Maintaining Your Vitality Teeth®
Care That Doesn’t End When
You Get Your New Implant Teeth
The long-term success of your full-arch implant teeth depends on consistent care and maintenance for years to come.
Post-Surgery Home Instructions for Dental Implants
Promote healing and protect your new implants.
Soft Diet Only
Rinse with Mouthwash
Avoid Waterpik for 2 weeks
Post-Surgery Recall Appointments
Stay ahead of problems and ensure the long-term success of your implants.
Your first follow-up appointment will take place 7 days after surgery to monitor your initial healing progress. Based on your recovery, Dr. Saltman, our Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, will determine the timing of your subsequent checkups.
Your final follow-up with Dr. Saltman typically takes place 8–10 weeks after surgery to assess the integration of your implants with your jawbone. Once successful integration is confirmed, you’ll be ready to begin the next stage of your journey toward your final teeth.
Cleaning & Maintenance Appointments
Stay ahead of problems and ensure the long-term success of your implants.
Schedule Every 3–4 Months
Professional Cleaning
Annual X-ray
Unlike many implant centers where care ends with the delivery of your final teeth, at Vitality Teeth®, we believe long-term maintenance and professional cleaning are essential to protecting your investment and keeping your implants and teeth healthy, functional, and beautiful for years to come.
REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL
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3–4 professional cleanings per year
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Prosthesis removed and cleaned outside the mouth (screw-retained only)
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Bite check every visit
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Yearly panoramic X-ray to monitor bone levels
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Nightly bite guard wear
We hold you to this because we want your results to last a lifetime, not because we want more visits
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Same doctors seeing you for decades
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Strict protocol means fewer redos
Daily Home Care
Simple steps you can take daily to protect your Vitality Teeth for the long run.
Brush Gently Twice Daily
Alcohol-Free Mouthwash
Waterpik Every Night
Clean Your Tongue
Avoid Smoking
Wear Your Bite Guard Nightly
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Your Maintenance Plan, In Detail
3–4 cleanings/year, prosthesis cleaning, bite checks, yearly panoramic X-ray, night guard.
Team's Philosophy
Longevity and Vitality – How Full Mouth Dental Implants Improve Health, Wellbeing, and Happiness
”The mouth is the gateway to health and happiness.“
Part of Your Longevity, Not Just Your Smile
At Vitality, We believe your mouth is the gateway to lifelong health. Functional teeth do more than chewing: they support your nutrition, appearance, confidence, and ultimately your quality of life.
But beyond restoring chewing function and appearance, our focus is deeper: your longevity.
We treat implant care as part of a broader health philosophy, one built to preserve what truly matters as you age:
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Your independence
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Your vitality
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Your emotional and social well-being
Research shows that quality of life and meaningful human connection are two of the strongest predictors of long-term well-being. That's part of why we hold ourselves to a strict maintenance protocol, and why we collaborate with a longevity-focused physician as part of our broader commitment to your health.
more than help you chew — We practice implant dentistry as part of a longevity medicine philosophy — not just to repair what’s broken, but to preserve
that BOTH maintaining quality of life and frequent, meaningful are powerful predictors of overall well-being. That’s why we don’t just restore your teeth — we help you preserve your health, happiness, and the connections that matter most.