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Replace Missing Teeth with Natural-Looking Dental Implants
Natural teeth are tops in maintaining your health. Unfortunately, tooth loss can happen, leaving you with unsightly gaps, bone loss, and a dip in confidence. Dental implants from Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc., change all that since they are deeply planted in your jawbone and fuse with the bone to “mimic’ the performance and looks of your natural teeth.
The Dental Implant Procedure
If you need a dental implant in San Jose, California, the first thing is to book an appointment with Dr. Natalie Provenzano. During your consultation, we will chat about the types of implants needed — it could be a single implant, multiple, or full arch dental implant. We will also take digital X-rays and 3-D imaging of your teeth to establish if your oral health is in great shape and whether you have a sufficient amount of jawbone. If we give you the green light for dental implant treatment, here are the rest of the steps:
- Pre-surgery procedures: Tooth removal will be necessary if an implant needs to replace a severely decayed or damaged tooth. Patients with insufficient jawbone need bone grafting before implant placement.
- Implant placement: Our dental team inserts a titanium screw into your jawbone. The procedure might sound invasive, but it’s virtually painless since we numb your gums to eliminate discomfort.
- Healing: Your dental implant needs about 3-6 months to fuse with the jawbone through osseointegration. To hasten the recovery, our dentist will place a “healing cap” on your implant so that it flushes with the gums. This cap guides the tissues to heal around the implant post.
- Final restoration: Once healing has taken place, we install an abutment that connects your implant post to the tooth prosthesis. Finally, we install a crown, denture, or bridge to complete the implant treatment.
Dental implants are anchored deep into your jawbone, and therefore they can support themselves, which relieves pressure on the teeth nearby. Plus, dental implants stimulate the jawbone to stop bone deterioration — no other tooth replacement can do this.
Implant Dentist Near Me in San Jose, California
Want to replace one or more missing teeth with implant-based restoration? Please dial (408) 226-2542 to book an appointment with Natalie K. Provenzano, DDS, Inc., for long-lasting dental implants.
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Dr. Or Simel
Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.
Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.
Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.
Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.