Dentures are a thing of the past. At the office of Dr. Hamid Nassery – practicing primarily in dental implants in Miami Beach – they are no longer the only way to restore a mouth that has little or no non-restorable teeth. At our office, we use implants to strategically create a support mechanism for permanently cemented bridges, thus eliminating the need for a denture. Granted, the initial cost of getting dental implants may be higher, but implants resemble and “feel” like the real thing. For this reason, dental implants practice is quickly becoming the alternative choice to traditional dentures. However, dental implants are not for everyone. To find out whether dental implants are right for you, call our office today.

At our Miami Beach dental implants office, we will surgically place implants into the jawbone to act as tooth root substitutes and thus serve as an anchor to stabilize artificial teeth. With implants, we can replace one, some or even all of your missing teeth and help eliminate the instability associated with surface adhesives and removable bridges.

So should you go ahead and get dental implants at our Miami Beach office today? If you have adequate bone levels and density, are generally not prone to infection and can maintain stringent oral hygiene – then, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, you’re the perfect candidate for dental implants. 

Deciding to get your dental implants at our Miami office has many benefits. For one, with implants you don’t have to rely on neighboring teeth for support and thus your teeth are more permanent and stable. More so, with dental implants you can actually attach full or partial dentures to the implant. Furthermore, Dr. Nassery has been trained in the latest techniques and materials including the usage of the person’s own growth factors harvested from their blood right at the time of the surgery. This unique and revolutionary technique has increased the success rates in both bone grafting and simple implant placement.

But there are many more benefits to going with implants. For example, implants are an excellent solution to combating tooth loss as they look and feel like natural teeth. This is because implants are made from different types of metallic and bone-like ceramic materials that are compatible with body tissue. In fact, Dr. Nassery uses a variety of dental implants.

At our office specializing in dental implants in Miami Beach, overall success rate depends on the tooth’s purpose and its location within the mouth. On average, the success rate for implants is around 95 percent for those placed in the front of the lower jaw and 85 percent for those placed in the sides and rear of the upper jaw. However, these rates are continuously improving as the profession continues to benefit from new techniques and technology.

This being said, Miami Beach Dentistry is the first to admit that dental implants aren’t the solution for everybody. Since implants require surgery, they require the patient to be in good health and have healthy gums, adequate bone to support the implant and be committed to good oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentists. If you suffer from such chronic problems as clenching, bruxism or such systemic diseases as diabetes, the success rate for implants decreases. Further, specialists in dental implants in Miami have found that people who smoke or drink alcohol may not be ideal candidates – although placement of implants cannot be ruled out.

The first step in pursuing dental implants is to undergo a thorough dental evaluation. Call our dental implants office in Miami today to set up your initial consultation.

If you choose Miami Beach Dentistry, the first step is to place the anchor via a surgical procedure. This procedure may take up to several hours and six months may be required for the bone to grow around the anchor and firmly hold it in place. Often times Miami Beach Dentistry will use a local anesthetic. Immediately following the surgery, you will be prescribed painkillers and antibiotics, as necessary, along with receiving instructions you on diet and oral hygiene.

Sometimes it is needed to perform a second surgery where a post is attached to connect the anchor to the replacement teeth. This second surgery is only necessary when the anchor and post are not attached and placed at the same time.

Following surgery, we recommend you give your gums several weeks to heal. After this, you will return to our office, where your artificial teeth will be made and fitted to the post portion of the anchor. Because several fittings may be required, this step can take one to two months to complete.

Once your dental implants are complete, a specialist in dental implants in Miami will consult you on proper measures of care. Poor hygiene is a leading reason why some implants fail to work. It is essential that you floss and brush around the fixtures at least twice a day – without metal object. You will also be given specific instructions on how to care for your new implants, along with scheduling you for up to four cleanings of your dental implants at our Miami Beach office per year.