Dental Implant Surgery in Jackson Heights, Done to Your Comfort
Queens Central Dental performs dental implant surgery in Jackson Heights, New York, we focus on helping you replace a missing tooth without dreading the chair.
Is Fear of the Surgery Keeping You From Implants?
You're the Priority
Your comfort and confidence in us is prioritized.
Steps Explained
Each step is explained before it happens.
First-Week Plan
You get a plan for the first week, from soft foods to your follow up.
Major Insurances We Accept
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Implant Surgery in Jackson Heights, Planned Step by Step
What Happens During Dental Implant Surgery
Dental implant surgery at Queens Central Dental places a small threaded post, the implant, into your jawbone where a tooth root used to be. It’s done with local anesthesia.
After numbing, a small incision opens the gum, the bone is gently prepared, and the post is set before the gum is closed with stitches. Over the next months, the bone fuses to the post through osseointegration, the healing that locks it in place. An abutment, the connector, goes on later.
Nervous About the Surgery Part of Implants?
People missing one or more teeth can usually have dental implant surgery if they have enough jawbone, or can have it rebuilt with a graft. Smoking can slow the healing.
The worry is rarely the implant itself. It’s the drilling, the stitches, and not knowing how rough the first week will be after the numbing wears off. Each has a plain answer.
One Dentist, Dr. Ilya Ames, From Surgery to Crown
Dr. Ilya Ames performs dental implant surgery at Queens Central Dental himself, then fits the tooth once the post has healed. He earned his DDS in 2004. Since then, his work as a dental implants provider has covered everything from single implants to full sets of implant dentures.
Before surgery, he reviews your medical history and medications, since some conditions and drugs affect how bone heals around an implant. X-rays map the bone beforehand.
How Long Dental Implant Surgery and Healing Take
At our Jackson Heights office, the surgery is usually one visit, but the bone needs about three to nine months to fuse with the post. Most soreness fades within a week. Surgery is part of the one price you see up front.
A tooth that’s about to be pulled is a good moment to plan, since the implant can sometimes be placed soon after the extraction. Ask before it comes out.
Implant Surgery for Sunnyside and Jackson Heights
For anyone within about five miles of Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and Maspeth included, dental implant surgery is close to home here. Woodside is even closer.
Pass under the Sunnyside Arch or call Sunnyside Gardens home? Then the trip here is short. That matters after surgery, when a short ride home beats a long one and all you want is to rest.
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How Our Dental Implant Process Works
Exam First
Dr. Ames checks your mouth and jaw, then gives a clear yes, no, or maybe.
Post Placed
We numb the area, set the post, and then give the bone time to heal.
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Tooth Attached
Your custom tooth goes on, matched in shade and shape to the ones beside it.
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FAQs
You shouldn’t feel pain during dental implant surgery, because the area is numbed before any work begins. Afterward, some soreness, swelling, and bruising are normal for a few days, and over-the-counter pain relievers usually help. Most people feel like themselves again within about a week.
Dental implant surgery is usually an outpatient procedure, so you go home the same day. It’s typically done with local anesthesia, though some offices also offer sedation or general anesthesia. The risks are small and usually minor, such as an infection at the implant site.
Two weeks after dental implant surgery, most soreness and swelling has usually faded, and the gum around the implant is healing. The bone is still fusing to the post, a process that takes months, so softer foods may still make sense. Stitches have often dissolved or been removed by then.
Early signs that something may be wrong with a dental implant include a loose or wobbly feel, swollen or bleeding gums around it, pus, or a fever. Pain or swelling that gets worse instead of better after the first few days also needs a dentist’s attention, so call if you notice any of these.
How much dental insurance pays for implants depends on the plan. Some plans cover part of the surgery or the crown, usually up to a yearly maximum, while many cover nothing for implants at all. Having the dental office check your plan before surgery is the quickest way to know.
Don’t Let One Visit Keep You From Replacing That Tooth
Find Our Dental Implants Office in Jackson Heights, NY
Our dental office storefront is on Northern Boulevard, near the corner of 83rd Street.
By bus: The Q33 stops at 83 St/Northern Blvd, steps from our door. It runs from the Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av station, where the E, F, M, R, and 7 trains meet. The Q66 and Q63 also run along Northern Boulevard and stop a block away at 82nd Street.
By subway: Take the 7 train to 82 St-Jackson Hts. From there, it's about a 12-minute walk north.
By car: From the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, take Exit 41 for Northern Boulevard and head east. The closest garage is 87-10 Northern Blvd Parking, about four blocks east, with its entrance on 88th Street.