A missing tooth doesn't have to mean specialist referrals, multiple drives to Roanoke, and a fragmented care team. Here's how we do implants in-house — start to finish.
A missing tooth doesn't have to mean specialist referrals, multiple drives to Roanoke, and a fragmented care team. We place and restore implants here at Westlake — the same office, the same team — start to finish.
Step one: the conversation. A consult, a digital scan, and an honest answer to one question — is an implant the right move for you? Sometimes the answer is no. We'll tell you that too.
Step two: planning. We use 3D imaging to map where the implant should go, how the bone supports it, and how it will look once the crown is in place. Modern implant planning has come a long way — guesswork is mostly gone.
Step three: the placement. The implant itself is placed with local anesthetic, in a single appointment, here at Westlake. Most patients are surprised at how routine the visit feels. You drive home that afternoon, follow simple aftercare, and the healing begins.
Step four: healing. Bone needs time to integrate around the implant — usually three to four months. During that time, you'll have a temporary in place. You eat normally on the other side, and life carries on.
Step five: the crown. Once the implant has integrated, we attach the final crown — custom-shaped and color-matched to your other teeth. From the outside, the result looks and functions like the tooth that was there before.
What we hear most from patients afterward isn't about the implant itself. It's about the relief of having had the whole journey handled in one place, by one team, without driving back and forth across the region for individual steps.
If you've been quietly putting this off, a conversation costs nothing. We'll walk you through whether it's the right time.