Dental Implants

Dental implants are true tooth replacements—root, crown, and all—so they are lifelike in function as well as appearance. Whether you are missing one tooth or many teeth, Dr. Nishimoto and his team will work with you to develop a treatment plan that best suits your personal needs, financial options, and oral health.

What Is A Dental Implant?

A dental implant is a permanent tooth replacement solution that is surgically placed into the jaw. Each dental implant consists of three parts:

  1. Post—the base of dental implants, usually made of titanium, that replaces the root of your missing tooth

  2. Abutment—the connecting piece that is placed on the top of the dental implant to anchor a prosthetic replacement tooth (crown) to your implant post

  3. Crown—the permanent, new tooth that will be custom-designed to match your other teeth

Benefits of Dental Implants

As real as it gets—dental implants look and feel just like natural teeth. Enjoy your life as if you never had any missing teeth.

Durability—the dental implant post fuses to your jaw bone, making it a part of your smile that can last a lifetime with proper care and hygiene.

Confidence—missing teeth can damage your self-esteem, and dental implants are your ticket to a renewed confidence and a complete smile.

Enjoy eating again—comfortably and confidently enjoy eating your favorite foods again without worrying about the slipping and sliding of dentures.

Healthy option—dental implants replace the entire tooth, including the root, so they stimulate the jaw bone to keep bone loss at bay, just like natural teeth do.

Versatile—dental implants can replace one or multiple missing teeth or even an entire arch of teeth. The vast majority of patients with missing teeth are candidates for dental implants.

Dental Implants Surgery Procedure

During your first visit you will meet with Dr. Nishimoto to discuss your needs and goals and determine if dental implants are the right solution. We will discuss anesthesia options and review 3D x-rays of your jaws. 

Many patients are able to comfortably undergo this procedure with local anesthesia, although we also offer IV sedation and nitrous oxide as options. During the procedure, your surgeon will extract the tooth, if necessary, and place the dental implant post into the empty socket. We will also place a bone graft if the jaw bone has deteriorated and there is not enough healthy bone to support the implant.