Treatments
Dental implants: replacing what is missing, not covering for it
A dental implant is a small titanium post placed in the jawbone to support a crown or a prosthesis where a tooth used to be. It is a fixed, long-lasting way to restore function, comfort, and the natural appearance of your smile. The clinic also offers the All-on-4 technique, which restores a full arch using four implants.
Dental implants are a fixed and long-lasting solution to replace missing teeth. They consist of small titanium posts placed in the jawbone to support crowns or prostheses, restoring function, comfort, and the natural appearance of your smile.
At our clinic, we also offer the All-on-4 technique, which allows a full arch restoration using only four implants. With this approach, a fixed immediate-load acrylic prosthesis can often be placed the same day, helping patients quickly regain their smile and chewing function. This treatment greatly improves quality of life, especially for patients who are losing their teeth or who have been wearing removable full dentures.
An implant is two pieces of work, and here two different people do them. The surgery belongs to Dr. Camilo Toscano, a dentist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a maxillofacial surgeon trained at Universidad Nacional and at Hospital Universitario, with expertise in reconstructive surgical procedures and bone regeneration. What sits on top — the crown or the prosthesis — is prosthodontics: the ground of Dr. Juanita Pulido Bustamante, a specialist in prosthodontics with fifteen years of practice in the comprehensive management of edentulous patients and in implant-supported rehabilitation.
Having both of them read the case from the start is what separates a well-placed implant from an implant placed well in the wrong spot. The surgical position is decided around the prosthesis it will carry, not the other way round, and that conversation happens before any surgery.
Timelines, the number of appointments, and whether your case suits one technique or another are not on this page, and we will not estimate them in writing. They are settled at the consultation. If you are writing from outside Colombia, send whatever you already have — X-rays, reports, photographs — before you organize the trip: the calendar is built from that first reading, never before it.
Text expanded by the studio from the clinic’s own material. Pending clinical validation before publication.
Frequently asked questions
What is a dental implant?
A small titanium post placed in the jawbone, which then supports a crown or a prosthesis in the space a lost tooth left behind. Unlike a removable denture, it is fixed.
What is the All-on-4 technique?
It restores a full arch using only four implants, carrying a fixed immediate-load acrylic prosthesis. It is aimed above all at patients who are losing their teeth or who have been wearing removable full dentures. Whether your case suits it is a clinical decision made at the consultation.
Does getting a dental implant hurt?
We are not going to describe a sensation that is not ours to describe. What we can tell you is who does it: the surgery is performed by Dr. Camilo Toscano, maxillofacial surgeon. Everything to do with pain management is explained to you at the consultation, before you commit to anything.
I am traveling from abroad — how many days should I plan for?
We do not put a number of days in writing, because it depends on your case and guessing would have you booking flights against the wrong expectation. Write to us first with X-rays, reports, or photographs: the travel calendar is built from that first reading and from your consultation.
Every mouth is different. The way to know whether this treatment is the right one for you is an assessment with the team.