Single-Tooth Dental Implants in Southern Pines, NC

A single implant succeeds or fails on precision — the angle of the post, its depth, its position relative to the nerve and the neighboring roots. At our Southern Pines office, that precision comes from 3D imaging and computer-guided placement, planned before we ever begin. Here’s how the technology translates into a tooth you’ll forget is an implant.

Single Implant

Learn how a single dental implant replaces a missing tooth with a durable, natural-looking solution. This video explains how the implant is placed, how it integrates with the jawbone, and how the final crown restores your smile, chewing ability, and long-term oral health without affecting neighboring teeth.

It starts with a 3D picture of your jaw

Before anything is placed, we capture a cone-beam CT scan of the site. Unlike a flat X-ray, this builds a three-dimensional model of your jaw — bone height and width, the path of the nerve, the floor of the sinus, and the roots of the teeth on either side. That model is the difference between guessing and knowing.

From the scan we plan the implant digitally: the exact position, angle, and depth for the post, chosen to seat it in the strongest available bone and clear every structure around it. The surgery then follows the plan rather than improvising in the chair.

The three parts of the finished tooth

The implant itself is a titanium post that replaces the missing root and integrates with the bone. An abutment connects it to the restoration. A custom zirconia crown, crafted to match your other teeth, completes it. Because the post takes over the root’s job, the bone stays stimulated and doesn’t recede the way it does under an empty gap — and unlike a bridge, nothing is ground down on the neighboring teeth to make it work.

Guided placement — and often the same day

Computer-guided surgery uses the digital plan to place the post exactly where it was mapped. For qualified candidates with adequate bone and healthy tissue, we can extract the tooth if needed, place the implant, and fit a temporary crown in a single visit, so you don’t leave with a visible gap. When the scan shows the site needs grafting first, we stage the treatment and explain the timeline before we start.

A custom zirconia crown from our lab

Once the post has integrated with the bone, the final crown goes on. We capture a digital impression of the integrated implant and our dental laboratory fabricates a custom zirconia crown built to match your surrounding teeth. At a follow-up visit we seat and bond it — a restoration chosen for zirconia’s rare combination of strength and a natural, translucent appearance.

Investment and financing

A single-tooth implant at our Southern Pines office generally runs $3,000 to $6,000 for the complete restoration — implant post, abutment, and lab-crafted zirconia crown. Added steps like an extraction or graft account for movement within that range.

You’ll see the full cost before treatment. We verify insurance benefits, offer monthly payment plans through our financing partner, and provide the O2 Advantage Plan for uninsured patients.

Serving the Sandhills

Convenient to Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, and the wider Moore County and Sandhills region, at 340 Capital Drive in Carthage.
On-site cone-beam 3D imaging and computer-guided placement for accuracy.
Custom zirconia crowns fabricated by our dental lab and seated by the same team.
Benefits verified in advance; the O2 Advantage Plan for uninsured patients.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does 3D imaging matter for one tooth?

Because a single implant has to be placed with millimeter accuracy around the nerve, sinus, and neighboring roots. A 3D cone-beam scan lets us plan the exact position before surgery, which makes placement safer and more predictable than working from a flat X-ray.

What is guided implant surgery?

It means the post is placed following a digital plan built from your 3D scan, rather than freehand. The angle, depth, and position are decided in advance, so the surgery executes a plan instead of making decisions in the moment.

Do I qualify for same-day placement?

Many patients do. It depends on having enough healthy bone and a clean clinical picture at the site. The 3D scan tells us for certain, and we’ll give you a straight answer at the consultation.

How much does a single implant cost in Southern Pines?

The complete tooth — post, abutment, and crown — generally runs $3,000 to $6,000, with the final figure depending on whether an extraction or bone graft is part of your plan.