Not a general dentist with a weekend course. A board-certified prosthodontist who has spent a career rebuilding what other people gave up on.
You have probably been told this is complicated. That it will take years, cost a fortune, or simply cannot be done.
Usually that is not a verdict on your mouth. It is a verdict on the tools available to whoever was looking at it.
Most implant failures are not surgical failures. They are planning failures, and planning is the entire discipline a prosthodontist trains three extra years to do.
Most implant cases pass through three or four sets of hands. Here, they don’t.
Dr. Nahlah has practised dentistry since 2003, moving to Northern Virginia in 2013 to focus entirely on prosthodontics: esthetic dentistry, implant dentistry, full-mouth rehabilitation and smile makeovers.
In 2013 the American Board of Prosthodontics awarded him Diplomate status, the most prestigious credential in the field. He holds hospital privileges at Inova Fairfax, the only Level 1 trauma hospital in Northern Virginia.
He has published in national and international scientific journals, lectures on smile design and dental implants, and teaches hands-on courses for other dentists. That is the kind of work that tends to bring the difficult cases to his door.
A cone-beam scan shows the bone we actually have to work with. You leave knowing whether you are a candidate, what it costs, and how long it takes.
The final teeth are designed before a single implant is placed. You approve the result in advance rather than hoping for it.
Implants are placed through a surgical guide built from your scan, under sedation if you want it. Many patients leave the same day with fixed teeth.
Once healing is complete the definitive teeth go in, shaped, shaded and bite-balanced by the same specialist who planned them.
My smile held me back. That’s behind me now.
A consultation includes the 3D scan and a straight answer about what your case actually needs, before you commit to anything.