Replace one missing tooth with an implant and a natural-looking crown.
Replace one missing tooth with an implant and a natural-looking crown.
A single dental implant replaces one missing tooth with a titanium post and a ceramic crown, without touching the teeth next to it. At L'Oris in São Paulo, Brazil, it usually takes two short trips, a few months apart.
3D CT scan and guided implant placement
Bone graft or sinus lift when it's needed
Final crown designed and planned digitally
Usually two trips, timing set in your plan
Video check-ins between your two trips
You smoke, have uncontrolled diabetes or take bone medication. It doesn't rule you out, but it changes the plan.
A typical plan. Your written plan sets the exact days before you book.
Brazil's dental council (CRO) doesn't allow published prices. Your written plan lists each item and its cost, sent privately by email.
Video consultation and written plan · Exam and 3D CT scan · Implant and guided placement · Final ceramic crown · Follow-up by video
Extraction · Bone graft or sinus lift · Temporary tooth
Flights and hotel · Meals and local transport · Brazil e-Visa fee · Travel insurance
3D CT scan: measures bone before surgery.
Guided placement: sets the implant's exact position.
Nobel Biocare implants: lot numbers recorded in your file.
Mild swelling for a day or two is common. Less often, an implant doesn't bond with the bone; your history and CT scan are reviewed first to lower that risk.
U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens need an e-Visa for Brazil. Apply online 3–4 weeks before you travel.
Most international flights land at Guarulhos (GRU), about an hour away. Congonhas (CGH) is 15 minutes from the clinic.
Campo Belo, Moema and Itaim Bibi are close to the clinic, with hotels and short-term rentals.
International wire transfer or major credit cards. Terms are in your written plan.
A cool mountain town near São Paulo, made for resting.
A slow, historic coastal town for the quiet days after treatment.
An island escape a few hours from São Paulo great for unwinding.
It starts before you fly. You send photos and any X-rays or CT scans you have, and we review your case on a video call in English. In São Paulo, we take a 3D CT scan, plan each implant digitally, and place it, often with a surgical guide, under local anesthesia or sedation. After healing, we place the final crown or bridge. Treatment usually takes 3 to 5 appointments, split over two trips.
Most implant cases need two trips. On the first, we place the implant; then the bone needs a few months to bond with it before the final crown goes on during the second trip. Each surgery appointment takes about 90 minutes. The number of days you spend in São Paulo depends on your case and is set in your written treatment plan before you book flights.
Most people return to light activities a day or two after surgery. Swelling and tenderness usually peak around day two or three and fade over the following week. You'll eat soft foods for a few days and follow the written aftercare instructions we give you. Full healing of the implant into the bone takes a few months, which happens at home before your second visit.
Brazil has a regulated dental profession: every dentist must be licensed by a regional dental board, which in São Paulo is CRO-SP. Safety comes down to the same things it does at home: a licensed implant dentist, a 3D scan before surgery, sterile protocols, and a clear follow-up plan. Dra. Cristina, who leads our implant cases, has post-doctoral training in implant dentistry at Fundecto-USP.
Ask for the dentist's full name and CRO number, then look them up on the CRO-SP or Federal Dental Council (CFO) website, which shows whether the license is active and which specialties are registered. Our dentists are Dra. Cristina Peixoto Soares Gavaldão, CRO-SP 63483, and Dra. Eloisa Peixoto Soares Ueno, CRO-SP 68982. You speak with them directly, in English.
Your care continues after the flight home. You get a follow-up schedule with video check-ins and can message the dentists who treated you directly. If something needs to be seen in person, we coordinate with a dentist near you and share your records, imaging, and treatment plan. Your second trip, for the final crown or bridge, is planned in advance.
Three photos of your smile are enough to start.
The dentist reviews your case herself and replies within 2 business days, in English.