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What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are tooth replacements anchored in the jawbone. An implant is surgically placed where a tooth root was, then allowed to heal for several months as it fuses with the bone. After healing, a restoration is placed on top of it, such as a crown, bridge, or implant denture. Three-dimensional cone beam imaging and a surgical guide help plan the implant’s position before placement.

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Dental Implants Services We Offer

Missing teeth can affect how you chew, speak, and smile, making personalized options important for daily comfort. Our dental implant services include focused planning, full-mouth restoration, and full-arch solutions, so you can explore care that fits your needs with clear guidance.
A titanium implant post and personalized restoration can help replace one missing tooth, giving you a stable foundation for comfortable chewing.
A tailored reconstruction plan addresses missing, damaged, and decayed teeth to help restore comfortable eating and speaking as your smile is rebuilt.
Full-arch All-on-X implants can provide a secure, natural-feeling smile, helping you eat, speak, and care for your replacement teeth with confidence.
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Restore More Than Smiles

Benefits of Dental Implants

Missing teeth can affect more than your mouth, changing how you move through ordinary moments and how freely you take part in them. Dental implants offer a lasting path toward feeling more like yourself, with results designed around your needs and goals. As you explore the possibilities, you can see why replacing lost teeth may influence your whole quality of life.
No More Food Restrictions
Bite into crisp apples, enjoy a steak, and savor corn on the cob without a second thought. Implants function like natural teeth, restoring your ability to chew all the foods you love without worry or discomfort.
Say goodbye to mumbling or slurred words caused by loose dentures. You’ll speak with clarity in every conversation, presentation, or phone call because your teeth stay firmly in place.
Your custom crown matches the shape, size, and shade of your surrounding teeth. Friends and family will see your smile, not dental work. The result blends so seamlessly that only you’ll know the difference.
When teeth go missing, your jawbone begins to shrink over time. Implants stimulate the bone just like natural tooth roots, helping you maintain your facial contours and avoid the sunken look that can add years to your appearance.
With proper care, dental implants can last decades or even a lifetime. This makes them one of the most reliable long-term investments you can make in your oral health and overall quality of life.
You won’t catch yourself wondering if your teeth will slip at a dinner party or business lunch. That quiet confidence allows you to focus on the people and experiences that matter most to you.

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Are You a Candidate for Dental Implants?

Many people wonder whether Dental Implants fit their needs, especially when candidacy feels unclear. A consultation helps you understand your oral health, available options, and whether personalized implant care could support your smile.

Replacing Missing Teeth

Missing teeth can affect chewing, speaking, and daily confidence. Dental implants may replace one tooth or several, giving you a stable foundation for personalized crowns, bridges, or implant dentures.

Exploring Renewed Candidacy

Insufficient jawbone does not always close the door on implants. Bone grafting or a sinus lift may rebuild support, while advanced CBCT imaging helps us evaluate whether Dental Implants fit your needs.

Returning After Delayed Care

Past dental experiences can make implant care feel overwhelming. Our judgment-free approach meets you where you are, with clear planning and comfort-focused support as you consider Dental Implants.

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Questioning candidacy is normal, especially when every smile and history is different. Use the moments below as a simple mirror, then bring your questions to a thorough consultation with our dental implant dentist.

A Confident Path Toward Tooth Replacement

Before and After Results

Natural Results That Build Confidence

From small refinements to full-mouth restoration, these results show what careful planning and years of hands-on work can do. The smiles look balanced and natural, and the patients behind them left with stronger chewing, easier meals, and real confidence in how they look.
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What to expect

The Dental Implant Process in Three Clear Steps

Dental implant care can feel more manageable when you know what to expect. Clear explanations and personalized planning help you feel informed, prepared, and more in control as you consider a stable tooth replacement that supports your smile, comfort, and everyday routines.
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Your Implant Evaluation

Your appointment begins with a conversation about tooth loss, your goals, and any concerns. Our dental implant dentist evaluates your oral health and uses advanced cone beam imaging to create detailed 3-D images of your mouth and jaw. You have time to ask questions and learn whether implants may suit your needs.
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Implant Placement

Once your plan is ready, the treatment area is numbed so you remain comfortable during implant surgery. A precise surgical guide helps place the titanium post into your jawbone. Sedation options are also available for a more relaxing experience, giving you added support as the implant becomes the foundation for your replacement tooth.
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Healing and Restoration

After placement, several months of healing allow the implant to fuse with the bone and stabilize. Once healing is complete, your personalized crown, bridge, or implant denture is placed. You leave with replacement teeth designed to feel comfortable, blend with your smile, and support everyday chewing, speaking, and smiling.

Confidence with Every Smile

Smile Advantage Plan

Preventive Care Without the Premiums

Dental insurance is not the only way to stay on top of your teeth. Our Smile Advantage Plan covers your preventive care for one annual fee and takes 20% off everything else at our Edwardsville, IL, office. Pick the plan that matches your mouth rather than the one an insurance company assigned you.

Child Plan

For patients age 13 and younger

$

339

/year

Adult Plan

For healthy smiles needing regular care

$

389

/year

Gum Health Plan

For patients managing gum disease

$

689

/year

Cleanings, x-rays, and fluoride treatments are provided as determined by your dentist. If periodontal infection is present, the Gum Health Plan may be required at an additional charge. The Smile Advantage Plan is a savings plan, not dental insurance. It cannot be combined with any other insurance and is valid only at our Edwardsville office; care from other providers and specialists is not included. Plan fees are subject to change. For complete details, see the Plan Agreement.

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One annual fee, no waiting period, and no claim forms. Your first cleaning can happen at your first visit.

Financing Options

Flexible Dental Financing That Fits Your Life

At Hite Family Dentistry, we offer flexible financing and in-house payment plans that make quality care easier to afford. You focus on your smile, and we’ll help take the stress out of paying for it.
Bite-sized payments, big smiles! Cherry Payment Plans offer easy-to-use financing options to make your dental care more accessible.

No credit score impact until you select a plan.

Streamline your dental care investment with Proceed Finance. Their flexible plans make achieving your smile goals easy and affordable.

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Designed for everyday dental costs, with a quick check you can complete right at our front desk

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CareCredit
CareCredit, a trusted healthcare financing option, offers convenient payment plans to fit your budget. Invest in your oral health with confidence.

No credit score impact until you select a plan.

Another route for spreading a larger treatment plan across fixed monthly payments over a longer term.

No credit score impact until you select a plan.

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Frequently asked questions

Dental Implants FAQs

Dental Implants can bring questions about candidacy, comfort, healing, cost, and daily care. We explain each stage, from advanced imaging through restoration placement, so you can make an informed choice.

What are dental implants?

Dental implants replace missing tooth roots with posts placed in the jawbone. After healing, we attach a crown, bridge, or implant denture. Our goal is a restoration that functions comfortably and blends with your surrounding teeth.
A consultation helps us evaluate your oral health, jawbone, and tooth replacement goals. We use cone beam imaging, which creates detailed 3-D views, to plan care. If additional support is needed, we will explain suitable next steps.
We numb the treatment area before implant surgery, so you should not feel the placement itself. Sedation options are also available for a more relaxing experience. Afterward, we will provide care instructions and explain what to expect during healing.
The process includes consultation, imaging, implant surgery, healing, and restoration placement. Healing usually takes several months while the implant fuses with the bone. Your total timeline depends on how many teeth you are replacing and your individual needs.
After reviewing your plan, we numb the area and use a precise surgical guide to place the implant in your jawbone. We discuss sedation beforehand and explain each step, helping you understand what will happen during the appointment.
The cost depends on your treatment plan, including the number of implants and the restoration placed on top. We review your recommended care and explain payment options available. Insurance and financing questions can also be discussed with our team.
Dental implants are designed for long-term tooth replacement, though their lifespan depends on oral hygiene, routine checkups, and the health of your gums and jaw. We will explain how to care for your implant teeth and monitor them over time.
Depending on your needs, missing teeth may also be replaced with a bridge or denture. Dental implants are placed in the jawbone, while bridges and dentures use different forms of support. We will compare appropriate options with you.
Care includes regular brushing, flossing, and routine dental checkups. These habits help support your implant teeth and the surrounding tissues. Our team will provide specific instructions based on whether you receive a crown, bridge, or implant denture.
Yes, dental implants can support replacement of one tooth or several teeth. Depending on your plan, we may use crowns, bridges, or implant dentures. Advanced imaging helps us evaluate your mouth and jaw before recommending the right restoration.

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Meet Our Doctors

Experienced Dentists Who Genuinely Love What They Do

At Hite Family Dentistry, we pair serious clinical skill with a warm, easygoing atmosphere. Our doctors focus on comfortable, patient-first care, with special attention to anyone who feels anxious about visiting the dentist.
Dr. Hite brings a hands-on, detail-focused approach shaped by his early years in dental lab work. With advanced training in implants, endodontics, and soft-tissue laser dentistry, he loves using technology like same-day crowns and 3D printing to help you eat comfortably and smile with confidence. He’s a perfectionist with a good sense of humor.
Practicing since 2005, Dr. Kniffin has a special heart for patients who’ve avoided the dentist for years. She takes real pride in helping anxious patients complete treatment comfortably, often using sedation to ease the process. Inspired by her mother’s long medical career, she’s driven daily by the difference she can make in your life.

A 2024 graduate of SIU School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Blickhan brings a well-rounded background in biological sciences to her care. Her greatest passion is helping patients move past dental anxiety, turning nervous first visits into genuine confidence. A natural problem-solver, she pays close attention to the details that make your experience better.

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Our team takes the time to listen, plan carefully, and treat you like family from day one.

Our Patients Say It Best

Real Smiles From People We Treat Like Family

You’ll find that our patients describe more than great dental work; they talk about feeling heard, welcomed, and cared for like family. Their words reflect the comfortable, judgment-free experience we work to create at every single visit.
I received excellent care from a talented team of professionals.

Gayle Early

1 week ago
The visit went really smooth and staff answered all of my questions and concerns. Would like to thank Dr. Marissa and especially Michelle who was very helpful in details about my concerns and options regarding future treatment plan. Thank you guys.

egrys borja

2 weeks ago
I had root canal and crown. Pure professionalism and top notch dental skills. Was initially looking at finding a new dentist being I moved out of area. Changed my mind after this experience… it’s worth the extra driving in my opinion.

Rich Anderson

2 weeks ago
Sue and Dr. Marissa are fantastic. I could never ask for better treatment. Always with smiles on their faces and treats me with velvet like hands.

Don Rieger

3 weeks ago
The nicest and best dentist office I ever been to.

Robert Bosworth

3 weeks ago
As always, Dr. Hite & his staff provided the utmost professional care to me & my daughter. We have always experienced sincere care & courtesy from everyone at Hite Family Dentistry.

Alicia Shaffer

1 month ago

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