Regain Your Smile Confidence With Dental Implants
Dental implants are the healthiest, most attractive dental restoration for anybody who’s missing a single tooth, an entire arch of teeth, or any number in between. These dental prosthetics permanently restore your ability to eat, drink, and socialize without any issues or embarrassment.
Our Staten Island dentists are skilled implant providers with over 30 years of experience between them. If you’re interested in a fresh start for your smile, let our dentists place your dental implants; you won’t get better results anywhere else. If you think dental implants may be the answer to your dental problems, call our office at (718) 948-5111 to set up your appointment.
What Is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a custom dental prosthetic that fills the gaps in your smile. While there are multiple ways to restore missing teeth, the majority of restorations are only cosmetic and do nothing about your oral health. While dental implants look like natural teeth, they also mimic their function from root to crown. This is because they’re attached directly to your jawbone, providing you with a strong restoration.
Why Dental Implants Outperform the Alternatives
- Compared to Dental Bridges: Bridges require permanently filing down the two healthy adjacent teeth. Implants don’t touch neighboring teeth at all. Bridges also don’t replace the root, so bone loss beneath the bridge continues over time.
- Compared to Dentures: Implants are fixed so they never slip, don’t require adhesives or nightly removal, and allow you to eat any food without restriction. Implants also stimulate the jawbone, preventing bone resorption that can cause the sunken facial appearance common among long-term denture wearers.
In the long term, implants are often more cost-effective than repeatedly replacing removable appliances that wear out, break, or become ill-fitting as the jaw changes shape.
Our Staten Island Dentists Offers Various Dental Implant Options
A single-tooth implant doesn’t involve treating the surrounding teeth. This stand-alone prosthetic only replaces the missing tooth’s roots.
An implant-supported denture is used If you’re missing a majority of your teeth such as an entire arch. It replaces the missing teeth and some of the tooth roots.
Dental implants may be used to reinforce a dental bridge when several teeth are missing. In this case, the bridge replaces the lost natural teeth and some of the tooth roots.
The Dental Implant Process
At our Staten Island dental office, you can rest assured that your dental implant procedure will go as smoothly as possible. Our dentists can place your implant in just a few visits, although the entire process can take around three to six months to complete.
After your initial consultation, we’ll schedule the procedure. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that won’t take longer than an hour. Over the next few weeks, the implant will naturally fuse with your jawbone through a process called osseointegration. It will create a stable foundation that allows us to place the visible restoration on top — granting you the ability to speak, chew, and smile without any limitations.
In certain cases, some patients may need bone grafting before dental implants to ensure their jawbone is adequate. Our Staten Island dentists will be here through every step of the dental implant process. They’ll answer your questions and ensure that your treatment is best for your oral health needs.
How Dr. Napolitano and Dr. Accardo Approach Your Treatment
We don’t start with a standard X-ray. We start with 3D digital imaging, a cone beam scan that shows us bone density, bone width, nerve locations, and sinus anatomy in three dimensions before any planning begins. What looks straightforward on a flat image can look very different in three dimensions. Precise imaging is what makes outcomes predictable.
Dr. Ron Napolitano, DDS, completed advanced post-graduate training specifically in implant dentistry and holds membership in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He’s been placing implants on Staten Island for decades, long enough to have restored smiles that now sit in the same house as a second generation of patients.
Dr. Kristina Accardo, DMD, completed her residency at Staten Island University Hospital, where she treated medically complex patients, people on blood thinners, with diabetes, and with systemic conditions that require a more careful, evidence-based approach to surgery. If you have health considerations that make you nervous about implants, she’s exactly who you want in your corner.
Schedule Your Dental Implant Consultation Today
Our dentists in Staten Island provide natural-looking dental implants in a safe and comfortable environment at our practice. Give us a call at 718-948-5111 to start your journey to a new smile today. You can also fill out our online contact form, and a member of our staff will contact you as soon as possible. We also serve patients from nearby areas, including Great Kills, Tottenville, and more.
Insurance
We accept many insurances. Please contact one of our Insurance Coordinators to discuss your dental coverage plan.
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