Dr. Nelly Silva, a general dentist with a fellowship from the American Dental Implant Association, places your implant and builds the tooth on top in one office, with the 3D scan taken down the hall.
Two of our own patients: failing upper teeth replaced with a fixed All-on-X arch, and a worn, gapped smile rebuilt on implants. Every result depends on the mouth it starts with.
An implant dentist replaces missing teeth with dental implants. A small post is set in the jawbone where the root used to be. Once the bone has bonded to it, a crown, bridge or denture is attached on top.
Around Blue Bell, implant care is often split: one office places the post, then sends you back to a general dentist for the tooth. Here, the dentist who sees your bone during surgery also designs the tooth that sits on it.
Most healthy adults with a missing or failing tooth are candidates. Your scan shows whether the site is ready now or needs groundwork first.
One implant and crown fill the space without reshaping the healthy teeth on either side.
When a tooth cannot be saved, we plan its removal and the implant as one treatment.
Implants give a full or partial denture something to grip, so it stays in place when you chew.
An All-on-X arch replaces a whole row of teeth on a few implants, as in the first case above.
The jaw shrinks after a tooth is lost. A bone graft can rebuild enough volume to hold a post.
Infected gums are treated before placement, so the implant starts in healthy tissue.
A bridge or partial is quicker and needs no surgery. An implant takes months, but it is the only option that replaces the root as well as the tooth.
We provide all three, so we can recommend the one that fits your mouth rather than the one we happen to offer.
Dr. Silva earned her DMD at Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry, where she now teaches as a Clinical Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine and Surgery. She received her fellowship from the American Dental Implant Association in 2012, and her implant work runs from a single tooth to full mouth reconstruction. She asks patients to call her Nelly.
Dr. Michael Strassberg is skilled in all aspects of periodontics. If your gums need treatment before an implant, he provides it here, alongside your scans and records.
I went for a second opinion on implants, she studied the X-rays and was able to give me her opinion at that appt.
Cindy D., Google Review
I get a little anxious at the dentist and Dr. Nelly put me at ease.
Kristen K., Google Review
Plan on a few months in total, most of it healing time between visits at our Collegeville office.
We check your teeth and gums, map the bone in 3D and talk through which replacement suits your mouth.
An extraction, bone graft or gum treatment prepares the site. Some of this can be done on placement day.
Dr. Silva numbs the area with The Wand and places the implant. Conscious sedation is available if you feel anxious.
The bone grows around the post and locks it in place. A temporary tooth often covers the gap meanwhile.
We take an iTero digital impression, then fit the crown, bridge or denture and adjust your bite until it feels natural.
An implant fee depends on how many teeth are replaced, what goes on top of the implant and whether an extraction or graft comes first. After your exam and scan we review the full cost of your plan with you, before any treatment is scheduled.
We accept all PPO dental insurance plans and help you see what yours covers. We do not accept Medicaid.
Larger implant cases can be spread out with our payment plans.
No dental insurance? Our dental savings plan is open to uninsured patients.
Questions Blue Bell patients ask before choosing who places their implant.
Some do. Many general dentists only restore implants that a surgeon has placed, while others complete added implant training and place them as well. Dr. Silva is in the second group, with a fellowship from the American Dental Implant Association.
Fees vary between Pennsylvania offices and from one mouth to the next, so a statewide figure is not a reliable guide. The number of implants, the restoration on top and any extraction or graft all change the total. We give you the cost of your own plan after your exam and 3D scan.
No. Our only office is at 399 Arcola Road in Collegeville, and patients from Blue Bell come to us there. Every implant visit happens at that one address, so your records stay in one place.
Most patients stay awake with local anesthetic, which we deliver with The Wand, a computer-controlled system that releases it slowly. If you feel anxious, conscious sedation is available.
Often, yes. Your 3D scan measures the bone, and we offer autogenous, allogenic and xenogenic grafts to rebuild a site that is too thin.
Yes. Dr. Silva examines you and studies your x-rays, then tells you whether she would recommend the same plan or a different one.
Leave your first visit with a clear picture of your options, the steps involved and what your plan costs.
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399 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA 19426
