Single-tooth implants,
one tooth, one solution.
Replace one missing tooth in Sarasota without compromising the neighboring teeth. Surgically placed by a trusted periodontist, designed and restored by Dr. Gabrielle Chevance, DMD.
A single-tooth dental implant replaces one missing tooth with a titanium fixture in the jawbone supporting a custom ceramic crown. It is the most conservative permanent solution for a single missing tooth: it does not require touching the neighboring teeth, it preserves the bone where the tooth used to be, and it lasts decades.
The most conservative
permanent option.
When a tooth is missing, the body responds in three predictable ways: the adjacent teeth drift toward the gap, the opposing tooth above (or below) erupts into the space, and the bone in the gap begins to resorb. Within a year, the bite has changed. Within five years, the bone loss is visible.
A dental implant stops all three. The fixture occupies the missing tooth's root position, stabilizes the neighboring teeth, supports the opposing tooth, and maintains the bone through normal chewing forces.
The alternative — a three-unit bridge — requires reducing the two adjacent teeth into crowns. That commits two healthy teeth to a restoration they did not need. For a single missing tooth, an implant is almost always the right answer.
Single-tooth implants,
explained.
The questions we get most often. If yours is not here, call us, or take the implant candidacy quiz for a personalized starting point.
A single-tooth implant in Sarasota includes the surgical placement of the implant fixture, the abutment, and the final crown — three distinct fees that are quoted together at your consult. Bone grafting, if needed, is a separate fee. We are out-of-network with all dental insurance and itemize so you can submit a claim against your out-of-network benefit.