Why Choose Dr. Sutor?

We here at Periodontics & Dental Implant Center are proud to have a wide range of occupations, nationalities, and personalities that describe the patients in our practice. Coaches, teachers, moms, professors, students, retired, celebrities, dads, etc...all choose to have their dental health care needs taken care of by our experienced doctor and team. We thought we'd share some of the reasons they've told us that they've come and stayed!

"Everyone is always extremely warm and welcoming as well as professional at all times. Dr. Sutor is awesome and his staff is the best in the business!" David G.

"I'm very comfortable and always treated with the utmost courtesy and professionalism. I really like the e-mail contact option of communicating. Most assuredly, I would refer anyone to Dr. Sutor's with the highest recommendation." Pasty H.

"I feel like the benefit that was greatest to me was that I have better overall dental health. I can't tell the difference between my implant and my natural tooth. I plan to repeat my procedure again next year for the other side of my mouth."
Simon L.

"The dental implants Dr. Sutor did for me have given me my smile back. I feel more confident and comfortable then I have felt in years!" Linda L.

"The greatest benefit to having these implants is that they feel like normal teeth. I can't say enough good things about it and I will continue to tell others to come here and have this treatment done if needed because it really does change your life for the better." Drew W.

"I feel better about myself. As far as I'm concerned, Dr. Sutor is the best. I wouldn't go to anyone else." Sandy I.


Professionalism, Compassion, Experience, Life Changing Investment...visit us on the web at www.sutordds.com, or call us at 333-4550 to begin your story with us.

Raising the Bar with Technology

Periodontics & Dental Implant Center of Southern Indiana - Dr. Mark Sutor continues to stay at the forefront in dentistry always delivering the highest quality of service and results to our patients. We do that by keeping informed on the most up-to-date advanced techniques and equipment available. A few years ago, we raised the bar once again, with the addition of our cutting edge Pro Max 3D CT scan. It is a type of x-ray which produces high quality 3-D images of a patients upper and lower jaw, bone density, and associated structures and anatomy. This scan enables an implant surgeon to see these images quickly and use the information in preparing an implant treatment plan for a patient.

No longer do patients have to go to a radiology center for CT scan of the jaw, we can do it right here in our office. It delivers 3D images for the most accurate in office measuring capabilities of x-ray to date. This enables Dr. Sutor to precisely measure the height and width of bone prior to surgery. It allows us to locate bone structure and anatomy such as nerves, sinuses, etc... inside jaw bones with greater precision than ever before. Many times patients can have this scan taken right here in our facility on the same day as their initial consultation with results in minutes. One concern we had about referring patients out for scans is that some technicians are not trained specifically for dental scans, so the information may not be quite as accurate as we would like.

This Pro Max 3D CT scan significantly reduces the effective patient radiation dose and has less radiation then that of multiple dental x-rays. This additional imaging can allow us to develop the best implant and maxillofacial solution and treatment plan for you. This type of scan allows Dr. Sutor to evaluate your bone and gum tissue for a more definitive diagnosis and thus a better surgical outcome.

Before undergoing a CT scan, you will be asked to remove items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, jewelry, hairpins or any other objects around your head and neck that might contain metal. This would include dentures and removable bridges. This is because metal objects can cause streaks to appear on the image and undermine its readability and accuracy. Anyone having any kind of radiographs is carefully shielded with the use of lead aprons covering all non-targeted areas.

Our cost falls right in line with the average for our area. Insurance codes for a CT scan are available. My qualified financial team will be happy to work with you to submit all pertinent information on your behalf in order to do everything we can to get coverage for you.

Many patients wonder if a CT scan is an uncomfortable or painful experience at all like being placed in a tube or a chamber and it is not! Unlike a conventional CT scanner that sometimes requires a patient to lie on their back and be pulled through a “tunnel like” machine, you stand or sit comfortably with the machine surrounding just your head and mouth area in an open air environment.

Use of this dental CT scan is just one more way Dr. Sutor continues to raise the bar in dentistry here in Southern Indiana.

We are always accepting new patients and look forward to helping you improve your life today! 812-333-4550 or check us out on the web through our website www.sutordds.com, or on facebook, twitter and You Tube.

Dental Implants Like Legos?

Recently I read an article in Dear Doctor, a patient education magazine, written by dental professionals.

The article talked about how crowns attached to implants and they used the phrase dental implants - dental legos due to the fact that there are a few different parts and pieces that go into having a dental implant procedure and the fact that implant components are designed to disassemble if necessary for easy maintenance or repair. We have patient's come into our practice all the time that are unsure of just what a dental implant is, or if it is one piece with the crown or how does it all fit together, so we will clarify today!

Think of a dental implant as a replacement tooth root or the foundation. An implant is surgically placed in the bone of the jaw to which the bone will over a very short time period fuse to the surface of and it then becomes essentially a part of the jaw. All of this happens below the gumline. After the implant has healed a sufficient amount of time, an abutment or short post which has a screw going through it is then inserted into the implant itself since it is hollow. The abutment is then tightened down to a certain predefined force so that it should not come loose unless a special tool is used by your surgeon or general dentist to loosen it. Your crown then, the esthetic part of the tooth, that can be seen above the gumline, is cemented or screwed into place depending on what your dentist decides is best for your oral situation.

Dentistry has come so far and the process of having a dental implant placed should be a safe, predictable procedure now a days if done with an experienced dental team including the dental surgeon, general dentist and lab technician. Dr. Sutor has done over 5,000 implants over the course of his career, so rest assured you are in the most experienced hands in Southern Indiana.

Dr. Sutor believes so strongly in the ability for dental implants to improve your life and health that he has generously offered his implant consultations at no charge to you the patient. Just log onto our website at www.sutordds.com and request an appointment or call us at 812-333-4550. We look forward to being a part of improving your life today!