- Implant position, depth and angulation are decided during surgery, and the restoration built afterward cannot undo them.
- Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants manages dental implant surgery and implant restoration in its Peoria, AZ office, using CBCT 3D imaging and X-Guide dynamic navigation to place implants against a plan built from the finished bite.
- For appropriate full-arch candidates, fixed provisional teeth can be delivered the same day as surgery.
Peoria, AZ, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dental implant surgery and implant restoration are two phases of a single treatment, and Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants has detailed the sequence and which decisions belong to each phase in a new patient resource. Established in 1954, the practice manages both phases in its Peoria, AZ office for patients across the West Valley, including Glendale and Surprise. Dr. Jonathan Bensoussan, DDS, the surgical prosthodontist who leads the practice, completed a three-year prosthodontics specialty residency at the University of California, San Francisco and has placed more than 2,500 dental implants.
"The bone decides what is possible and the bite decides what is needed," Dr. Bensoussan said. "The implant has to satisfy both, and that position is chosen before the surgical appointment."
Question: What is the difference between dental implant surgery and implant restoration?
Answer: Dental implant surgery anchors a threaded post in the jawbone, replacing the root of the missing tooth. Implant restoration is the tooth built on top: a crown, a bridge, or a full arch of fixed replacement teeth. A healing period separates these procedures. During this time, bone forms around the implant. Depending on the practice, both phases can be performed by the same surgically trained prosthodontist.
Question: Can implant position be changed after surgery?
Answer: Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants treats implant position, depth and angulation as restorative decisions because they are settled during surgery and the restoration cannot undo them. Where the implant sits in bone governs how the finished tooth emerges from the gum and whether the patient can clean around it. Bone volume and nerve position, along with sinus proximity in some cases, narrow the options, so the plan has to satisfy the bone and the bite at once. The practice settles both with CBCT 3D imaging and TRIOS digital scanning before surgery begins.
Question: Can a dental implant fail years after it was placed?
Answer: Yes. Late failure and dental implant complications can surface after the restoration. When this happens, Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants examines the site for infection, position and load before replacing the implant.
Question: What causes a dental implant to fail?
Answer: Implant failure has two kinds of causes, biological and mechanical, and each is treated differently. A biological cause may look like peri-implantitis, a bacterial infection in the gums and bone around the implant that eats away at the bone supporting it. A mechanical cause usually comes down to how the implant is loaded: one positioned for the bone alone can end up where the bite presses on it unevenly, or where the patient can't clean around it. The risk factors for biological complications that clinicians weigh most heavily vary with their level of experience, according to a 2025 study in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry co-authored by Dr. Bensoussan.*
Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants looks at both before planning a correction because the position the implant failed in is part of the diagnosis. Bone changes once an implant is lost, so the fix often involves grafting and finding a new position rather than simply dropping a replacement into the same site.
"Losing an implant is discouraging, and most patients arrive worried the same thing will happen again," Dr. Bensoussan said. "Malposition and prosthetic overload are structural problems, and a new implant in the same position does not solve either one."
Question: Is it possible to get same-day teeth or immediate load implants in the Peoria, Arizona area?
Answer: For appropriate candidates, yes. The tooth delivered that day is a provisional restoration that maintains the space and shapes the gum tissue around the implant. This also means a patient has teeth in place throughout the healing period, which matters most for front teeth and full-arch cases. Whether a patient is a candidate for same-day teeth is determined by examination and imaging.
Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants prints provisional teeth in-office on a SprintRay 3D printer, a workflow it also uses for veneers, crowns and full-mouth rehabilitation. Printing on site means the provisional teeth can be adjusted during the appointment, and the approved shape becomes the laboratory's reference for the final restoration.
Question: What imaging and navigation systems are used in guided implant surgery?
Answer: Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants plans every implant from a CBCT 3D scan, which shows bone volume, nerve position and sinus anatomy that a standard dental X-ray does not. The practice also uses TRIOS digital scanning, X-Nav and X-Guide dynamic implant navigation, and FastMap photogrammetry. Dynamic navigation tracks the handpiece against the 3D plan on screen during guided implant surgery, so position and angle are verified as the implant is placed.
Question: Is full-arch implant treatment planned differently from a single implant?
Answer: Yes. Full arch planning differs from a single implant because a full arch establishes the bite itself. Tooth position, lip support and the occlusal plane are all decided by the reconstruction. Full-arch treatment, often described as All-on-X, therefore begins with the finished arch and works back to the implant positions that will carry it. FastMap photogrammetry records those positions, and Dr. Bensoussan assigns each case to a laboratory based on what that restoration needs.
"A CBCT scan shows bone volume, nerve position and sinus anatomy before we begin the procedure, along with the space the finished tooth has to occupy," Dr. Bensoussan said. "You have to plan for both."
Question: Can dental implants be placed and restored in the same office?
Answer: Yes. A prosthodontist with surgical training can carry both phases at one location. At Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants, the clinician who plans the case does the imaging and performs the surgery.
Individual results vary. Treatment recommendations, risks, benefits, alternatives, and expected outcomes are determined after an individualized clinical examination and diagnosis.
This content is for general educational purposes only and is not a substitute for an individualized dental examination, diagnosis, or treatment recommendation.
Sources:
* Lampkin, A., Bensoussan, J., Curtis, D., & Koka, S. (2025). Effect of self-reported clinician experience level on perceptions of the relative rankings of risk factors for biological complications with dental implant therapy. The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 133(1), 209–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.03.019.
Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants internal clinical records (2026).
About Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants
The Institute for Advanced Dentistry & Implants is a specialty dental practice in Peoria, Arizona, focused on advanced implant dentistry, full-mouth rehabilitation, and cosmetic smile reconstruction. Led by prosthodontist Dr. Jonathan Bensoussan, the practice combines surgical, restorative, and prosthetic expertise to manage complex dental treatment, from diagnosis through final restoration, under one roof. Using advanced digital technologies, including 3D imaging, intraoral scanning, navigated implant surgery, photogrammetry, and in-office 3D printing, the Institute for Advanced Dentistry provides highly customized treatment with an emphasis on precision, predictability, function, and natural esthetics. The practice is particularly known for fixed full-arch implant rehabilitation, complex dental implant treatment, and comprehensive smile transformations. Its philosophy centers on creating long-term solutions that restore not only a patient's smile, but also their comfort, confidence, and quality of life. For more information, visit ifadentistry.com.
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