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With proper care, dental implants can last for the rest of your life, making them one of the longest-lasting options for replacing missing teeth.
Before beginning treatment, you’ll schedule a consultation with Dr. Katie Montgomery. She’ll examine your oral health, discuss your goals, and determine if dental implants are the right solution for you. If needed, we’ll coordinate your care with a trusted specialist for implant placement.
Your dental implant will be placed by a skilled oral surgeon or specialist. During this procedure, a small titanium implant is carefully inserted into the jawbone to act as a replacement tooth root.
After placement, your implant will need time to heal and integrate with your jawbone. While initial healing takes a couple of weeks, the full bonding process (called osseointegration) can take 3–6 months. During this time, we’ll monitor your progress and ensure everything is healing properly.
Once your implant has fully healed, you’ll return to Montgomery Family Dental. Dr. Montgomery will take digital impressions and photos to design your custom restoration. She works closely with a trusted dental lab to create a crown, bridge, or implant-supported denture that looks and feels natural.
At your final appointment, Dr. Montgomery will carefully place and secure your custom restoration onto the implant. She’ll make any necessary adjustments to ensure a perfect fit—restoring both your smile and your confidence.
Once your dental implant has been placed and fully healed, the final step is restoring your smile. Dr. Montgomery designs and places custom restorations—such as crowns, bridges, or dentures—that attach securely to your implant. Each restoration is carefully crafted to match the look, feel, and function of your natural teeth, so you can smile with confidence again.
Caring for your dental implants is essential to ensure their long-term success. At Montgomery Family Dental, we provide routine checkups, cleanings, and ongoing monitoring to keep your implants and surrounding tissues healthy. With proper maintenance and at-home care, your implant restoration can last for many years to come.
If you’re missing a single tooth, a dental implant restoration offers a seamless solution. After your implant is placed by a specialist, Dr. Montgomery restores it with a custom crown designed to blend perfectly with your surrounding teeth. The result is a natural-looking, durable replacement that restores both function and appearance.
For patients missing most or all of their teeth, full-arch implant restorations provide a stable, long-lasting alternative to traditional dentures. After implants are placed by a specialist, Dr. Montgomery creates a custom full-arch prosthesis that securely attaches to them. This solution restores your ability to eat, speak, and smile comfortably—without the worry of slipping or shifting.
You may be a good candidate for dental implants if you have one or more missing or severely damaged teeth. Dr. Katie Montgomery will evaluate and take x-rays of your teeth and jawbone to determine your suitability for dental implants.
Patients with dental decay or gum disease may require prior treatment before getting dental implants. That’s because far-advanced gum disease destroys the gums and bone tissue beneath them. As such, these patients may not have adequate bone matter to support the dental implants.
Dentists recommend bone grafting for patients with insufficient bone for the implants. Alternatively, they can settle for zygomatic implants, which involve placing the dental implants into the cheekbones instead of the jawbone since gum disease doesn’t affect the cheekbones.
The most significant benefit of dental implants is that it improves your overall appearance, giving you a complete set of teeth for a beautiful smile. What’s more, these implants are fabricated to match the exact specifications of your teeth, specifically the shape and color, resulting in a natural-looking smile.
Dental implants also restore full functionality to your mouth. Missing teeth can cause issues with chewing and biting, greatly limiting your diet. It also leads to problems with articulation that can affect your quality of life. Dental implants restore full functionality to your mouth and teeth allowing articulate speech and proper feeding.
Lastly, dental implants are extremely comfortable and fuse into the jawbone to become part of your mouth. Moreover, they are permanent fixtures that last decades without needing repair or replacement.
Insurance providers typically cover dental implants if a dentist deems them medically necessary. However, some providers may partially cover cosmetic dental implants. This means they’ll only cover a portion of the cost (usually 50%), and the remainder will be added to your deductible. It’s important to check with your insurance provider to see if they cover dental implants.
You’ll likely experience mild pain and discomfort in the affected region after the surgery. This is perfectly normal, and the dentist will advise you on the best OTC painkiller to help with the pain. You can also use an ice pack to minimize swelling on the side of the affected area.
Healing after dental implants typically takes three to six months. The healing takes place in two phases. The first phase involves healing the gum tissue after the dentist embeds the dental implants into your jawbone. This usually takes two to three days, but maintaining proper oral hygiene and avoiding smoking can help accelerate the healing.
The second healing phase involves the healing of the bone tissue and osseointegration. It takes three to six months for the jawbone to completely heal and osseointegrate with the dental implant.
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