Full-Mouth Dental Implants
Van Nuys

A dental implant is essentially a replacement for the missing tooth’s root structure, i.e., the part of the tooth underneath the gum line. It’s a titanium screw drilled into the jawbone underneath the empty socket of the missing tooth.

The titanium screw’s surface is such that it facilitates optimal osseointegration, a biological process wherein your natural bone tissues fuse with the implant surface. As such, the titanium implant becomes a firmly rooted part of your dental anatomy.

Once the dental implant is placed, the dentist can attach a crown, bridge, or denture to the implant. When it comes to our full-mouth rehabilitation in Van Nuys, our dentist places four or more implants in strategically chosen locations around your mouth.

After placing the implant, the dentist loads a complete denture onto the implants. As such, the implants offer a stable base for the denture, ensuring they remain firmly in place — no slipping, clicking, or sliding.

If you’re fully edentulous, you’re a suitable candidate for full-mouth dental implants. Fully edentulous is when most of the teeth on your lower or upper arch are damaged, loose, or missing.

This procedure is meant for patients seeking natural and functional replacements for all or most of their missing teeth. You can also opt for this procedure if you want to transition from conventional dentures to implant-supported dentures.

If you’ve been wearing traditional dentures for a long time, it’s possible you may have suffered jawbone resorption. Jawbone Resorption is a process that starts shortly after you lose your teeth. However, you need to have adequate jawbone tissues for a successful dental implant process.

If you don’t have enough jawbone, your dentist may recommend a bone grafting procedure before getting dental implants. This will improve your candidacy.

You should also be in generally good physical health, not have gum disease or periodontitis, and you should be a nonsmoker (or willing to stop smoking).