What are dental implants?

A dental implant is a small titanium or zirconia post placed in the jawbone to replace the root of a missing tooth. Once it fuses with the bone it supports a crown, a bridge, or a full arch of teeth. Implants are the longest-lasting way to replace missing teeth and the closest match to natural ones.

What does a dental implant include at Stacked Smiles?

Each dental implant at Stacked Smiles starts at $4,000 and includes the implant, the abutment, a zirconia crown, and sedation. The crown is designed and milled in our own lab. Your consultation, which includes an exam and all necessary digital x-rays, confirms the total before anything is scheduled.

Does getting a dental implant hurt?

Placing an implant is generally easier than having a tooth removed. You are numb during the procedure, and sedation is included if you want it. Afterward, most patients report less discomfort than they expected; pain medication is prescribed, though many never use it.

Why choose an implant over a bridge?

A traditional bridge requires grinding down the healthy teeth on either side of the gap. An implant stands on its own and leaves the neighbors untouched. An implant also stimulates the jawbone the way a tooth root does, which slows the bone loss that continues under a bridge or denture.

What happens if I ignore a missing tooth?

The bone under the gap begins to shrink, neighboring teeth drift into the space, and your bite shifts. Each year that passes makes replacement more involved. Replacing the tooth with an implant preserves the bone and keeps the surrounding teeth where they belong.

How long does the dental implant process take?

Placement is a single visit, and you walk out the same day with your new tooth. The implant then fuses with the bone over roughly three to six months before the final zirconia crown, milled in our own lab, is seated.

How long will a dental implant last?

Implants can last many years with proper care, and some have been in place for more than forty years. Brush and floss as you would a natural tooth, clean around the implant, and keep regular hygiene visits. The zirconia crown is built for daily chewing and can be replaced if it ever wears.

Woman smiling outdoors after dental implant treatment at Stacked Smiles

Dental Implants in Edina, MN

Replace a Missing Tooth for Good

Replace a missing tooth, several teeth, or a full row with dental implants. Each implant starts at $4,000 and includes the implant, abutment, zirconia crown, and sedation. Walk out the same day with your new tooth.

What do dental implant results look like?

Stacked Smiles Transformations

Actual Stacked Smiles patients restored with dental implants in 24 hours. Photos are not edited, filtered, or retouched. Use the slider on each pair to compare the before and the after.

After full arch dental implants at Stacked Smiles — Clyde, Stacked Smiles patient

Before full arch dental implants at Stacked Smiles — Clyde, Stacked Smiles patient

What is a dental implant?

A New Root and a New Tooth

A dental implant is a small titanium or zirconia post placed in the jawbone where a tooth root used to be. Once it fuses with the bone, an abutment connects it to a zirconia crown that looks and works like the tooth you lost. Stacked Smiles places single implants, implant-supported bridges, and implant-supported dentures, and designs every crown in our own lab.

Diagram comparing a natural tooth with a dental implant, crown, abutment and post

Who should consider dental implants?

Who Dental Implants Are For

Dental implants suit anyone missing one or more teeth who is healthy enough for a tooth extraction. People with a failing tooth, a loose bridge, or a partial denture they are tired of are common candidates. Certain chronic conditions, heavy smoking, or alcohol abuse can complicate treatment, so your doctor reviews your medical history at the consultation.

You are missing a single tooth and do not want the neighbors ground down for a bridge
A cracked, infected, or failing tooth needs to come out and be replaced
You are missing several teeth in a row and want a fixed bridge on implants
Your partial or full denture moves when you eat or talk
You want a replacement that protects the bone instead of letting it shrink

How does the dental implant process work?

The Dental Implant Process

Getting a dental implant takes four steps: a consultation with an exam and digital x-rays, a single placement visit with sedation included where you walk out the same day with your new tooth, a healing period of roughly three to six months while the implant fuses with the bone, and a final visit to seat your final zirconia crown.

Exam and digital x-rays
Your consultation includes an exam and all necessary digital x-rays. Your doctor checks the bone at the site, reviews your health history, and confirms the total cost of the implant, abutment, and crown.
Implant placement and your new tooth
The implant is placed in a single visit, often in under an hour, with sedation included. You walk out the same day with your new tooth.
Healing and fusion
Over three to six months the bone grows around the implant and locks it in place. A short check visit confirms it is solid before the crown is made.
Your final zirconia crown
Once the implant has fused, our lab designs and mills your final zirconia crown matched to your neighboring teeth. It attaches to the implant through the abutment and you leave chewing on it.

What results can I expect from a dental implant?

What to Expect After a Dental Implant

A finished dental implant looks, feels, and chews like the tooth it replaced. The zirconia crown is color-matched to your neighboring teeth and milled in our lab, so adjustments happen in the building. You brush and floss it like any other tooth. Because the implant stimulates the bone, the jaw stays full and the teeth around it stay put.

Dental Implants Questions

The questions below cover what a dental implant is, what Stacked Smiles includes in the price, how much it hurts, and how long the process and the result last.

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Confident smile after All-on-4 dental implant treatment

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Complete healthy smile after full-mouth dental implant restoration

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Ready to close the gap?

Schedule Your Consultation

Schedule a dental implant consultation at our Edina, Maplewood, or West Covina office. Your consultation includes an exam and all necessary digital x-rays. You will leave knowing whether an implant fits and what it costs. Call (651) 615-9695 or send the form.

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