Dental Implants in Brookline, MA

Losing a tooth changes far more than your smile, because it quietly reshapes how you eat, how you speak, and how confidently you walk into a room. For people across Brookline and the surrounding Boston area, dental implants have become the most dependable way to restore that lost function and feel whole again, with a result that looks and behaves like a natural tooth. Our Brookline dentists understand that a missing tooth is rarely just about appearance, and they treat it as the meaningful health decision it truly is.

At Longwood Dental Group, our multi-specialty team brings together more than 40 years of practice history under one roof, so your entire implant experience stays coordinated and personal from start to finish. We are not a corporate office, which means our doctors choose the materials, the technology, and the approach that genuinely fit each patient, and we have the privilege of caring for generations of families who know us by name. For complex situations that other practices refer out, that is simply our everyday work.

What Dental Implants Are and How They Work at Longwood Dental Group

A dental implant is a small titanium post that is placed into the jawbone to serve as an artificial tooth root. Once the post fuses with the surrounding bone through a natural process called osseointegration, we attach a custom crown on top, creating a replacement that does not slip, does not need adhesives, and does not rely on grinding down the neighboring teeth the way a traditional bridge does. The result is a tooth that functions and feels remarkably close to the one you lost. Implants also help preserve the jawbone, which tends to shrink in the years after a tooth is gone, and that bone preservation is a major reason patients choose this path over other options.

Dental Implant Options We Offer in Brookline

Tooth loss looks different for every patient, so we plan each case around how many teeth are missing and where they sit in the mouth.

Many patients weigh implants against a bridge or a removable denture, and the honest difference comes down to longevity and bone health, since a well-cared-for implant can last for decades while bridges and conventional dentures often need to be redone every several years. During your consultation we walk through each option together so the plan reflects your goals, your anatomy, and your budget.

Who Is a Candidate for Dental Implants?

Most healthy adults who are missing one or more teeth are good candidates for implants, though a thorough evaluation always comes first. The ideal candidate has enough bone volume in the jaw, healthy gum tissue, and no uncontrolled health conditions that could slow healing, and patients who initially lack adequate bone may still qualify after a bone grafting procedure that rebuilds the site.

Conditions We Evaluate Before Placement

Several factors shape whether implants are the right choice at a given time, and we review each of these areas before finalizing any treatment plan.

• Bone volume, since adequate density at the implant site is needed to support osseointegration
• Gum health, since active gum disease must be treated first to lower the risk of complications
• Medical history, since conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes or certain medications may affect healing timelines
• Lifestyle factors, since smoking has a meaningful impact on implant success and is discussed openly during the consultation

Each of these areas helps us build a personalized plan designed around your unique health history rather than a one-size-fits-all template.

What to Expect During the Implant Process

Because our prosthodontists, periodontists, and general dentists all practice together, you are never sent across town to coordinate your own care between offices.

Understanding the Cost of Dental Implants

Implant treatment is a real investment, and we believe patients deserve full transparency about what that investment involves. The total depends on how many teeth are being replaced, whether preparatory steps like bone grafting are needed, and the complexity of the individual case, and you can review the factors in more detail on our cost of dental implants page. Longwood Dental Group accepts most major dental insurance plans and offers an in-house membership plan, and our team works with you to understand your benefits and available financing so that cost does not become a barrier to a healthy, complete smile.

Meet Dr. Berdj Kiladjian

Your implant care is led by a clinician who has dedicated his career to restoring teeth predictably and beautifully. Dr. Berdj Kiladjian focuses on prosthodontics and implant dentistry, the specialty area devoted to replacing missing teeth and rebuilding complex smiles. He works alongside our wider specialty dentistry team, which includes clinicians with advanced training and faculty-level experience, so that even involved full-arch and restorative cases are handled in-house. That depth of training, paired with our in-house dental laboratory and modern imaging, is what lets us deliver outcomes built to last.

Choose Longwood Dental Group for Dental Implants in Brookline, MA

For more than 40 years, Longwood Dental Group has been a trusted name across Brookline and Greater Boston, recognized by peers with repeated Best of Boston honors and known for handling the kind of complex cases many practices refer elsewhere. We pair that clinical depth with digital imaging, guided implant surgery, and custom restorative technology, and according to a large analysis published by the National Institutes of Health, implants demonstrate an overall failure rate of just 2.21 percent across more than 158,000 placed implants, which makes them one of the most predictable options in restorative care.

Whether you are replacing a single tooth or exploring full-arch restoration, our team is ready to walk you through every step with honesty and genuine care, and we even open early and stay late to fit your schedule. To take the first step toward a complete, confident smile, schedule your implant consultation with our Brookline team today.

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