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Smiles are Restored with Durable, Natural-looking Dental Implants
Because your smile is a pivotal component of your health and daily living, losing one or more teeth can affect how you feel and function. Conspicuous gaps in your smile make you feel embarrassed about your smile. Missing teeth also take away your ability to speak or chew properly. Worse yet, if you delay treating your missing tooth, bone atrophy sets in, and your face starts caving in. Ultimately, the ongoing effects of missing teeth can take a significant toll on your health, functionality, and mental well-being.
Whether you are missing one or several teeth, Drs. Gary and Scott Pearl and the team at Pearl Dental Care can help restore your smile’s beauty, functionality, and fullness. We use natural-looking dental implants to restore your smile to what it used to be before.
A guide to Dental Implant Options
A dental implant requires at least three components to complete the tooth replacement. The implant itself is a titanium screw inserted into your gum to act as a tooth root. Due to its biocompatibility properties, it fuses with the bone to provide a stable anchor for the prosthetic teeth. An abutment is a connector that links the implant post to the prosthetic component, which could be a crown, bridge, or denture, depending on the number of teeth missing.
Dental implants are versatile enough to replace one, several, or all your teeth. Here are dental implant options you can access in our dental practice:
- Single implant: It replaces a single tooth. The implant is made up of zirconia or titanium that supports a single crown blends seamlessly with the rest of the teeth.
- Mini dental implants: These have the same structure as typical implants, but they are smaller. They are commonly used to stabilize a lower denture but can also be fitted in the upper arch.
- Full arch implants: Dental implants can be a perfect solution for patients missing an entire arch of teeth and don’t want dentures. Implants are placed in strategic locations in your jaw and then used to support fixed or removable dentures. This option is far more comfortable, stable, and functional than ordinary dentures.
While most dentists pride themselves on offering dental implants, only a few of them do the entire procedure under one roof. At Pearl Dental Care, the whole dental implant process — from preparation, placement to restoration — is done right here in the office!
And that’s not all. We have cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to plan your entire dental implant placement. This dental imaging enables our dentists to place implants more precisely and conservatively than traditional technology.
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Complete your smile today with natural-looking dental implants
Missing teeth? Finding your perfect smile shouldn’t be difficult in Hamden, CT. At Pearl Dental Care, we have multiple dental implant options to complete your smile. Please call (203) 285-8245 to book an appointment with Drs. Gary or Scott Pearl to find if dental implants are right for you.
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Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD
Adam R Abel, DMD, MD
Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD
Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD, graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Pharmacy and the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He spent his general practice residency at Park City Hospital in Bridgeport, CT, and is a graduate of the Pankey Institute in Key Biscayne, FL. In 2005, he achieved the highest Academy of General Dentistry honor- Mastership (MAGD). Dr. Pearl is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA), and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Pearl is an expert in many facets of dentistry is constantly advancing what dentistry can offer.
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD, attended college at the University of Connecticut followed be earning a masters degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from Quinnipiac University. He graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and completed his residency training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. In 2021, Dr. Pearl became a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a milestone reached by only six percent of dentists in the US. He is President of the New Haven Dental Association from 2024 to 2025 (Board Member since 2021), and a member of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics, American Dental Association and CT State Dental Association. His clinical interests include CEREC digital dentistry and implants.. He believes that quality dental care can profoundly affect patients’ physical and mental well-being.
View LinkedIn ProfileAdam R Abel, DMD, MD
Adam R Abel, DMD, MD, specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He received his BS from Tufts University and his DMD from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He then underwent specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. He earned an MD degree at Weill Cornell Medicine and completed extensive training in anesthesiology and general surgery. Dr. Abel also works in NYC and has a teaching position at Weill Cornell, where he also performs advanced jaw surgeries, including orthognathic surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.