Implants

If you are missing one or more teeth and wish to eat your favourite foods, increase your chewing ability, improve your appearance and self - esteem then you are a candidate for dental implants.

In the past dentists would try to keep or replace teeth with treatments such as root canals, bridges or dentures. Unfortunately a significant number of root canal treated teeth fail, bridges require that healthy adjacent teeth are cut down and dentures can often be unstable and require the use of sticky adhesives.

Initially the implant is placed into the jawbone either immediately after the loss of a tooth or after an extended period of time.

If there is insufficient bone various bone enhancement procedures can be performed prior to the implant placement.

After a period of healing - normally 12 weeks - the implant is ready for taking an impression to make the crown that will be attached approximately 2 weeks later.

If you have lost all your teeth implants can be used to support dentures making them feel very secure, you will not need to worry that your denture will move when chewing or socialising.

The placement of an implant is typically completed in less than 1 hour and the post operative discomfort is normally less than that of a tooth extraction.

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