Single Tooth Implant — Downey, CA
One Missing Tooth.
One Permanent Solution.
A titanium implant and custom zirconia crown — placed by UCLA-trained Dr. Henry Qiu using the Vampire Implant Protocol. Indistinguishable from a natural tooth. Built to last 25+ years.
- 4.9 Google Rating
- UCLA-Trained
- Lifetime Zirconia Warranty
Why a single implant
The right answer for one missing tooth.
Four reasons single tooth implants outperform every alternative — bridges, partials, or doing nothing.
Indistinguishable from your other teeth
A custom-shaded zirconia crown is bonded onto the implant. Color-matched to the teeth on either side, contoured to your bite. You'll forget which one it is — and so will your dentist.
Doesn't touch the teeth next to it
A bridge files down two healthy neighboring teeth to anchor a fake one. An implant stands alone in the bone. The teeth that are still healthy stay that way — for life.
Preserves the bone underneath
An empty tooth socket loses 25% of its bone in the first year. An implant stimulates the bone the way a natural root does — preventing the sunken-cheek look that comes with long-term tooth loss.
Built to last 25+ years
Long-term studies show 95–98% implant survival at 10 years. The titanium implant has a 3-year warranty; the zirconia crown carries a lifetime warranty against fracture or wear.
The 5D Smiles Protocol · Technology-forward, biology-first
Built for the bodies other offices turn away.
Diabetics. Smokers. Elder patients with bone loss. Patients told their bone is too thin to support an implant. The five-step protocol below is what lets us say yes when other offices say no — every step powered by your own biology and UCLA-developed surgical tech.
01
Pre-op · Digital plan
CBCT 3D bone plan, before we cut.
Every surgery is mapped on a 3D cone-beam scan of your jaw — bone density, nerve location, sinus position. The plan exists in software before the first drill ever moves. Patients see the plan on screen and sign off in writing.
0.1 mm precision · zero surgical guesswork
02
Start of visit · Your biology
Your blood, your platelets.
A tube of your blood — same kind of draw as a primary-care visit — goes straight into the centrifuge while we prep the surgical site. Twelve minutes later your platelet-rich plasma is concentrated 5–10× above baseline.
Your platelets · driving every healing pathway
03
Implant prep · UV photofunctionalization
UV-activated titanium.
The titanium surface is photofunctionalized under UV light just before placement. This is the protocol that lets us safely place implants in diabetics, smokers, elder patients, and anyone with compromised blood flow that another office turned away.
For: diabetics · smokers · elders · compromised circulation
04
Intra-op · Infection control
UV-activated laser sterilization.
A UV-spectrum laser passes over the surgical site during placement, sterilizing the bone bed and the implant surface in real time. Bacterial load drops before the implant ever seats — no chemical solutions, no contamination window.
Real-time sterilization · no contamination window
05
Placement · No cadaver bone
Bone graft made from your own blood.
If you need a graft (about 1 in 3 patients do), the graft material is bathed in your PRP before placement. No cadaver bone. No donor tissue. No synthetic-only graft. Your body has nothing to reject — everything that goes in came from your biology.
Zero foreign-body reaction risk
Same protocol on every implant — single tooth, All-on-6, full-mouth. No upcharge. No opt-out. No exceptions. This is the only practice in Downey running the full UCLA-developed protocol on every case.
How it works
Four steps. One doctor. Zero surprises.
- 01
$145 consultation and 3D CBCT scan
Forty-five minutes with Dr. Qiu — not a sales coordinator. We map the implant on your scan, verify bone volume, and give you written all-inclusive pricing the same day. Fully refundable when you book.
- 02
Vampire Implant placement (45 minutes)
Surgery happens in our Downey suite under local anesthetic (IV sedation optional). We draw your own blood, spin it down to platelet-rich plasma, and bathe the implant in your growth factors before placement. Back to work the same afternoon for most patients.
- 03
Healing and integration (8–14 weeks)
Bone fuses to titanium. The Vampire Protocol shortens this window by 30%. You wear a temporary crown if the implant is in the smile line. Dr. Qiu checks integration at 2, 6, and 12 weeks.
- 04
Final zirconia crown bonded
Once integration is verified, your custom zirconia crown is bonded onto the implant. Indistinguishable from a natural tooth. The whole appointment takes 90 minutes.
Single tooth vs. bridge
An implant doesn't make two more teeth into victims.
A three-unit bridge requires filing down the two healthy teeth on either side of the gap — turning two intact teeth into anchors for a fake one. Within 10–15 years, those anchor teeth often need root canals or crowns themselves. An implant leaves your other teeth alone. Forever.
Why people wait too long
Every year you wait, the bone disappears.
A missing tooth socket loses about 25% of its bone width in the first year, then 1–2% every year after. The longer you wait, the more grafting you'll need — which adds cost and a 4–6 month delay. The cheapest implant case is the one you book sooner rather than later.
Transparent pricing
Single tooth implants start at $3,500.
Covers consult, 3D CBCT scan, surgery, implant, abutment, and final zirconia crown. No hidden lab fees. Bone graft included if you need one — never extra. Other offices charge $800–$2,500 for the same procedure.
Lifetime
Zirconia warranty
Every zirconia restoration is guaranteed for the rest of your life against fracture, wear, and material defects.
3 years
Implant warranty
If a titanium implant fails within three years, we redo the entire procedure free of charge — no questions, no hidden fees.
Financing for every patient
Millionaire money strategies,made possible by friendship.
The kind of moves usually reserved for ultra-high-net-worth clients. We open them up for our patients through banking relationships built over years.
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$833/mo
$20,000 financed = $833/mo over 24 months — some at 0% APR.
Frequently asked
About single tooth implants
- Starting at $3,500 all-inclusive at 5D Smiles — covers consult, 3D CBCT scan, surgery, implant, abutment, and final zirconia crown. No hidden lab fees, no surprise add-ons. Bone graft included if you need one — never extra (other offices charge $800–$2,500). Most patients qualify for 0% APR financing.
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Your Surgeon
The doctor in the room is the one who does everything.
When you book a consult, you're not meeting a sales coordinator. You're meeting me. I'll personally read your CBCT, draft your treatment plan, and quote your exact price — start to finish.
— Dr. Henry Qiu, DDS
UCLA Implant Faculty & Instructor