Since 1987Dr. Cohen has servicedMission Viejo, offering customized and thorough care to every patient that comes into his office. Dr. Cohen takes the time to get to know his patients and their individual needs, successfully balancing high quality care while delivering unsurpassed patient comfort and satisfaction.
Dr. Cohen graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry with honors, and continues to study the latest technologies. Dr. Cohen has received advanced courses of training in Oral Conscious Sedation, Prosthodontics, Pedodontics, Endodontics and Implant Dentistry.
Dr. Cohen DDS along with his periodontist and oral surgeon colleagues has been restoring dental implants in Mission Viejo California for over 30 years. Dental implants are the state of the art procedure for replacing missing, broken, decayed and infected teeth. A dental implant is also a way to provide a fixed solution to replace removable partial or complete dentures
Teeth implants are artificial roots (usually titanium) that are surgically placed into the upper or lower jaw bone by an implant dentist. The teeth attached to implants are very natural looking and often enhance or restore a patients smile.
Dental implants are very strong, stable, durable and will last many years. Dental implants do require regular maintenance and care and, on occasion, they will have to be re-tightened or replaced due to normal wear or other factors.
X-rays and impressions (molds) are taken of the jaw and the teeth to determine bone, gum tissues and spacing available for an implant. Sometimes, Dr. Cohen and his team will determine that a bone graft and possibly guided tissue regeneration will be required prior to implant placement. While the area is numb, the implant will be surgically placed into the bone and allowed to heal and integrate itself with the bone for up to six months. Depending on the type of implant, a second surgery may be required in order to place the abutment (post) that will hold the artificial tooth in place.
