Dr. Asmahan Khater provides comprehensive prosthodontic care for patients in Wayne, NJ and the surrounding communities, from a single implant crown to a full-mouth reconstruction, working alongside local specialists at every stage that calls for one.
What Is Prosthodontics?
Prosthodontics is the dental specialty focused on designing and fitting replacements for missing or damaged teeth. It requires an additional, accredited residency beyond dental school, specifically because restoring a full smile, rather than a single tooth, means planning bite alignment, jaw function, and appearance as one connected outcome. Dr. Khater offers complete prosthodontic services for patients in Wayne, NJ who need anything from a single missing tooth replaced to a full rebuild of their bite.
- Dental implants: Implant-supported crowns, bridges, and dentures designed to look, feel, and function like natural teeth, restoring both chewing ability and appearance.
- Full-mouth reconstruction: A coordinated rebuild of all or most of the teeth in both arches, for patients with extensive wear, decay, trauma, or long-term bite problems.
- Dentures: Complete and partial dentures, including implant-retained options for patients who want a more secure, stable fit than a removable denture alone provides.
- Zygomatic implants: A specialized implant option for patients with significant upper jawbone loss who aren’t candidates for conventional implants. treatment
Dental Implants: Coordinated Care
Getting a dental implant is rarely a single procedure done by a single provider, and Dr. Khater’s approach reflects that. As a prosthodontist, she leads the treatment plan, determines where implants need to be positioned to support a functional, natural-looking result, and designs and places the final crowns, bridges, or dentures that attach to them.
Dental Implants: Coordinated Care
Getting a dental implant is rarely a single procedure done by a single provider, and Dr. Khater’s approach reflects that. As a prosthodontist, she leads the treatment plan, determines where implants need to be positioned to support a functional, natural-looking result, and designs and places the final crowns, bridges, or dentures that attach to them.
For the surgical placement of implants, Dr. Khater collaborates with local oral surgeons and periodontists in the Wayne, NJ area. This team-based approach means the specialist most qualified for each phase, surgical placement and prosthetic restoration, is the one handling it, with the treatment plan coordinated between them from the start rather than each phase being planned in isolation.
In addition to her practice in Wayne, Dr. Khater works with oral surgeons at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson to plan and coordinate complex prosthodontic cases. This includes patients with compromised bone that complicates standard implant placement, and patients being restored on zygomatic implants, where the prosthetic plan and the surgical plan need to be worked out together from the beginning.
For patients facing these more complex situations, this hospital-based collaboration means surgical and restorative decisions aren’t made separately and reconciled later; they’re planned as one case by both specialists from the start.
What Are Zygomatic Implants?
Conventional dental implants rely on a certain amount of healthy jawbone to anchor into. For patients who have experienced significant upper jawbone loss, whether from long-term tooth loss, periodontal disease, or prior trauma, there may not be enough bone left to support a standard implant, even after bone grafting.
Zygomatic implants address this differently. Rather than anchoring in the upper jawbone, they’re longer implants that extend up into the zygomatic bone, the cheekbone, which is typically dense and stable even when the jawbone underneath it has deteriorated. This can allow a full arch of replacement teeth to be supported without first undergoing extensive bone grafting and the extended healing time that comes with it.
Zygomatic implants involve a more complex surgical procedure than conventional implants, and not every patient with bone loss is a candidate. Whether this option makes sense depends on an individual’s bone structure and overall case, which is evaluated by the surgical and restorative team together.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a prosthodontist do that a general dentist doesn’t?
A prosthodontist completes an additional, accredited residency focused specifically on replacing and restoring teeth, from a single crown to a full-mouth rebuild. For complex cases involving multiple missing teeth, bite problems, or extensive bone loss, that added training is what allows treatment to be planned as one coordinated outcome instead of a series of separate procedures.
Will Dr. Khater place my dental implants herself?
Implant treatment is a team effort. Dr. Khater designs the treatment plan and restores the implants with the crowns, bridges, or dentures that go on top, and she collaborates with local oral surgeons and periodontists for the surgical placement itself, so each phase of your care is handled by the specialist best suited to it.
What are zygomatic implants and who are they for?
Zygomatic implants are longer implants anchored in the cheekbone (zygoma) rather than the jawbone. They’re generally reserved for patients who have lost too much upper jawbone to support conventional implants and who may not be candidates for bone grafting, offering a way to support a full arch of replacement teeth without waiting for a graft to heal.
Does Dr. Khater treat patients with complex bone loss?
Yes. Through her work at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, Dr. Khater coordinates with oral surgeons on complex cases, including patients with compromised bone and those being restored on zygomatic implants, so surgical and restorative planning happen together rather than separately.
Schedule Your Appointment Today
Ready to improve your bite and love your smile? Schedule your appointment with Dr. Asmahan Khater today! You can fill out our convenient online Appointment Request Form or call our office at (973) 845-6133. Our friendly team is here to help you every step of the way on your journey to a healthier, more beautiful smile.
