About Diana Rodriguez, DDS
Dr. Rodriguez obtained her degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA, where she graduated at the top of her clinical class.
Since 2014, Dr. Rodriguez has focused primarily on the use of mini dental implants for single- and multi-tooth to full mouth restorations. Dr. Rodriguez has completed the requirements for Diplomat status in the International Academy of Mini Dental Implants and has had extensive training at the Shatkin F.I.R.S.T. mini dental implant training facility in Buffalo, New York, where she has become a regular lecturer.
Replacing a single tooth with a single tooth implant does not endanger the health of the neighboring teeth. Because a dental implant will replace your tooth root, the bone is better preserved. Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy and intact. Several missing teeth can also be replaced with individual implants. This method will place a dental implant at the site of each missing tooth, providing ideal replicas of your lost teeth. Multiple teeth may also be restored with an implant bridge, which is a prosthetic comprised of three or more crown units, depending upon the number of missing teeth.
One of the most rewarding and exciting new procedures in dentistry today is the system for making your previously loose dentures tight and comfortable. Mini dental implants provide denture patients with the ability to eat, smile, and speak with confidence. In as little as 1 hour, 4-6 dental implants can be placed, and your dentures can be fitted over the implants. The patient leaves the office with a stable denture, which can be used IMMEDIATELY. In addition, placement of these implants results in little to no post-operative discomfort. Many patients who were not candidates for conventional implants because they didn’t have enough bone or because of finances are now mini dental implant candidates.
Involves placement of between 10-12 implants, determined by bone volume and bone quality. The final bridge is tried in for patient comfort and aesthetic approval and then cemented in place. You no longer need to worry about your teeth moving of falling out because this is a cemented zirconia bridge.