implant parts and surgeries, and final tooth crown. If extractions and bone grafting are needed that is a separate fee. Some specialists may be as high as $6 to 7k per implant. We make dental implants affordable.
Dental implants are a long-term solution for replacing missing teeth. An implant is placed into the jawbone to act as an artificial tooth root and is topped with a natural-looking restoration. Dental implants can be used to replace a single tooth, multiple teeth, or support a full-arch restoration.