Full Mouth Dental Implants in Puyallup, WA

Yes, you will be able to eat from the first day. A soft food diet with nothing harder than scrambled eggs or fish is encouraged. Eating hard or chewy foods, like steak or nuts, too early can damage your implants

During the first 48-72 hours, soreness and swelling are normal. There could be bruising that occurs that takes 1-2 weeks to resolve. Having said that, most patient can manage their pain by following our protocols and many are feeling better after the first few days.

We have the benefit of being a private practice dental office. This allows us to treat patients on an individualized basis and allows us to create a customized treatment plan for them. We pride ourselves in caring for all patients long term. You have a dental home here at Ascend Dental.

Like normal teeth, dental implants can fail if not properly maintained. Smoking and diabetes are large contributing factors to dental implant failures. We will work with you a create a customized plan to minimize the chances for implant failure.

We offer IV sedation which allows for moderate level of sedation. Most patients do not remember the procedure when under these medications. Being under moderate sedation allows you to maintain your airway without the use of a tube.

For a short time after implant placement, you should eat a soft food diet consisting of nothing harder than scrambled eggs and fish. You should refrain from eating anything hard or chewy like steak and nuts initially.

We recommend using a Waterpik, beginning at 2 weeks after placement. It is important to not use the water flosser prior to give the gums time to heal and close properly.

The implants are made from medical grade titanium, a similar material used in joint replacements. The temporary teeth are made from acrylic. The final teeth are made from beautiful zirconia, a tough and esthetic material.

Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Zander are general dentists that have both attended a surgical based residency program focusing on implant surgery, qualifying them in dental implants. Both have placed hundreds of dental implants and use modern technology to aid them in precise implant placement.

We use a modern full mouth dental implant technique that saves time and materials. This allows us to pass those savings onto our patients.

Each arch of dental implants typically tale between 3-4 hours.

Many people believe they are saving money when flying to out of town offices to have major dental work done. If problems arise with a denture breaking or an implant failing, it would be difficult or impossible to go back to the clinic. You would want a dentist in your hometown that can accommodate and help if any problems were to arise. In the long run, traveling out of town will cost more.

Sometimes this is possible.