• Implants
    - General information
    - Implants for holding dentures
    - Implants for crown and bridge
    - The hybrid prosthesis
    - The single tooth implant prosthesis

• Crown and bridge
• Full mouth reconstructions
• Veneers and other cosmetic services
• Dentures
• Partials
• TMD
• Oral cancer prostheses
• Continuing care:
• Snoring and apnea appliances
• Fillings
• Learn more

Implants General Information
Implants are titanium fixtures that replace the root of your teeth.  They can hold crowns (caps), bridges and dentures.

General benefits of implant therapy:

1) When you lose teeth your jawbone will shrink. Implants (like teeth), maintain your bone from shrinking over the years.

2) Implants do not decay.

3) More than a hundred studies worldwide show implant therapy as one of the most safe and predictable procedures in dentistry. The success rate of implant therapy is 95-100% after 15 years of use.

4) Implant placement procedure is painless and the recovery is just as that of a tooth extraction. After implants are placed and “integrated” with your bone, the restorative phase is completed just as with natural teeth.

Implants for holding dentures (click to see photo)

1) Implant dentures stay in place 5-10 times better than regular dentures. Therefore,
you will chew harder and more efficiently with implant dentures, you will eat things you could not eat before, you will pronounce your words better and you will laugh with confidence, because you know your dentures will stay in place.
All the above will result in better health and a better social life.

2) Research shows how implant overdentures improve the quality of life of edentulous patients (patients without any teeth). One hundred percent of patients who switched from dentures to implant overdentures rated the later as FAR better in all studies done worldwide. Dr. Ambard conducted one of these studies.

3) When you lose teeth your jawbone will shrink. The less bone you have, the more your dentures will move. Implants (like teeth), maintain your bone from shrinking over the years.

Implants for crown and bridges (replacing a tooth or multiple teeth)
(case study 1) (case study 2) (case study 3) (illustration)

1) Implants are better than bridges because you can put a crown on an implant without reducing any teeth to hold a bridge. Therefore, implants conserve your natural teeth. They also help to maintain your bone that otherwise will be lost if there is no tooth to which it holds.

2) Implants eliminate the need of removable bridges.

The Hybrid prosthesis (click to see photo # 1) (click to see photo # 2)
For those who are missing or will miss all remaining teeth, and would like a prosthesis that is significantly less bulky than a denture, completely rigid (it does not move at all) and that you simply can not take out (we do when needed), the hybrid prosthesis is a great choice. It consists of a bar fabricated from gold and palladium, which connects all the implants and has the teeth on the top. The prosthesis is secured to your implants with gold screws.

The single tooth implant prosthesis (click to see photo # 1) (click to see photo # 2)
When only one tooth is missing, a single implant crown not only restores the missing tooth but looks like there was never a missing tooth to begin with.

Crowns and Bridges (click here to see photo)
A crown or “cap” is a restoration that covers the entire surface of your tooth. It restores the function and esthetics of teeth.
A bridge is two or more caps connected together with an artificial tooth in between. It restores missing teeth.

Full mouth reconstructions (click to see photo 1) (click to see photo 2) (click to see photo 3)
At times, a full mouth reconstruction is necessary to restore your function and esthetics adequately. Although some dentists perform these procedures, only prosthodontists are formally and extensively trained to do so. A full mouth reconstruction will provide you with the smile you always wanted.

Veneers and other Cosmetic Services (case study 1) (case study 2)
A veneer is a laminate made from porcelain. They can effectively improve esthetics by altering the color, the position and the shape of your teeth. Veneers are conservative restorations. A minimal amount of tooth reduction is required for their fabrication.

In addition to veneers, we offer other cosmetic services such as bonding, bleaching and porcelain inlays and onlays

Dentures (click here to see photo 1) (click here to see photo 2)
In our office we do not make “off the shelf”/conventional dentures. We fabricate custom-made dentures.
The unique design and construction makes our dentures as close to natural teeth as possible. Aside from the superior look, the comfort and fit are much better.

We have our own in-house lab. This is how we provide you with individualized detail. Furthermore, we can address your concerns in record time as our lab is right at the office.