Precision Dental Implants & Permanent Tooth Replacement in Anna Nagar West

The implant itself is designed to be permanent. Titanium fuses with the jawbone in a process called osseointegration, and once that is complete the implant is held the way a natural root is. Long-term studies put survival at well above 90 per cent at ten years. The crown on top is a separate component and is the part that eventually wears — a zirconia crown typically lasts 15 years or more and can be replaced without touching the implant underneath. What determines the outcome more than anything else is gum health: implants do not decay, but the tissue and bone around them can be lost to infection if they are not cleaned and reviewed.

The placement itself is not painful. It is done under local anaesthetic, the same as a filling or an extraction, and most patients are surprised at how uneventful the appointment is — the jawbone has very few pain receptors. Afterwards you can expect some soreness and swelling for two to three days, which ordinary painkillers handle. Most people describe it as easier than the extraction that made the implant necessary in the first place.

Day-to-day recovery is quick: most patients are back at work the next day and eating comfortably on soft foods within a few days, with swelling settling inside a week. The longer timeline is biological healing — the implant needs roughly three to six months to fuse with the bone before the permanent crown can be loaded, depending on the site and your bone quality. You are not without a tooth during that period; where the gap is visible we fit a temporary restoration.

The cost depends on how many implants are needed, the implant system used, the crown material, and whether the site needs bone grafting or a sinus lift first. A single-tooth implant with a zirconia crown is a different proposition from a full-arch restoration, and quoting a figure before seeing the 3D scan would be a guess. After the consultation and CBCT you get an itemised written plan covering the implant, the abutment, the crown and any preparatory work, along with the instalment options. Call +91 98400 93689 to arrange the assessment.

Very often yes. Bone loss is common after a tooth has been missing for a while — the jaw resorbs where it is no longer loaded — and it rules out immediate placement rather than implants altogether. Bone grafting or a sinus lift can rebuild enough volume to place an implant safely, usually a few months ahead of the implant itself. The 3D scan is what settles it: it measures exactly how much bone you have and where. If we genuinely cannot make an implant work in your case, we will tell you and go through the alternatives instead.