Implant Dentistry
One implant restores one natural-looking tooth
The established first choice for replacing a single missing tooth — natural in appearance and function, and without damaging the healthy teeth on either side.
When you lose a single tooth, the traditional fix was a bridge — which means grinding down the two healthy teeth beside the gap to serve as anchors. An implant does not touch them.
It also does something a bridge cannot: it puts load back into the jawbone. Bone that is not loaded resorbs, which is why long-standing gaps eventually change the shape of the face around them.
The five-step process
Evaluation
A comprehensive assessment including CBCT imaging to evaluate your bone structure, nerve position, and the space available.
Surgery
Computer-guided placement to micron-level precision, transferring the digital plan to your mouth exactly. Average placement time is around forty-five minutes.
Osseointegration
Over three to six months the implant fuses with your jawbone. This is biology, not waiting for convenience — it is what makes the result permanent.
Crown Fabrication
A custom restoration designed and milled in our in-house lab using CAD/CAM technology, matched to the shade and contour of your natural teeth.
Delivery
The final restoration is fitted and adjusted until it functions like a natural tooth — because functionally, that is what it now is.
Implant versus traditional bridge
Adjacent Teeth
An implant leaves neighbouring teeth entirely untouched. A bridge requires both to be reduced and crowned, permanently altering healthy teeth.
Bone Preservation
An implant transmits chewing forces into the bone and preserves it. A bridge spans the gap without loading the bone underneath, which continues to resorb.
Longevity
Implants commonly last 25 to 30 years or more. Bridges typically require replacement at 10 to 15 years.
Lifetime Cost
A bridge costs less initially but is usually replaced two or three times over the same period, which changes the arithmetic considerably.
Ready to explore dental implants?
Book a consultation to see whether a single implant is right for your situation. Call (905) 479-7777.