Dental Implants
If you are missing one or more teeth and are looking for San Diego dental implants to restore your smile, you may be a candidate for dental implants. Dr. Dhayni utilizes the latest technology so you can smile again with confidence. Call our office today to schedule your appointment.
Dr. Dhayni thoroughly examines patients’ existing teeth and bones, career and gum tissue and discusses treatment recommendations. Implants replace the roots of lost teeth and are inserted under the gums. Bone will grow into the implant and around and adapt to implants as if they were natural roots. Once the implant is firmly in the jaw bone, a porcelain crown or restored tooth. When the process is completed, the tooth can withstand all the natural forces that occur with biting and chewing.
Bone Grafts
If the implant site does not have enough bone volume to support the appropriate sized implant due to bone loss from periodontal disease, injuries, cysts, infections or an extracted tooth. Normally, it can be determined if you will need a bone graft from your X-ray prior to surgery. Bone graft is done prior to implant surgery and is an office procedure under local anesthesia. Bone grafts are very safe and effective in the dental implant restoration. Once it is placed it will help replace missing bone, stimulate bone formation and increase bone volume.
Dental implant patients experience the benefits of new and permanent teeth, as well as a renewed confidence and improved quality of life. Contact us for more information on dental implants.
All-on-4 Dental Implants
The most progressive technology in the dental field is all-on-four dental implants. To completely understand this procedure, you must first know what a dental implant is. A dental implant is a titanium screw placed in the jaw to replace the root portion of a tooth. Instead of needing one implant for each missing tooth, the entire arch from the fact that all of teeth can be replaced and fastened in the patient’s mouth with only 4 dental implants.
Compared to removable dentures, all-on-four is permanent and can feel like your real teeth. The advantages of this procedure are: you'll have a full arch of teeth on only four implants; the procedure is affordable, the appliance is fixed (non removable), you'll end up with a beautiful smile. Beautiful smiles rely on terrific oral hygiene and proper dental care.
All-on-6 Dental Implants
Similar to the all-on-four implants, the all-on-six implants are progressive technology in the dental field providing more even more stability. A dental implant is a titanium screw placed into the jawbone to replace the root portion of a tooth. Instead of needing one implant for each missing tooth, the fact that a full arch of teeth can be replaced and fastened in the patient’s mouth with only 6 dental implants.
The all-on-six implants are permanent and can feel like your real teeth. You’ll have a full arch of teeth on only six implants. The procedure is affordable, the appliance is fixed (non removable), you’ll end up with a beautiful smile. Excellent success rate, long-term solution, and improved lifestyle.
Dental Implants Are the Most Attractive, Comfortable, and Permanent Solution to Replacing Tooth Loss!
Thanks to state-of-the-art dental implant treatment, we can help improve your smile, your confidence and your quality of life!
Do You Hide Your Smile?
Do you hide your smile because of missing teeth?
Is your bridge uncomfortable?
Do your dentures hurt, erode your self-esteem and make you look older?
Tired of messy glues and giving up your favorite foods?
Isn't waking up to your teeth soaking in a glass less than romantic?
You Deserve Better!
Today's routine use of dental implants has revolutionized the way missing teeth are replaced.
Nothing even comes close to the advantages of having a dental implant over other tooth-replacement options.
A lot of folks never quite get used to the realities of living with a bridge, partial or dentures. Yet, patients tell us their dental implants feel so natural they forget they even have them.
Many patients report experiencing little or no pain during treatment and that getting an implant was easier than having a tooth pulled.
What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are small posts, similar to your natural roots, securely attached to your jawbone that replace the roots of missing teeth.
Implants create a strong base for attaching your crown replacements, and prevent bone shrinkage that follows tooth loss.
Find out if you're a candidate for dental implants.
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Incredible Benefits of Dental Implants
When you're a candidate for implants, there is no better choice.
Key Benefits
- PERMANENT: Can last a lifetime. No more embarrassing slips.
- TOOTH SAVING: No need to grind away bordering teeth.
- EAT BETTER: Enjoy eating anything you want. Improve your nutrition and your health.
- PROVEN RESULTS: Thousands of successful implants. Forty years of proven clinical data.
- VALUE: Save time and money by avoiding future bridge replacements.
- SELF CONFIDENCE: Speak, sneeze, smile and laugh with total confidence.
- LOOK YOUNGER: Root replacement preserves bone and your youthful facial contour.
- PREDICTABLE: Documented success rates from 96.6 to 100 percent.
- NATURAL: Look, feel and function like natural teeth. No clasps or clicking sounds.
- CONVENIENCE: No more messy glues. No more soaking teeth in a glass.
- EASY CARE: No special aids needed. Brush and floss daily as you normally do.
- DURABILITY: Chewing force is the same or better than your natural teeth.
Better Think Twice BEFORE Placing a Bridge
In the past, a single missing tooth would typically be replaced with a 3-tooth fixed bridge. That means the healthy teeth on either side of your bridge would have to be ground to a peg to fit crowns over them to anchor the bridge in place.
Fortunately, dental implants have now become the standard of care for tooth replacement without damaging the other teeth in the process. And, the cost of replacing one missing tooth with a 3-unit bridge can be comparable to that of a single dental implant.
You Can't Put a Price on Peace of Mind
Choosing the only permanent solution for tooth and root replacement is an investment in your oral health, overall well-being, appearance and quality of life.
A recent international survey showed that patients felt their dental implants were worth every penny and they would do it again.
Gums often noticeably recede around bridgework, leading to an unattractive smile. Also, anchoring teeth can get cavities. Implants, however, are not affected by decay.
Call now to find out if you're a candidate for dental implants to replace one, several or all of your missing teeth with the only permanent solution available.
DENTAL BRIDGE PREP
Why would you want to destroy TWO healthy teeth to replace ONE bad tooth?
Facts & Figures
- 3 million people have implants, and that number is growing by 500,000 every year.
- Dental implants have been used for over 50 years.
- In some cases, the cost of a single tooth implant is less than the cost of a three-unit bridge.
- Unlike bridgework, implants don't require the reduction of healthy adjacent teeth.
- Dental implants are considered more predictable than bridgework, resin-bonded bridges and root canal treatment.
Dental Implants Can PREVENT Facial Collapse
Dental implants preserve bone and help keep your facial structures intact. Facial collapse and wrinkles around the mouth caused by bone shrinkage can be virtually eliminated with dental implants.
If you think missing teeth and roots really don't matter, think again.
Failing to replace the entire tooth or choosing the wrong replacement can have devastating consequences on your social, personal and professional life.
Get the Restoration That Rejuvenates
Missing teeth can cause remaining teeth to tilt and drift into the empty spaces. A bad bite can lead to further tooth loss. It's like a brick wall that loses its cornerstone; eventually the entire wall caves in. The same domino effect also applies to your mouth.
What's worse is that missing roots always lead to bone loss. Whether a tooth is lost due to injury or extraction, the bone is no longer stimulated and begins to shrink away. Though a bridge, partial or denture replaces a missing crown, the root is still missing so the bone continues to dissolve.
Bone shrinkage can create sunken facial contours and wrinkles that make you appear much older than you are. When all of your teeth are missing and implants are not placed, the lower one-third of your face can literally collapse.
Once your natural tooth root is gone, dental implants are your only available option for root replacement.
However, if you delay treatment, you will eventually lose bone support for dentures, partials, bridges and implants leaving you no options for restoration. A restored smile will enhance every aspect of your life.
Don't wait. Call now to find out if dental implants are right for you.
Say GOOD-BYE to gaps from missing teeth, slipping partials and glued-down dentures.
LOOK YOUNGER. ENHANCE YOUR LIFESTYLE.
When you are missing one, several or all of your teeth, you can take advantage of our exciting permanent solution to tooth loss.
At the forefront of advanced dental implant technology, we can provide you with an amazingly natural-looking single-tooth implant, as well as implants that securely anchor your bridge or dentures.
It's Like Turning Back The Clock:
- No messy pastes or wobbly prosthetics.
- No clicking sounds or speech problems.
- No more ill-fitting bridges.
- No more age-adding bone shrinkage associated with tooth loss.
Call us to set up an appointment to see if you qualify for Dental Implants. Don't delay. Call TODAY.
Dental Implants and YOU!
How long do dental implants last?
Studies and thousands of clinical cases show implants can last 30 years or more.
Who is a candidate for implants?
The ideal candidate is in good general and oral health and is committed to daily oral hygiene.
How much time does it take?
Dental implant treatment is a two-step process. Recent advances in implant dentistry have decreased the time between implant placement and final restoration.
Is the process painful?
While it differs for everyone, dental implant treatment is done under a local anesthetic similar to what we use for a simple filling.
Arshiya Sharafi, DDS
Dr. Sharafi obtained his dental degree at the University of Maryland Dental School. He went on to finish his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training at University of Maryland Medical Center and R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Sharafi has extensive training in cosmetic surgery, dental implants, orthognathic surgery, maxillofacial trauma surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, and benign head and neck pathology and reconstructive dental implantology.
Dr. Sharafi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is a member of the American Dental Association, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, San Diego Dental Society, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and Academy of Osseointegration.
Dr. Sharafi is one of a handful of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in California who holds the California Cosmetic Surgery License due to his comprehensive training in cosmetics and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Sharafi also an evaluator for the California Dental Board for General Anesthesia Permits and offers to other Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Sharafi has privileges at Mercy Miramar Hospital in San Diego.
Dental Implant FAQs
Answers specific to implant treatment, restoration, recovery, and planning.
Dental Implant FAQs
Answers specific to implant treatment, restoration, recovery, and planning.