In San Francisco today dental implants are considered to be the treatment of choice for permanently replacing missing or broken teeth lost to disease or trauma. Just like a root of a natural tooth, an implant can support a crown, a bridge or a denture.
Smile Implants is a San Francisco Bay Area network of dental implants specialists and dentists who specialize in providing esthetic implant treatment. Smile Implants network is founded by Dr. Carrie Berkovich, a Board Certified San Francisco cosmetic periodontist.
Esthetic implant treatment is part surgical and restorative science and part art. To achieve this unique combination of science and art we use latest dental technology, Replace Select by Nobel Biocare in conjunction with most versatile smile enhancement procedures available.
Surgical placement of an implant fixture or post is the first step in your dental implant treatment.
A dental implant is surgically inserted into the jawbone and covered by the gum (shown above) or by a special 'healing cap'. This procedure takes less than 1 hour and can be done with local anesthetic only. It is painless and produces little or no post-operative discomfort.
Once your implant has fully integrated with your jawbone, implant restoration may commence. If upon implant placement your implant had been covered by a healing cap, that cap will be removed and an abutment will be screwed into the implant. If upon implant placement your implant had been covered by the gum, a short second stage surgical procedure will be necessary to expose your implant and attach an implant abutment. 
Abutments are small connectors that connect implant crowns or bridges to implant fixtures. Once the abutment is screwed in and tightened, an implant crown or bridge will be permanently cemented (in most cases) or screw-tightened (in cases of some back teeth) on top of the abutment.  
That completes the process of replacement of your missing teeth with dental implants.
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