Do I go home without teeth while the implants heal?

No. A fixed provisional bridge is screwed on the same day the implants go in, so you leave with teeth in place. It is temporary in the sense that it will be replaced by the definitive bridge once the implants have fused — not in the sense that it comes out at night.

How much does All-on-4 cost at Lukenda Dental?

The practice quotes one flat fee per arch, given to you in writing at the consultation. It covers every extraction, the implants — four, six or eight, whatever the bone calls for — any bone grafting, the bridge fitted on the day of surgery and the definitive full zirconia bridge months later. There are no additional fees.

Dental implants in Garwood, New Jersey

Garwood is small. The drive is smaller.

Garwood has under five thousand residents and no implant practice of its own. Clark is three miles away, which is why the borough has been on this practice list for twenty years.

Distance: about 3 miles; To 1093 Raritan Rd, Clark
Implants per arch: 4; Two angled to catch dense bone
Teeth on the day: Yes; Fixed provisional bridge, screwed in
Consultation: Free; No treatment happens that day

Lukenda Dental is at 1093 Raritan Road, Suite 1, Clark, New Jersey 07066 — three miles from Garwood by way of South Avenue and Raritan Road. Dr. Richard Lukenda, DMD, a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, places the implants and makes the teeth that go on them in the same office. Call 732-428-4080.

The drive

South Avenue to Raritan Road, about three miles, roughly ten minutes. No highway on the route unless you want one.

One office for the whole case

A single missing tooth, a bridge that has failed, or a full arch — the scan, the surgery and the crown are done here. For a small town that mostly means not being sent to three different addresses for one problem.

Emergencies

Same-day slots exist for broken teeth and swelling. Call early; that is what gets you in today rather than tomorrow.

One dentist for the whole family

Garwood households tend to arrive as a family: a cleaning for one, a broken filling for another, and eventually a question about the gap somebody has been living with. General dentistry, hygiene and implant surgery are all done in this office, so nobody gets sent elsewhere for the second question.

Straight answers

What Garwood patients ask first.

Four questions that come up in nearly every implant consultation, answered before you book one.

Call 732-428-4080

What is All-on-4?

All-on-4 replaces a whole jaw of teeth with one fixed bridge carried on four implants. The two back implants go in at an angle to catch bone that is still dense, which often avoids a graft. Extractions, implants and a fixed provisional bridge usually happen in a single appointment.

Does getting a dental implant hurt?

Placement is done under local anesthetic, and most patients report it was less eventful than the extraction that came before it. Expect soreness and some swelling for a few days; for most people that is handled with over-the-counter painkillers and an ice pack. If the real problem is fear rather than pain, say so when you book — anxious patients get a longer slot and a slower pace.

I've been told I don't have enough bone for implants. Is that the end of it?

Frequently it is not. All-on-4 exists for exactly this situation: the back implants go in at an angle to catch bone that is still dense, which often removes the need for the graft a conventional plan would demand. Nobody can settle it by looking in your mouth — it takes a 3D scan.

Are implants better than a denture?

They do a different job. A denture rests on the gum and moves; implants are anchored in bone and do not. That changes what you can bite, how you speak and whether anything has to come out at night. A denture is cheaper and quicker; an implant bridge is the one people stop thinking about.

Nearby

Also close to Garwood

Cranford, NJabout 3 miles Westfield, NJabout 4 miles Kenilworth, NJabout 5 miles Clark, NJthe office is here

Next step

From Garwood, it is one phone call.

The consultation is free, takes about twenty minutes, and you leave with a written plan and a price.

Book a consultation 732-428-4080 What All-on-4 costs

1093 Raritan Rd, Clark NJ