Dental Implants

One missing tooth shouldn't change your whole smile.

A single dental implant replaces a missing tooth root and crown with a result that looks, feels, and functions like the tooth it's replacing — no adjacent teeth altered, no slipping, no second-guessing a photo.

Natural Look & Function

Looks, feels, and functions like the tooth it's replacing — no second-guessing a photo.

No Adjacent Teeth Altered

An implant stands on its own, so neighboring teeth stay completely untouched.

Prevents Bone Loss

Stimulates the jawbone the way a natural tooth root does, helping prevent bone loss over time.

Built In-House

Crown designed and milled in our own lab — fittings faster, adjustments the same day.

The procedure

What a single implant involves

A small titanium post is placed in the jaw where the tooth root once was. Once it fuses with the bone — usually over a few months — Dr. Duke tops it with a custom crown designed and finished in our on-site lab, matched to the shade and shape of the teeth around it.

Why an implant

Why patients choose an implant over a bridge

A bridge requires grinding down the healthy teeth on either side of the gap to anchor it. An implant stands on its own, so neighboring teeth stay untouched. It also stimulates the jawbone the way a natural tooth root does, helping prevent the bone loss that follows tooth loss over time.

Our lab

Built in-house, start to finish

Because the crown is designed and milled in our own lab, fittings are faster and adjustments happen the same day — not after a week's wait on an outside lab.

Free & confidential

Find out if a single implant is right for you — schedule a free consultation.

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