Dental Implants Vero Beach
Our Specialty, Your
Life-Changing New Smile
At Vero Beach Dental Implants at Ocean Oaks, dental implants are our specialty. We cater to patients looking for the highest quality result by custom-crafting every part of your treatment in our in-house dental laboratory. Our highly skilled team will see you through each step of your journey, from a smile with gaps and spaces to one that’s full, functional, and healthy. To start your dental implant process, schedule a consultation with our team today.
Why Choose Vero Beach Dental Implants at Ocean Oaks for Dental Implants?
- Precise Surgery Using State-of-the-Art Technology
- Custom-Crafted Dental Prosthetics Made In-House
- Start-to-Finish Dental Implant Treatment in One Place
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants themselves are small, screw-shaped posts that are surgically placed below the gumline and within the jawbone. They’re designed to replace the missing root structure of teeth and stimulate the jawbone, allowing patients to enjoy a host of unique benefits that distinguish dental implants from other tooth loss solutions, like traditional dentures. The implants are always made from biocompatible materials, like titanium and zirconia, to allow them to naturally fuse with the jawbone.
Our Advanced Dental Implant Process
At Vero Beach Dental Implants at Ocean Oaks, we take a uniquely high-tech approach to the planning, placement, and restoration parts of the dental implant procedure. Utilizing our in-house dental laboratory, 3D digital case planning and design software, custom surgical stents, and more, we’re able to ensure a beautiful and highly functional outcome for each case.
It’s important to keep in mind that every dental implant process can differ based on individual patients’ needs, and that our team will discuss what your treatment will look like during your initial consultation, once we’ve had a chance to examine your mouth.
3D Digital Case Planning & Design
In today’s age, digital case planning and design is a critical component to the dental implant process to achieve ideal outcomes. Using cone beam CT scans, design software, and a 3D printer, our team is able to pre-plan your implant placement and show you what your smile will look like through every step of the process. Not only can this help more nervous patients feel confident going forward with their treatment, but it also yields truly outstanding results by minimizing risks of complications.
Computer-Guided Dental Implant Placement
Dr. Heimerdinger is our in-house dental implant specialist, especially trained to perform dental implant placement surgery. Instead of free-hand placement of the implants, Dr. Heimerdinger will utilize a surgical stent printed by our medical-grade 3D printers. The stent will act as a guide and be modeled after the case plan and CT scans of your mouth to place the implants at the ideal depth and location. Utilizing this leading-edge technology and surgical planning software allows for even higher success rates.
Hand-Crafted Dental Prosthetics Made In-House
One of the most unique distinguishing factors of our advanced dental implant process is the fact that our prosthetics are hand-crafted in our very own dental laboratory by our expert lab technician, Jenna. Using state-of-the-art materials and equipment, our team will create beautiful, lifelike replacement teeth that enhance the natural features of your smile and fit perfectly. Because they’re created just for you by a team that has actually met you and not by a big box laboratory, you can rest assured that the quality will be outstanding!
The Benefits of Dental Implants
Dental implants offer a number of life-changing benefits that make them a top choice for patients looking to replace missing teeth in Vero Beach. Some of the advantages of choosing this golden standard for tooth replacement include:
- Results that can last up to 30 years with good hygiene and maintenance.
- Easy to clean and care for.
- Natural-looking, beautiful aesthetic results.
- Better functionality, including up to 90% restored bite force.
- Prevention of dental drift and jawbone deterioration.
- No slipping and shifting restorations.
Types of Dental Implant Restorations
We use several different techniques and types of restorations to make sure you get a smile that feels natural, fits your unique dental needs, and yields the best results for you. At your initial consultation, our dental implants dentist in Vero Beach may recommend one of the following types of restorations:
Implant Crowns
Implant crowns are free-standing, custom-crafted dental crowns that are secured within the mouth with a single dental implant that has been surgically placed below the gumline. Once the implant has been secured, osseointegration has occurred, and the abutment has been attached, the crown can be secured to the implant to fill the gap in your arch.
Hybrid Implant Bridges
Hybrid implant bridges are custom-milled restorations that are designed to fit atop a stable dental implant framework to replace several consecutive missing teeth. What’s special about this technique is that just two days after extraction and implant placement, patients are able to enjoy beautiful, permanent replacement teeth that look and feel natural.
Implant Dentures
Traditional implant dentures are a great option for patients who have enough jawbone density to successfully support between five and eight dental implants. Once the implants fuse with the jawbone and the abutments have been attached, our team will secure a customized full denture to them, successfully rebuilding your entire arch.
All-on-4/Teeth-in-a-Day
All-on-4 dentures are similar to traditional implant dentures in the fact that they restore an entire arch of missing teeth. However, a primary difference is that instead of using between five and eight dental implants to secure the prosthetic, only four will be placed into the jawbone.
These four dental implants will be strategically placed to capitalize on the most supportive and densest areas of the jawbone, making it a great option for patients who don’t have enough jawbone density for traditional implant dentures. This technique also allows our team to restore the smile within a single day.
Dental Implant Failure & Salvage
While dental implants in Vero Beach boast an impressive success rate of 95% after 10 years of placement, there are several different factors that can contribute to their failure. Whether you develop peri-implantitis, a common cause of dental implant failure, or experience other complications, our team at Vero Beach Dental Implants at Ocean Oaks can help. To ensure you maintain your smile's health and function, Dr. Heimerdinger and our wonderful team provide dental implant salvage treatments to patients near South Beach, Indian River Shores, and the surrounding areas.