It is a fantastic option to replace a missing tooth/teeth without using any of the other teeth for support. A Crown, Bridge or Denture can then be placed on top of the Implant. It is important to maintain your teeth and Implants by visiting the hygienist regularly.
Implants are a safe, well-established treatment. It’s probably true to say that implants, much like natural teeth, will last for as long as you care for them. It is important to have regular check ups and see the hygienist to help with the maintenance.
If you don’t look after your implants they will develop a coating similar to what you get on neglected natural teeth. Left untreated, this can lead to gum infection, bleeding, soreness and general discomfort.
Yes. You can have any number of teeth replaced with implants – from one single tooth to a complete set.
It depends on the condition of the bone in your jaw. We will arrange for a number of special tests to find out the amount of bone still there. If there is not enough, or if it isn’t healthy enough, it may not be possible to place implants without grafting bone into the area first.
Placing an implant is often easier than taking a tooth out and is usually done using a simple local anaesthetic. You will not feel any pain at the time but, just like after an extraction, you may feel some discomfort during the week after the surgery.
We will be able to give you a rough time scale of the length of the procedure, but it does depend on how many implants are being placed and whether any bone grafting needs to be done. Usually the false teeth are fitted 3 to 4 months after the implants are put in.
We will give you instructions on how to look after your implant. They may give you some painkillers after the surgery – or make sure you have some at home – to take over the next few days if you need them.
After your implants have been placed, the bone in your jaw needs to grow onto them and fuse to them. This usually takes a few months. Sometimes the implants may be stable enough when they are placed for the false teeth to be fitted sooner than this.
Yes, if you don’t care for them well enough. You can get ‘peri-implantitis’, just like gum disease but affecting your implants. We generally don’t place dental implants in people who are smokers.
Most teeth attached to implants can only be fitted and removed by the dentist. However, if you have removable dentures attached to the implants, you’ll be able to take them out for cleaning.
Most implants look exactly like natural teeth.
If you have a single tooth missing, you will need an implant to support it. If you have a number of teeth missing, and these are next to each other, you could still have one implant for each tooth. Or you may find that, if you have two or more implants, they may be able to support more than one tooth each.
We carry out all implant procedures at the practice. We have a Mr Amit Patel with an MSc in Implantology who can place the implant and then make the crown, bridge or dentures for you.
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