20 April 2021

Dental Implants

Dental Implants could help replace your missing teeth

Dental Implants could be a great option for you. You maybe missing teeth on either the upper and lower jaw or even both. There maybe many reasons over time why you have lost these teeth. With dental implants this treatment can give you back fuction and smile.
If you would like:

Fixed teeth
Would like to avoid dentures
Teeth should not cover the top of your mouth
To chew and speak comfortably

Options to replace missing teeth.

Removable Denture

Simple and quick solution
Does need to be removed at night
Does cover the top of your mouth
Compromised speech and chewing

Denture supported on Implants

Does require a healing period of 4-6 months
Needs to be removed at night
Implants are placed to help stabalise the denture
Good speech and chewing

Bridge supported on Implants

Can provide stable teeth on the same day
Does not cover the top of your mouth
Does not need to be removed at night
X2 bridges will be provided (temporary and permanent)
Good speech and function

Why are Dental Implants needed?

Once your teeth are lost, the bone in which they are embedded gradually disappears. This is because it is no longer required to support the teeth. The teeth and lost bone are usually replaced by removable dentures or fixed bridges to restore appearance, speech and mastication. As with all man made substitutes for nature’s living tissues, there are drawbacks to artificial appliances. Dentures reduce masticatory efficiency and can suffer from poor retention. On the other hand, bridges involve cutting away healthy teeth in order to provide support.

An alternative method of tooth replacement is to insert implants into the jawbone to support the false tooth or teeth. Such implants may become firmly attached or integrated with the bone and act in a similar manner to a tooth root. If an implant is placed immediately or soon after a tooth is extracted, jawbone is preserved and its further loss prevented. For this reason, it is best not to delay the decision to place implants, as bone will be lost with time which can make the placement of implants more difficult. However, even after considerable bone loss has occurred, it may still be possible to place an implant although additional bone grafting techniques may be required.