Dr. Rubio places the implants and removes the teeth that can't stay. Her residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery and her certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are listed under Credentials.
Full-arch implant center · Lakeland
One team plans, places and restores a full set of teeth
Two oral and maxillofacial surgeons and a prosthodontist work from one scan and one written plan, for adults whose teeth are failing and for people whose denture won't stay put. You see every step, and how it is billed, before surgery.
The path
From the first scan to your final teeth
Most full-arch cases take six to ten visits over several months. Yours depends on your mouth, and your written plan sets it down before any surgery.
- 01
Step 1: Consultation and scan
We talk about what is failing and what you want, take a 3D scan and photographs, and look at the scan with you. Nobody decides anything that day.
- 02
Step 2: A written plan
Dr. Rubio, Dr. Chowdhury and Dr. Dockery review the scan together. You get the plan in writing: which teeth come out, how many implants, what the teeth are made of, and the fee for each step.
- 03
Step 3: Tooth removal and implant surgery
A surgeon removes the teeth that can't stay and places the implants. How you are numbed, and whether you have sedation, is agreed with you beforehand.
- 04
Step 4: Healing, with a temporary set
Some people leave with a temporary set of teeth to wear while the implants and bone heal, and some wait without one. The surgeon tells you which applies to you before the day.
- 05
Step 5: Fitting the final teeth
When the implants have healed, Dr. Dockery checks the fit and the bite and fits the final set, a fixed bridge or a removable denture, as you chose.
- 06
Step 6: Check-ups and care
Cleanings, bite checks and home-care teaching for as long as you are our patient. Implants need care, as natural teeth do.
How it is billed
The fee for each step is in your written plan before it starts.
Insurance we work with
We bill the dental plans we are in network with and file claims for others. Dental plans often pay only a small share of implant care, and some medical plans pay for parts of the surgery. The plan decides what it covers. We tell you what we expect before you decide, and the plan's answer always comes first.
Dental PPO plans, in network or out of network
Medicare and Medicare Advantage: ask us before you plan
We are not enrolled with Medicaid or CHIP
If you pay yourself
Without insurance, you pay for each step as your written plan lists it, and you hear the fee for a step before we start it. Financing is offered by third-party lenders. Approval and terms are set by the lender.
How fees workEach step and its fee, in writing
Paid as each step is done
Third-party financing, set by the lender
An estimate in advance
You can ask for a written estimate before any treatment. If you are paying without insurance, we give you a written good faith estimate in advance, when you schedule or whenever you ask. It lists each step we expect and the fee for each.
Written, before surgery
Each step and its fee
Take it home before you decide
Checking your benefits
Flor Loya, our treatment coordinator, checks your dental and medical benefits before your plan visit and tells you what the plans say. Bring your cards to the consultation. She speaks Spanish and English.
Dental and medical benefits
Checked before you decide
The practice replaces these answers with its own.
Who does what
Two surgeons place, a prosthodontist restores
You meet the same three clinicians from the first plan to the final fitting.
Dr. Chowdhury does the same surgery and leads bone support. His residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery and his certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are listed under Credentials.
Dr. Dockery designs and fits the teeth, from the temporary set to the final one. Her residency in prosthodontics and her certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics are listed under Credentials.
Choosing
Three ways to replace a full set of teeth
None is right for everyone. The surgeon and the prosthodontist go through which one fits your mouth, your bone and your budget.
| Removable denture on implants | Conventional denture | Fixed bridge on implants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it stays in | Removable denture on implantsSnaps onto implants; you take it out | Conventional dentureRests on the gums; adhesive may help | Fixed bridge on implantsScrewed to implants; you don't take it out |
| Implants | Removable denture on implantsUsually two to four in each jaw | Conventional dentureNone | Fixed bridge on implantsUsually four to six in each jaw, as the plan sets |
| Cleaning at home | Removable denture on implantsTake it out and clean it, then clean around the implants | Conventional dentureTake it out and clean it every day | Fixed bridge on implantsBrushing, plus floss threaders or a water flosser under the bridge |
| Surgery | Removable denture on implantsYes, with healing time | Conventional dentureOnly to remove teeth that can't stay | Fixed bridge on implantsYes, with healing time before the final set |
| Bone | Removable denture on implantsThe same scan, the same question; the plan may differ | Conventional dentureNeeds the least; a denture can loosen as the jaw changes | Fixed bridge on implantsYour scan shows whether there is enough bone, or whether bone support comes first |
| The fee | Removable denture on implantsSet out step by step in your written plan | Conventional dentureSet out in your written plan | Fixed bridge on implantsSet out step by step in your written plan |
The teeth themselves
Your final teeth are shaped from your own scan
Dr. Dockery designs them with the technician, then tries them in before they are fitted.
They are made from your scan and your bite records, tried in and adjusted. Dr. Dockery checks how they fit, how you bite and how you speak and chew, and changes them until they are right, or tells you what can't be changed.
Before the final set
Made from your scan and bite records
Tried in before the final fitting
Adjusted at your check-ups
Offers
Add your offer image here
Your offer goes here as an image you upload. List everything it includes, and when it ends, in the image itself.
Add your offer image here Where the end date goes.
Sample offers.
Sample content. Replace it with your own offer, or remove this section.
Questions
What people ask before a consultation
Will I have teeth on the day of surgery?
Some people leave with a temporary set and some don't. It depends on the implants, the bone and your bite. The surgeon tells you before the day, in your plan. We don't promise a set on the day.
What if I don't have enough bone?
The scan shows how much bone there is. If it is short, the surgeon may suggest bone support first, a different plan or a different kind of teeth. You hear the options before you decide.
Will it hurt?
Surgery is done with numbing, and with sedation if you and the surgeon agree on it. Soreness and swelling are common for several days afterward. You get written instructions and a number to call.
Do you take my insurance?
We bill some dental plans and file claims for others, and we check your dental and medical benefits before you decide. How it is billed has the whole answer.
Does my health history matter?
Yes. Smoking, diabetes and some medicines affect healing. The surgeon asks about them in person and on the patient portal, never in a message or a contact form.
The consultation
Book your consultation
The consultation is a conversation and a 3D scan. You hear its fee when you book. Pick a time on our booking page, or call and Flor will find one.
Phone(863) 555-0102
Hours
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Saturday and SundayToday
- Closed