Dental Implants in Houston

A dental implant replaces a missing tooth from the root up. A small metal post sits in the jawbone where the root used to be, and a crown on top looks, feels and chews like a natural tooth. Unlike a bridge, it does not lean on the teeth beside it, and unlike a denture, it does not move.

Implants are a good answer when a tooth is gone or cannot be saved, when a bridge or denture no longer fits well, or when there are not enough healthy roots left to support one. One implant replaces a single tooth; several can hold a bridge; and All-on-4 holds a full arch of teeth on four.

The post needs time to bond with the bone, which is called osseointegration, so an implant is done in stages over a few months. You are not left with a gap in the meantime: a temporary crown fills it.

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Dental implants in Houston, planned and placed in one building

At Zara Dental a single implant with a temporary crown typically runs $3,000 to $4,500, and you get your own price in writing before anything starts (what moves the price). Financing is available through Cherry and other lenders, and several accept an ITIN.

Implants are placed by our board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Rosenstein, and the teeth they carry are planned with our prosthodontist, Dr. Nisa Dadjoo. When the bone needs building up first, bone grafting is done here too, and for a full arch there is All-on-4.

Zara Dental is at 6295 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77081, about a mile and a half from Gulfton, Sharpstown and Braeburn, and a short drive from Meyerland and Bellaire. We are open Monday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 3 and Sunday 8 to 2, we bill 254 insurance plans directly, and there is a Spanish-speaking dentist on the team. Book online or call 713-766-1122.

Who does this

Dr. Nisa Dadjoo

Prosthodontist

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More About Dental Implants

Most adults in good general health who could safely have a tooth taken out can have an implant. What decides it is the bone and gums around the gap: the post needs enough healthy bone to hold it and healthy gums to seal around it.

If the bone has thinned, it can often be built up first with a bone graft. Heavy smokers, people whose diabetes or heart disease is not under control, and anyone who has had radiation to the head or neck need a more careful plan, which we work out with you at the consultation.

Most implants are titanium. Ceramic implants are a metal-free alternative that more dentists now use, and they are one of the options we go through with you, along with which one suits your mouth.

Before your implant:

• Bring a list of every medication and supplement you take, and tell us if you take a blood thinner. Your dentist will say whether anything needs to stop beforehand.
• Have a full exam with X-rays, so we can check the bone and gums will support the implant.
• Ask about sedation if you are nervous. Our board-certified anesthesiologist can keep you comfortable throughout.
• If you are having sedation, arrange for someone to drive you home afterwards.

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What Are the Benefits of Dental Implants?

• Looks natural: the crown is shaped and shaded to match your own teeth.
• Speak clearly: nothing slips, so no lisp or clicking.
• Comfortable: no plate on your gums and no adhesive.
• Eat what you like: an implant chews like a natural tooth.
• Smile without thinking about the gap.
• Built to last: with good care, an implant lasts for many years.
• Better for the rest of your mouth: the teeth beside it are left alone, and the post helps keep the jawbone from shrinking where the tooth was lost.

1. 1Initial consultation: an exam, X-rays and a written treatment plan, with the cost, before anything starts.
2. 2Preparation and placement: the area is numbed, or you are sedated, and the post is placed in the jaw. A tooth that needs removing comes out first.
3. 3Osseointegration: over a few months the bone grows around the post and locks it in place, with a temporary crown in the gap meanwhile.
4. 4Abutment placement: a small connector is fitted to the post to hold the new tooth.
5. 5Customized dental restoration: your crown is made to match the teeth around it.
6. 6Final placement: the crown goes on, and we check your bite.
7. 7Recovery from dental implants: soft foods at first, then follow-up visits while it heals.

For the first days, stick to soft foods such as yogurt and mashed potatoes until your dentist says you can go back to your usual diet. You will have a few follow-up visits over the next months so we can check the implant is bonding with the bone.

Questions about recovery? Call 713-766-1122.

A single implant with a temporary crown typically runs $3,000 to $4,500 at Zara. Your own price depends on what your mouth needs, and you get it in writing before treatment starts. What changes the price.

Insurance often covers part of it, and we bill your plan directly: check your insurance. You can also spread the cost into monthly payments with Cherry.

Plenty of people are, and it is not a reason to live with a missing tooth. Sedation is available for implant treatment, given by our own board-certified anesthesiologist, Dr. Amer A. Quaddoura. Read about sedation, or call 713-766-1122 and talk it through with the front desk.

How much does a dental implant cost in Houston?

At Zara Dental a single implant with a temporary crown typically costs $3,000 to $4,500. Your price depends on what your mouth needs, such as bone grafting, and you get it in writing before treatment starts.

Can I pay for dental implants monthly?

Yes. You can pay over time with Cherry and other lenders, and several of them accept an ITIN instead of a Social Security number.

Who places dental implants at Zara Dental?

Implants are placed by Dr. Jonathan Rosenstein, our oral and maxillofacial surgeon, board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The teeth on them are planned with Dr. Nisa Dadjoo, our prosthodontist, who specializes in implant and reconstructive dentistry.

Do I need a bone graft before an implant?

Only if the jawbone where the tooth was is too thin to hold the implant. The exam and X-rays show it, and if a graft is needed it is done here.