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Dental Implants in Guelph
A visiting general dentist places your implants and York Road Dental restores them. Open Saturdays. Direct billing.
Book an implant consultation online or call (519) 824-7333.
What Is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a small titanium post that replaces the root of a missing tooth and holds a crown, a bridge or a denture. Once the post fuses with your jawbone, it can become a stable, long-term foundation for the new tooth.
Dental implants are designed to look and work like natural teeth, and your dentist explains what to expect for your mouth. An implant also helps keep the neighbouring teeth from drifting into the gap, and it helps support the bone where the tooth was.
A dental implant has three parts: the post in the bone, the connector on top, and the crown, bridge or denture you see.
Who Places the Implants, and Who Makes the Crown?
At York Road Dental, a visiting general dentist places the implants, and Dr. Natasha Kaushal makes and fits the crown or bridge afterwards. Dr. Kaushal is a general dentist, so we describe the treatment we provide and do not use the word specialist.
You meet the team at York Road Dental for your consultation, and we plan the visits around your implant. Dr. Kaushal earned her DMD at the University of Manitoba in 2018 and has been registered with the RCDSO since 8 June 2018.
Bring your questions to the consultation. Ask how many visits to expect, how long the healing will take, which crown or bridge suits you and what the cost depends on. Read more about Dr. Natasha Kaushal.
Single Implants and Implant Bridges
A single tooth implant replaces one missing tooth, and an implant bridge replaces several. Both avoid grinding down the teeth beside the gap.
A front tooth implant: a visible tooth
A molar implant: a firm bite at the back
An implant crown: the visible tooth on the post
A dental implant bridge: several teeth on two or more posts
A single tooth implant is the usual choice for one gap, and an implant-supported bridge suits several missing teeth in a row. Read about dental bridges to compare, or implant dentures and All-on-X full-arch implants when many teeth are missing.
Are You a Candidate? Bone Loss and Bone Grafts
Most healthy adults with a missing tooth can be considered for an implant, and your dentist checks it with an exam and X-rays. These points matter most:
Enough healthy jawbone to hold the post
Healthy gums around the gap
Good general health for healing
A commitment to daily cleaning
Smoking and poorly controlled diabetes can slow healing, so tell us about your health history and any medications at your consultation.
Can you get dental implants with bone loss?
Often yes. When the jawbone has thinned after a tooth was lost, a bone graft can rebuild it before the implant is placed, and the graft needs time to heal. Your dentist explains whether you need a bone graft and what the healing time will be.
Dental implants for seniors
Age alone does not stop dental implants. Older adults can have implants when their health allows healing and their gums are healthy, and implants can steady a denture. Your dentist reviews your health history first.
What Happens During Implant Surgery and Healing?
Dental implant surgery usually takes under an hour for placing the implant, and healing takes a few months while the post fuses with the bone. This fusing is called osseointegration.
You can use a stop signal at any time, and we use numbing gel and offer breaks. For dental implant aftercare, rest on the first day, eat soft foods, keep the area clean as your dentist shows you, and call us if swelling or pain gets worse.
If swelling becomes severe, you have trouble breathing or bleeding will not stop, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
How Do You Care for Dental Implants?
Care for dental implants the way you care for natural teeth: brush twice a day, clean between your teeth once a day and come to your check-ups, which are usually every 3 to 6 months. This is dental implant maintenance.
Brush twice a day and clean between your teeth
Use soft interdental brushes around the post
Keep your check-ups every 3 to 6 months
Tell us early about bleeding or a loose crown
Implants cannot get cavities, but the gum and bone around them can become inflamed or infected. This is called peri-implantitis, so bleeding, redness or a loose crown means you should call us early.
How long do dental implants last? Many last for years with good care, but we cannot promise a set number of years, because the gums, the bone and your habits all affect it.
Implant, Bridge, Denture or All-on-X?
An implant suits one tooth or several, a bridge fills a gap with support from neighbouring teeth, a denture replaces many teeth, and All-on-X rebuilds a whole arch. This table sets out the basics.
A dental implant vs bridge choice depends on your neighbouring teeth, your bone and your preference. See dental bridges, dentures and All-on-X full-arch implants.
Option
Suits
Read more
Implant
One or more teeth
On this page
Bridge
A gap with healthy neighbours
Crowns and bridges
Denture
Many missing teeth
Dentures
All-on-X
A whole arch
All-on-X implants
What Changes the Cost of Dental Implants?
Dental implant cost depends on the number of implants, any bone graft, the crown or bridge you choose and your coverage, so we do not list one price here. The cost of one implant is different from the cost of several, and we explain it at your consultation.
Payment plans are in-house, and you can pay by cash, debit, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or e-transfer. We direct-bill all major insurers, including Sun Life, Manulife, Canada Life, Green Shield, Blue Cross and Desjardins. CDCP patients are welcome, and we bill claims directly to the plan.
Your plan may leave a co-payment or other charges, so ask our team for the amount before treatment starts.
See payment plans and the Canadian Dental Care Plan. The Government of Canada publishes the plan's details on its dental care plan page.
Questions About Dental Implants
Who provides dental implants at York Road Dental?
York Road Dental offers dental implants through a visiting general dentist who places them, and Dr. Natasha Kaushal restores them with the crown or bridge. Dr. Kaushal has been registered with the RCDSO since 8 June 2018, and you can read about her on her page.
Do dental implants hurt?
York Road Dental numbs the area, so you should feel pressure but not pain during surgery. We use numbing gel, offers breaks and gives you a stop signal. We cannot promise a painless visit.
Book Your Implant Consultation in Guelph
Book an implant consultation at York Road Dental, and your online booking goes straight into our calendar. If you want to know how payment works first, see the payment plans.