Implants, All-on-4 and guided surgery at a three-dentist practice on Ramapo Valley Road — where the consultation, the CBCT scan and the x-rays come before any commitment, and before any bill.
Illustrative footage — models and generic settings, not this practice.
Most people arrive having been told they need an implant, without ever having been shown the alternatives. All three are done here, and which one suits you is a clinical question — but you should at least know what the other two are.
Quickest and cheapest, but it means cutting down two healthy teeth to carry the replacement. Sometimes exactly right — particularly if those teeth need crowns anyway.
A titanium root placed in the jaw with a crown on top. Leaves the neighbouring teeth untouched, which is the whole argument for it. Takes months because the bone has to heal around it.
A full fixed set of teeth carried on four implants rather than one per tooth. For people facing full dentures, this is the alternative worth understanding before deciding.
That matters more than it sounds. A free consultation that is fifteen minutes of conversation tells you nothing. One that includes a CBCT scan produces the actual three-dimensional picture of your jaw — bone height, nerve position, sinus — which is what determines whether an implant is even possible.
You can take that information away. It is yours either way.
The scan is not there to look impressive. It is used to plan the angle and depth of each implant before the day, which is the difference between guided placement and freehand.
The CBCT scanner. A 3D picture of the jaw rather than a flat x-ray of it.
What is actually being placed: a titanium post in bone, with the crown built on top of it.
A surgical operatory set up for implant placement rather than a general room borrowed for it.
Most implant patients are not replacing one tooth in isolation. They are dealing with the consequence of something removed years ago.
The people who end up in an implant consultation are rarely there for a single missing tooth. Usually a molar came out a decade ago, the teeth either side have drifted into the gap, and chewing has quietly moved to one side of the mouth.
That is the reason the three options above are worth comparing properly rather than being told which one to have. What has already happened to the bone decides most of it, and that is what the scan is for.
Worth asking on the call: what training in implantology, how many placed, and over how long. The practice does not publish credentials, and any good implant dentist enjoys that question.
Unusually for an implant-focused practice this size, the whole team is named. That is worth more than it looks: it means the surgery and the restoration are not being handed between strangers.
Named by the practice among its dentists at the Ramapo Valley Road office.
Named by the practice among its dentists at the Ramapo Valley Road office.
Named by the practice among its dentists at the Ramapo Valley Road office.
Hygiene appointments — the visits that keep implants and natural teeth alike.
Hygiene appointments and the cleaning technique that works around implant work.
Appointments, insurance and treatment costs. The person to ask about the total before you start.
Implants are the focus, not the whole of it. The general dentistry that keeps the rest of the mouth sound is done here as well.
One titanium post, one crown, no alteration to the teeth either side.
A fixed full arch carried on four implants, for people otherwise facing complete dentures.
Placement planned on the CBCT scan beforehand rather than judged freehand on the day.
Solid zirconia crowns — hard-wearing, which matters most for people who grind.
Fixed bridges where they are the better answer, and said so plainly when they are.
Keeping a tooth is nearly always better than replacing it. Extraction is not the default here.
Tooth-coloured fillings for new decay and for old fillings that have started to fail.
Porcelain veneers for the front teeth, planned before anything is prepared.
Pain, a broken tooth, a failed restoration. Tuesday evenings run to eight, which helps.
An unusual week — worth reading before you drive over.
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Clinical exam, CBCT scan and x-rays as needed, at no cost and with no obligation. Leave a number and we will book it.