Dental implants offer you the opportunity of having false teeth which will feel similar to your own. Implants can be used to replace missing teeth without the need to drill into the adjacent healthy teeth and they also help preserve the jaw bone. Dentures (especially in the lower jaw) retained by implants are considerably firmer and more functional than those retained otherwise.
A dental implant is often the best way to replace a missing tooth, to both look and feel like the original tooth. A dental implant is a tooth root made from titanium, shaped like a screw and placed under the gum into the jaw bone. The implant is used to help secure crowns, bridges and dentures in the mouth creating a permanent support for replacement teeth.
If you decide not to have implants, then you may consider alternative forms of treatment for tooth replacement. These will include dentures or bridges or accepting the spaces. The consequences of not having the teeth replaced will also be explained to you.
You can get further information about implants from the internet. Useful websites are those of the Association of Dental Implantology.
BDS, MCGDent, MSc Implant dentistry
Daniel graduated with a Bachelors of Dental Science degree from the University of Bristol in 2009. Through his studies, Daniel has gained extensive knowledge and clinical experience in all aspects of implant dentistry but has a special interest in bone augmentation including bone grafting and preservation. He completed his MSc in Dental Implantology at the University of Bristol in 2021 with distinction. Daniel is a member of the College of General Dentistry, the International Team for Implantology and the Association of Dental implantology.
In addition to implant dentistry, Daniel is an expert general and cosmetic dentist and was a finalist in the young dentist of the year competition.
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