Yes. Dr. Yoon is a board-certified periodontist and dental implant specialist; he has been doing implants for over 10 years and is a professor at Augusta University dental school where he trains future dental implant specialists.

The patient has to be done growing. Because implants do not grow with the patient, there will be gaps between the implant and the patient's other teeth if his or her jaw grows further. Typically, the average age where a person stops growing is around 25 for males and 21 for females.

Yes, as long as it's controlled (HbA1c must be under 8.0).

Implants treatment is expected to be completed in 4-8 months depending on the situation, and could be a minimum of 4 appointments.

No, at our office, x-rays included in our exam/treatment fees.

No, as they are low-quality products that don't work well.

No, Titanium Dental is a private, single-doctor owned dental practice.

Most patients return to work immediately, but it depends on the individual patient's comfort level; it is perfectly fine to take the next day off to rest.

Only moderate pain for first 3-5 days, similar to that of an extraction.

Yes; we only use local anesthetics in our office. Our doctor is an implant specialist with lots of experience, so the implant procedure is very fast (usually within a couple of minutes), so no sedation or gas is used.

It is expected for some sutures to loosen or fall out after a few days after the surgery, which is perfectly fine, as their main purpose is to hold the gums together for the first few days.

Our office uses resorbable (dissolvable) stitches, so there they do not have to be removed. Your body will absorb them. They also might fall out on their own, which is perfectly fine.