Treatment
From a single missing tooth to a full-arch rehabilitation, planned with imaging before anything is placed. Dra. Aurora Ruiz holds the specialty in implantology, and the clinic sits one block past the Progreso–Las Flores International Bridge.
One tooth, several in a row, or a whole arch.
A dental implant is a titanium post placed in the jaw to take the place of a tooth root. Once it has integrated with the bone, a crown, a bridge or a full-arch prosthesis is fixed on top of it.
Unlike a removable denture, the replacement is anchored into bone instead of resting on the gum. And unlike a conventional bridge, the teeth on either side of the gap are left alone — nothing has to be filed down to hold the restoration in place.
That is the reason most of our implant patients give for choosing one: they would rather not trade two healthy teeth for a missing one.
Which of these applies to you — and what your case would cost — is decided in the assessment, not from a list. Ask us for one before you cross.
A model you can turn, not a photograph.
An implant is not one object but three. A post takes the place of the root and sits in the bone. An abutment screws into the post and comes up through the gum. The crown goes on top, and it is the only part anyone sees. Open the model and pull them apart to see how they stack.
The model is an illustration. It is not a scan of a patient, it is not a photograph of your case, and it is not a clinical result. What your own case needs is decided in the assessment.
Four things we can tell you before you cross. The rest depends on your case, and we would rather say so than guess.
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How much bone there is, and where it sits, are decided on images before you are in the chair. Nothing is placed on the strength of a look inside your mouth.
The clinic has its own 3D scanner. What a 3D scan reads, and what it does not, is worth a minute if the only pictures ever taken of your teeth were flat ones.
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When the case allows it, a temporary prosthesis is placed the same day as the implant or within the following 72 hours. Whether yours allows it is decided in the assessment.
It depends on the bone available and on how stable the implant is once it is in, and that last part is only known during the surgery. So it is a possibility we look at for your case, not something to plan your trip around before we have seen you. The treatment goes on afterwards: a temporary is not the final tooth.
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Dra. Aurora Ruiz's specialty is implantology, from Universidad Valle del Bravo, alongside advanced prosthodontics. Dr. Eduardo Fernández's implantology is endorsed by the Federación Mexicana de Implantología, and he holds specialties in oral surgery and prosthodontics. Both of them work in this clinic.
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There is no standard number and we are not going to invent one. It cannot be settled until your case has been diagnosed and we know how many implants it needs, and neither of those is known from the outside. The number of visits is set in the assessment. Ask us on the phone or through the form before you cross, and you will have the answer before you drive down.
If something bothers you once you are back in Texas, the first step is a phone call to the clinic — what happens after you go home.
Both doctors work in this clinic.
Orthodontics, advanced prosthodontics and implantology
Dental surgeon degree (cirujano dentista) · Cédula profesional 90555005
Universidad Valle del Bravo · Advanced Prosthodontics · Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Orthopedics
Oral surgery, implantology and prosthodontics
Estomatólogo, a Mexican dental degree, from the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP) · Cédula profesional 7189979
Implantology endorsed by the Federación Mexicana de Implantología
Published with the patient's written consent.
Before
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After
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Getting here
Park in one of the paid lots in Progreso Lakes, Texas, walk south over the Progreso–Las Flores International Bridge, and keep straight one block to Calle Coahuila. You never drive into Mexico, and your insurance never leaves Texas.
Everything we do, with the full list in the treatment index.
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What goes on top of an implant, and what replaces teeth when an implant is not the route.
Restorative treatment
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Our signature treatment: minimally invasive veneers, designed digitally and previewed before we touch a tooth.
Veneers and cosmetic workCall, text or send the form. We answer in English, confirm a time, and tell you what to bring before you drive down.
Thank you. We have your request, and we will get back to you to confirm a time. If it cannot wait, the clinic answers the phone: (956) 363-8152.
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