Do you have difficulty eating the things you like?
You don’t feel you can smile confidently?
Do you have missing teeth, failing crowns or loose dentures?
Dental implants could be the solution you’re looking for.
Why choose dental implants?
There’s nothing quite like your natural teeth for effective biting, chomping and chewing. The first role of dentists is to help you keep your natural teeth healthy, functional and aesthetic for as long as possible
It’s important to be able to eat, chew and smile confidently
Sometimes, however, teeth are lost. This may be due to abscesses, fractures or having old restorations reach the end of their life. This is where dental implants offer a fantastic solution.
Implants are as close as you can get to having a natural tooth back.
8 Reasons to choose dental implants
- Dental implants are secure, not removable
- They are self-supporting, so they don’t put any strain on your other teeth (like bridges and dentures)
- Eat a normal healthy diet confidently and without difficulty
- Speak and smile confidently with teeth that look and feel natural
- Implants last longer than other types of replacement teeth, with 90-95% success at 10 years
- You won’t have gaps. This makes plaque removal easier, which helps you keep your teeth clean and healthy
- It helps to preserve your natural teeth. There’s no need to shave them down as with crowns and bridges
- Implants stimulate and preserve your natural jawbone. This prevents shrinkage after the loss of natural teeth.
What are dental implants?
The implant is a titanium post which is designed and shaped so it can replace a natural tooth root. The implant fuses to the jawbone which creates a strong foundation to support a replacement tooth.
After the implant has fully healed, our dental technician creates a custom-made crown to fit onto your implant. They will design your crown so it matches your other teeth and fits into your bite to give the most natural possible result.
We use a small holding screw to secure the crown in place on the implant, and seal over the small access hole to finish.
We use BioHorizons dental implants. BioHorizons manufacture their implants in America and they are one of the world’s leading manufacturers. They have decades of research and development, so you can be safe in the knowledge that your implant is of the highest quality.
How can we use implants?
1. Single tooth
2. Multiple Teeth
3. Full set of teeth – fixed in place
4. Full set of teeth – securing removable denture
Teeth in a day / Implants in a day
This is sometimes called smile-in-a-day, all-on-4 or all-on-6.
We’ll always make sure you’re not left with gaps at any stage. Even immediately after your treatment, it’s important to be able to smile.
Often, we can fit teeth directly onto your implants at the same appointment we fit your implants. We can do this with single teeth, multiple teeth or a full set of teeth. This means that you can avoid having a removable denture and go straight to a fixed solution.
This isn’t suitable for everybody. We’d usually have a good idea if this is an option following your CT scan, and can plan your treatment to get the best result.