If you are missing one or more teeth and would like to restore your ability to smile, speak, and eat with comfort and confidence, then dental implants may be right for you. View our dental implant case studies.
Dental implants are no longer experimental. Due to differences in bone quality and quantity, the life time success rate for implants is 98% in the lower jaw and 93% in the upper jaw. Dental implants are made from medically pure titanium and substitute as natural tooth roots. After a moderate healing period, bone “bonds” with the titanium creating a strong foundation for directly attaching crowns and bridges. Dental implants stop further bone loss where teeth were lost and preserve facial contours. Implants can also eliminate partial bridges and full dentures with fixed crown and bridges. During the course of treatment, most patients do not experience any disruption in their daily life.
Dental Implants in San Jose
Dr. Poulos was one of the first dental implant surgeons in Santa Clara County to receive advanced training in dental implants and provide this service to patients.
Dr. Poulos has successfully placed over 5,000 of dental implants, and will coordinate your dental implant treatment plan with your general dentist or prosthodontist. Through continuing education and as an educator himself, Dr. Poulos is abreast of the most current information on implant dentistry and has been placing dental implants for 25 years..
Evaluation for Dental Implants
If, like many others, you feel implant dentistry is the choice for you, we ask that you undergo a thorough diagnosis with a dental/radiographic examination, study models, and a health history. During these consultation visits, Dr. Poulos, your implant specialist, will address your specific needs and considerations. Your questions and concerns are important to him, and his team will work with you very closely to help make your procedure a success.
Dental Implant before & after photos:
Patient A
placement of single dental implant
Comments:
Tooth #9 missing. Replaced with a Titanium Dental Implant. Abutment head attached to implant to receive final permanent crown.
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Treatment completed – final porcelain crown attached to dental implant shown in photo to the left.
X-Ray showing dental implant and final crown replacing tooth #9
Patient B
placement of two dental implants
Dental implants to replace teeth #’s 19 and 30. Both in healing phase.
Comments:
Final crowns on dental implants #19 and #30. Both crowns normal size and shape as the natural teeth they are replacing.
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Final crown on dental implant #19. Crown is normal size and shape as the natural molar it is replacing.
Comment: Final crown on dental implant #30. Final crown is normal in size and shape as the natural molar it is replacing.
Patient C
placement of three dental implants
X-Ray showing dental implants in sites #19,30,31. Dental implants site #19 in healing phase. Dental implants in sites 30-31 ready to be restored with crowns.
Comments:
Final crowns on dental implants – replacing teeth #’s 30 and 31.
Same size, shape, and appearance of natural teeth .
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Final crowns on dental implants – replacing teeth #’s 30 and 31.
Same size, shape, and appearance of natural teeth
Patient D
placement of three dental implants
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Final splinted crowns on implants replacing teeth #’s 19,20 and 21.
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Final crowns on implants shown on x-ray to the left. Crowns same size, shape, and appearance as the natural teeth replaced.
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about Dental Implants
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