Here is a molar and premolar dental implant. Both teeth had decay and root canal problems. They are the teeth in the middle. Note the perfectly shaped gold color custom abutments. Also note the dense white bone around the implants and of course how natural they look!
Here is some follow up pictures to this case posted a few months ago: In my office in Burbank, the final abutments were placed on these four implants that I placed. The process takes me about 45 minutes to complete. Impressions can be made, and teeth fabricated directly on the dental implant abutments. These are … Read more
Upper Molar Implant Example Here is a nice basic case to follow from beginning to end. This man’s upper molars on one side were in bad shape: The teeth were extracted and replaced with three dental implants in my office in Burbank. He also had a deep cleaning. The color denotes the size of the implants. … Read more
There is a lot of confusion with patients that have come to me for 2nd opinions. The question is whether or not their dental implants need custom abutments or not. I will try to make this as non-technical as possible. If you are confused, comment below. Most implants have three pieces. The implant that goes … Read more