Dental Implants in Walnut Creek

With removable prostheses you constantly have to worry about taking extra steps to clean and store your device. Fixed Pro Arch Overdentures give you freedom from difficult care instructions and the ability to eat and sleep as you normally would – in total comfort.

Before we are able to place a Dental Implant, most patients will require a simple procedure, performed in the office, called a bone graft. Though it may sound intimidating, a bone graft is actually quite simple. During your evaluation, one of our providers will evaluate the strength and density of the bone present and offer you information on the prospect of success based on the bone, along with information on bone grafting.

A tooth extraction is always an option of last resort, and we always consider more mild options like crowns, dental bridges, or bonding first. If we determine that those options are not sufficient to restore the health of the tooth, then an extraction can be the best choice for your health. On rare occasions, we might remove a tooth that is healthy because it is causing problems with other teeth.

Socket preservation, also known as alveolar ridge preservation, is a procedure performed by our prosthodontists that will reduce the amount of bone lost after having a tooth extracted in order to preserve the socket of the patient’s alveolar bone. This also assists the patient in getting future restorative work done, such as a tooth implant.

Ridge augmentation is a bone grafting technique to the alveolar ridge in the jawbone, to ensure the success of dental restorations, such as implants. The alveolar ridge is the piece of bone in the upper and lower jaws that holds the tooth sockets. When a tooth is removed, the bone around the tooth socket begins to resorb, causing bone loss which has consequences for the placement of dental restorations.

Our experienced team will always help determine if you are a candidate for dental implants. Any person in good health can have dental implants. In your first appointment, we will assess your health and look at the jawbone to see if it is suitable for a dental implant.

Dental implants offer a reliable solution for replacing missing teeth, with several types to suit different needs and jaw conditions. Main types of dental implants are: Endosteal implants- they go into the jawbone and are the most common; Subperiosteal implants- they sit on top of the jawbone for those with less bone; Zygomatic implants- anchor in the cheekbone for severe upper jaw bone loss.

A sinus lift is a bone augmentation, also known as a bone graft, on the upper jaw in preparation for the placement of a dental implant for a tooth restoration, the placement of a dental bridge, or denture.