Dr. Il Won Chang, DDS
Board certified prosthodontist. Full mouth rehabilitation and implant dentistry.
Dr. Il Won Chang is a board certified prosthodontist in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, specializing in full mouth rehabilitation, dental implants, All-on-X treatment, crowns, veneers and complex restorative dentistry.
His approach combines advanced prosthodontic training, digital dentistry and an engineering background to solve complex restorative and implant problems with precision.
- Board Certified Prosthodontist
- Prosthodontist
- Tufts Prosthodontics Faculty
- Engineering Background
- Digital Dentistry
Advanced prosthodontic care.
Dr. Chang is a prosthodontist focused on restoring patients with complex dental needs, including damaged, worn, failing or missing teeth.
Clinical focus
- Full mouth rehabilitation
- Full mouth reconstruction
- Dental implants
- All-on-X and full-arch implant rehabilitation
- Implant-supported crowns and bridges
- Esthetic crowns
- Porcelain veneers
- Rehabilitation of severely worn dentitions
- Restoration of lost vertical dimension
- Complex restorative treatment planning
- Digital restorative dentistry
- Implant treatment planning
- Complex second opinions
For patients who have been told that they require extensive dental treatment, multiple implants or reconstruction of most of their teeth, Dr. Chang approaches the mouth as one coordinated system rather than treating each tooth independently.
Treatment planning considers function, esthetics, tooth position, implants, occlusion, facial appearance and long-term maintainability.
Full mouth rehabilitation in East Bridgewater.
Full mouth rehabilitation, also described as full mouth reconstruction, restores most or all of the teeth under a single plan rather than repairing them one at a time.
It is considered when severely worn teeth, multiple missing teeth, failing crowns and bridges, extensive decay, fractured teeth, bite collapse, failing dental implants or a long history of previous dentistry have started to affect the mouth as a whole. Cases like these usually need several procedures coordinated in an order decided in advance, rather than one single treatment.
The finished result is defined first, and the sequence is worked back from it, so the height, position and appearance of the teeth can be reviewed and tested before anything irreversible begins.
Dental implants and All-on-X treatment.
Dr. Chang's prosthodontic focus covers both the planning and the prosthetic reconstruction of implant patients: single implant crowns, implant bridges, fixed full-arch implant restorations, and the All-on-X approach that carries a whole arch of teeth on a small number of implants. All-on-4 is the most commonly searched name for the same idea.
How the surgical and restorative stages are divided depends on the case and on how those responsibilities are arranged for that patient. What does not change is that the finished teeth are planned first and the implant positions are worked back from them.
Not every patient is a candidate for full-arch implant treatment. Selection depends on anatomy, the teeth that remain, bone volume and quality, esthetic requirements, general health, functional demands and long-term prognosis, and it follows an examination and 3D imaging rather than a general rule.
Crowns, veneers and esthetic reconstruction.
Restorative treatment here ranges from a single ceramic crown to the rebuilding of an entire smile: esthetic crowns, porcelain veneers, replacement of failing older restorations, and the larger esthetic rehabilitations that follow years of wear.
Appearance and function are planned together. A veneer on a worn front tooth still has to survive the way the jaw moves, so the bite is assessed before the design is settled rather than afterwards.
No cosmetic result can be guaranteed in advance. What can be offered is a plan you see before it is made, and a straight account of what each material will and will not do.
Teaching the next generation of prosthodontists.
Dr. Chang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he teaches in the postgraduate program. The dentists he teaches are themselves completing advanced specialty training in prosthodontics.
He completed his own advanced prosthodontic residency at Tufts, and received the Excellent Achievement in Prosthodontics award during that residency.
He is a Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics, certified in April 2026. Board certification is a voluntary process. It requires examination beyond the specialty residency itself, and it has to be maintained.
He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery at Indiana University School of Dentistry.
Prosthodontist, engineer and inventor.
Before becoming a dentist, Dr. Chang studied Engineering Sciences at Tufts University. That background continues to influence how he approaches complex restorative dentistry: defining the problem, measuring the available information, digitally modeling possible solutions and executing a reproducible treatment plan.
As a clinician, educator, engineer and inventor, he has a particular interest in applying digital technology and artificial intelligence to improve treatment planning and the delivery of complex prosthodontic care.
That interest is a direction of work rather than a feature of your appointment. The equipment actually in the building is listed on the practice technology page.
Digital technology for complex dentistry.
The goal is not technology for its own sake. Digital tools allow complex treatment to be visualized, measured, planned and communicated before irreversible treatment begins.
In practice that means intraoral scanning instead of impression trays, cone beam 3D imaging where implants are being planned, clinical photography, virtual restorative design, computer-aided design and manufacture of restorations, coordination between the surgical and restorative stages, and 3D printing where the case calls for it.
Prosthodontic care for the South Shore.
Dr. Chang practices in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and treats patients from communities throughout the South Shore. The office is on 567 N Bedford St, a short drive from most of the towns between Brockton and the coast.
Patients travel here from East Bridgewater, Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Abington, Brockton, Hanson, Halifax, Pembroke, Rockland, Hanover, Weymouth, Braintree and Quincy.
Complex second opinions are part of the clinical focus listed above, so a treatment plan made somewhere else is a reasonable reason to come in.
Common questions.
What is a prosthodontist?
A prosthodontist is a dentist who completes advanced specialty education focused on restoring and replacing teeth, including complex crowns, bridges, dental implants, dentures and full mouth rehabilitation.
What type of dentist should I see for a full mouth reconstruction?
Patients requiring reconstruction of multiple teeth may benefit from evaluation by a prosthodontist because prosthodontic specialty training focuses on complex restorative treatment, replacement of missing teeth, implants, esthetics and occlusion.
Who provides full mouth rehabilitation in East Bridgewater?
Dr. Il Won Chang is a prosthodontist in East Bridgewater whose clinical focus includes full mouth rehabilitation, full mouth reconstruction, dental implants, All-on-X treatment, crowns, veneers and complex restorative dentistry.
Does Dr. Chang provide All-on-X dental implant treatment?
Yes. Full-arch implant rehabilitation and All-on-X treatment are among Dr. Chang's areas of clinical focus. An examination and diagnostic evaluation are necessary to determine whether full-arch implant treatment is appropriate for an individual patient.
How do I know whether I am a candidate for dental implants?
Candidacy is decided by examination rather than by a general rule. Bone volume and quality, gum health, the position of nerves and sinuses, medical history, habits such as grinding, and the job the finished tooth has to do all affect the answer.
Should a worn front tooth be treated with a crown or a veneer?
That depends on how much healthy tooth structure remains. A veneer covers the front surface of a structurally sound tooth. A crown covers the whole tooth and is used when a large amount of structure has been lost, cracked or previously filled.
What happens when teeth wear down and the bite collapses?
As enamel is lost the teeth get shorter and the resting distance between the jaws is reduced, which dentists call lost vertical dimension. Rebuilding it means restoring the worn teeth to a planned height rather than repairing them one at a time.
What can be done about failing crowns and bridges?
Older crowns and bridges can fail through decay at the margin, fracture, loss of a supporting tooth or a change in the bite around them. Treatment starts by finding why the restoration failed, because replacing it without addressing the cause tends to repeat the result.
Does Dr. Chang use digital dentistry?
Yes. Dr. Chang incorporates digital scanning, 3D imaging, virtual treatment planning, CAD/CAM and other digital technologies when appropriate for restorative and implant treatment.
How much is a prosthodontic consultation?
A comprehensive prosthodontic consultation is $250, and it is credited toward the cost of treatment if you accept a treatment plan within one month of the appointment. It is a diagnostic visit rather than a commitment: an examination, a review of your history and any previous dentistry, and a discussion of which options are realistic.
How much does a dental implant cost?
A complete single tooth dental implant, including the implant, the abutment and the crown, typically costs $4,500 to $6,500. Additional procedures such as bone grafting or an extraction are quoted separately and affect the final cost.
How much does full mouth rehabilitation cost?
Comprehensive full mouth rehabilitation typically ranges from $25,000 to $70,000 or more, depending on how many teeth require treatment and whether dental implants are involved.
These are the figures treatment usually falls between, published so that a range is available before an appointment rather than after one. They are not a quote. What a specific case costs is set by what the examination and imaging find, and by the plan that follows from it. Fees reviewed August 2026.
Professional profiles.
The first two are published and maintained by other organisations, so they are independent of this website. The last is published by Dr. Chang himself.
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine faculty directory
Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.
- Dental Associates practice profile
Clinical focus, training and residency award.
- Clinical case gallery on Instagram
Completed cases, published by Dr. Chang.
Start with a consultation.
Complex dental problems often have more than one possible solution. A prosthodontic consultation is an opportunity to understand the available options and develop a comprehensive treatment plan before deciding how to proceed.