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Super Speciality Dental Hospital · Jaipur

Single Tooth Implant

One tooth, one implant — the neighbouring teeth stay untouched.

Medically reviewedby Dr. Amit Sharma, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon · Founder Last reviewed
The short answer

Single Tooth Implant at Dr. Amit Sharma Super Speciality Dental Hospital, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur — a NABH-accredited dental hospital with 30 beds and an MS-HDU, 12 dental specialities and 34 specialists on panel, in-house OPG, CBCT, CAD/CAM laboratory and pharmacy. Treatment is planned by the specialist who handles this procedure, costed in writing before it starts, and covered under RGHS, CGHS, ECHS, RHB, Indian Railways and Saras where applicable.

  • NABH accredited
  • 30 beds · MS-HDU
  • 12 specialities · 34 specialists
  • 9 govt & PSU panels
  • 1.5 lakh+ treatments
  • Open 7 days

When a single tooth is lost, the two options are an implant or a three-unit bridge. A bridge requires the healthy teeth on either side to be cut down to stumps to carry crowns. An implant replaces only the tooth that is missing, and leaves everything else exactly as it is.

The implant is a titanium fixture placed into the jawbone at the site of the missing root. Once it has integrated with bone, a custom crown is fitted onto it. From the outside it looks and functions like the tooth that was lost.

Why the bone matters more than the gap

The jawbone around a tooth root only stays dense while a root is loading it. Within the first year of losing a tooth, roughly a quarter of the bone width at that site disappears, and it keeps receding slowly after that. This is why a gap left for five years is a harder implant case than a gap left for five months.

Where bone has already been lost, we rebuild the site with a graft either before or at the time of implant placement. A CBCT scan tells us which of these applies before you commit to anything, so the plan and the cost do not change midway.

Immediate placement after extraction

In selected cases — a fractured tooth with intact surrounding bone and no active infection — the implant can be placed in the same appointment as the extraction. This preserves the socket, reduces the total treatment time and avoids a second surgical visit.

It is not appropriate for every case, and we will say so plainly when it is not. An implant placed into an infected or thin site to save a visit is a false economy.

Front teeth are a different discipline

A single implant in the smile zone has to match the neighbouring tooth in colour, translucency, emergence angle and gum contour. That is an aesthetic problem as much as a surgical one, which is why our surgeon and our smile-design lead plan front-tooth implants together.

We shape the gum with a temporary crown during healing so that the final crown emerges from a natural-looking gum line rather than a flat one.

What your treatment journey looks like

  1. Step 1
    Consultation & CBCT

    3D scan of the site, bone assessment and a written plan with the total cost.

  2. Step 2
    Implant placement

    A 30–45 minute procedure under local anaesthesia, usually with a guided surgical stent.

  3. Step 3
    Integration

    Three to four months for bone to fuse to the fixture, with a temporary tooth if it shows.

  4. Step 4
    Final crown

    Digital scan, custom crown, and a bite check so the implant loads correctly.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a single implant cost in Jaipur?

Including the fixture, abutment and crown, a single implant commonly falls between ₹25,000 and ₹60,000 depending on the implant system and crown material. Grafting, if needed, is quoted separately and only after a CBCT scan.

Is an implant better than a bridge?

In most single-tooth cases yes, because it preserves the neighbouring teeth and the bone. A bridge remains a reasonable choice when the adjacent teeth already need crowns for other reasons.

Will anyone be able to tell?

A well-made implant crown in the front of the mouth is generally indistinguishable from a natural tooth. Shade, texture and gum contour are all matched during the temporary phase.

Why this matters for your case

Single Tooth Implant in a hospital setting, not a single chair

Most dental care in Jaipur is delivered from single-chair clinics. The difference shows up when a case needs bone work, sedation, inpatient monitoring or a second speciality on the same day.

Accreditation
NABH-accredited dental hospital
Typical clinicClinic registration only
Inpatient capability
30 beds with an MS-HDU for post-operative monitoring
Typical clinicDay-chair only; complex cases referred out
Specialities under one roof
12 dental specialities, 34 specialists on panel
Typical clinicOne or two dentists, visiting consultants
Surgical setup
In-house operating setup, sedation and general anaesthesia support
Typical clinicLocal anaesthesia procedures only
Diagnostics
In-house OPG, CBCT, pathology lab and pharmacy
Typical clinicExternal radiology and pharmacy referral
Government & PSU empanelment
9 government / PSU panels accepted
Typical clinicUsually none
Clinical volume
50+ OPD patients a day; 1.5 lakh+ treatments completed
Typical clinicLow single-practitioner volume
Costing
Written treatment plan and cost before anything is started
Typical clinicVerbal estimate, revised during treatment
Trust & proof

Who treats you, and what stands behind it

Patients travelling from Jaipur are seen by the specialist whose field the problem sits in — not by whoever is free. Every plan is imaged, written down and costed before treatment begins.

Dr. Amit Sharma
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon · Implantologist

Leads the surgical and implant service — single-tooth to full-arch and zygomatic rehabilitation, impacted third molars, cysts, jaw pathology and facial trauma, all planned on CBCT before surgery.

Dr. Kopal Sharma
Prosthodontist · Smile Design

Handles crowns, veneers, full-mouth rehabilitation and implant prosthetics, designed digitally and milled on the in-house CAD/CAM unit for shade and fit accuracy.

Dr. Deepak Sharma
Endodontist · Microscopic Root Canals

Treats painful, previously failed and calcified canals under a dental operating microscope, including retreatment and apical surgery where a tooth is worth saving.

Meet the full specialist team
Your next step

Get a written plan and cost before you commit

Single Tooth Implant is planned on imaging first, quoted in writing, and carried out by the specialist whose field it sits in. Call the hospital or book online and bring any previous OPG or CBCT with you.

reception@dramitsharmahospital.com