Dental Implants Provider in Jackson Heights for a Smile You Stop Hiding

An exam shows whether implants suit your mouth. If they don't, we'll tell you.

Dr. Ames places the post and fits the tooth, so you aren't sent between offices.

You see the full plan and price, insurance checked, before a single tooth is touched.

Regular dentures rest on the gums, which is why they slip, rub, and call for adhesive. Implant dentures attach to posts in the jaw instead, so the denture has something solid to hold onto. If you plan meals around what your denture can handle, this is the option to ask about. Not every jaw can hold the posts, and Dr. Ames checks that first.

Missing three or four teeth in a row doesn't always mean three or four implants. An implant bridge spans the gap with a row of joined teeth held by posts at the ends. Nothing clips in or comes out at night, and the natural teeth nearby aren't used as anchors. It's often discussed when the space is too wide for a single replacement tooth.

This is the visit most people dread, and it's usually calmer than they pictured. Dental implant surgery is when the post is placed in the jaw. The area is numbed first, and Dr. Ames tells you what he's doing as he goes, so nothing comes as a shock. Some soreness afterward is normal. You'll leave knowing what to expect that week and who to call with a question.

Lost one tooth to a crack, a failed root canal, or an old extraction? A single tooth implant fills that one space and leaves the teeth beside it alone. A bridge has to lean on its neighbors. This doesn't. The new tooth is shaded and shaped to sit in line with the rest, and the aim is that nobody picks it out, including you.

The post does the holding. The crown is what everyone sees. Implant crowns and restorations cover the visible tooth that attaches once the post has healed, and this is where our cosmetic dentistry work comes in. Shade, shape, and how the tooth meets the ones above or below are all matched to your mouth, so it sits in your smile like it belongs there.

An implant has several parts and stages: the post, the connector, the tooth, and sometimes grafting. A quote that covers only one of them isn't much use. Our approach to affordable dental implants starts with one number for the whole job, shown to you up front. Then you can compare it fairly, plan for it, or decide now isn't the time.

Dental implants replace a missing tooth from the root up. A small post is set in the jaw, the bone heals around it, and a custom tooth is attached on top with a connector called an abutment. Because the post is anchored in bone, the tooth stays put when you eat, talk, and laugh. Implants can replace one tooth, hold a bridge, or steady a denture, so the first job is working out which fits your mouth.

A loose feeling, a chipped crown, or a sore gum around the post are all worth a look sooner than later. Dental implant repair starts with finding the cause, since a loose crown and a loose post are very different problems. Sometimes it's a small screw that needs tightening. Sometimes it's more. Dr. Ames will tell you which one you're dealing with.

Bone is what holds an implant in place. After a tooth has been missing for a while, the jaw in that spot often thins out. Dental bone grafting for implants adds grafting material there to build the area back up. It adds a stage to the plan, and that's worth knowing early. X-rays show whether your jaw calls for it or whether you can skip it.