Wildwood Implant Dentist:
Dr. Joseph Shea - General Dentist

Service Areas:

St. Louis - Wildwood - Oakville - Farmington - Belleville, IL

Financial Arrangements:

Our goal is to maximize your insurance benefits and make any remaining balance easily affordable. If you have any questions regarding your insurance benefits, please don't hesitate to call our office at (314) 822-9446 to review your concerns. Our fees are based on the quality of the materials we use and our experience in performing your needed treatment. To facilitate our goals, we have developed the following financial options: Major credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted in our office. If you would like to review our financial arrangement options in advance of treatment, please call (314) 822-9446.

Choose Dental Implants in Wildwood for a Great New Smile!

The idea of dental implants may scare a lot of people. Don't dental implants require painful surgery? Wouldn't a bridge or a denture be a cheaper, less painful procedure? Dr. Joseph Shea in Wildwood hears these questions nearly every day and he has all the answers you need!

Why choose dental implants over a bridge or a denture? A quality dentist like Dr. Shea will explain that dental implants aren't the major dental surgery you might fear, nor are they as expensive as you might think. Dental implants are surgically placed metal anchors in your jaw bone that are connected to natural-looking crowns. They not only look real, they feel real in your mouth and they lead to fewer chewing problems than other alternatives.

Many people in the Wildwood area are good candidates for dental implants. You must have healthy oral tissues and good, strong jawbone ridges to support the metal anchors that will support the implant crown. Once the anchor is placed in the jawbone, a chemical and mechanical bond forms as the jawbone actually grows into the implant.

You've spent enough time postponing your best possible smile. Now's the time for dental implants and the perfect set of teeth! Joseph Shea, St. Louis Prosthodontic Care is the dental implants dentist in Wildwood who can allay all of your fears! Just dial St. Louis Prosthodontic Care or use the online form to request an appointment with Dr. Shea today!

Dental implants are a smart alternative to a dental bridge or a denture. When you find the right implant dentist, like Dr. Shea, your new teeth implants can be less costly and uncomfortable than you might think!

Philosophy:

I am proud of having served patients in Eastern Missouri and Central Illinois for over 24 years. My practice is the only full-time prosthodontic practice with a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics in this area. We accept referrals from discriminating dentists and self-referrals from patients with complex and demanding prosthodontic and esthetic dental needs. You will receive individualized treatment geared towards preserving your teeth for a lifetime.

Benefits:

• Variety of payment options available
• Most insurance carriers accepted
• Handicapped parking and wheelchair accessible
• TMJ and facial pain treatment
• Full-mouth rehabilitation
• Mercury-free tooth-colored fillings and inlays
• Natural-looking crowns, bridges and implant crowns
• Implants - stabilize or eliminate dentures!
• Partial dentures without visible clasps
• Dentures that look great and last

Credentials:

• Great St. Louis Dental Society
• Missouri Dental Association
• American Dental Association
• Past President, Great St. Louis Dental Society
• Fellow, American College of Dentists
• Fellow, American College of Prosthodontics
• University of Michigan School of Dentistry Prosthodontic Training
• Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics

Office Hours:

Location:

Dr. Shea's office is conveniently located on Sunset Office Drive across the street from the IHOP on Watson Road. Take Interstate 270 to Interstate 44 and exit onto Geyer Road.

The doctors at St. Louis Prosthodontic Care are licensed to perform all listed services as general dentists. Our providers are not specialists in family, crowns, gum disease, sedation, prosthodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, cosmetic, whitening, implants or non-specialty interest areas that require specific educational training to advertise this service.

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