Dr. Moon is proud to be the only dentist in the Washington, Metamora, Germantown Hills, East Peoria, and Eureka area who places his own implants.

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Implants are titanium pins surgically placed into the bone. Think of them like an artificial tooth root. They can be used to replace a single tooth, multiple missing teeth, or hold a denture firmly in place.

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Implant placement is usually a two step procedure. First, it is placed and allowed to heal for a period of time, around four months. Later, a small incision is made under local anesthetic and a healing cap is placed for a period of a couple of weeks. The implant is then ready to restore a missing tooth, multiple teeth, or fasten attachments used to hold an existing denture into place. Sometimes a bone graft is needed. This allows improvement to the site where the implant will be placed to insure it's success.

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