Using dental implants to replace your missing teeth

Dental implants give your dentist a permanent way to replace your missing teeth. At The Guildford Dentist we have a skilled team of implantologists who can use implants to replace one, some, or even all of your natural teeth, no matter why you’ve lost them.

dental-implants As well as restoring aesthetic beauty to your smile, dental implants will give you back all the functionality of a natural jaw of healthy teeth. You will once again be able to enjoy eating a healthy diet, including the occasional favourite treat, will be able to speak with clarity and smile with confidence.

Whether missing teeth or slipping dentures have been making your life a misery, choosing dental implants from our Guildford clinic will let you get back to enjoying life.

The dental implants process

The majority of patients at our Guildford dental practice only need local anaesthetic for the placement of implants. Thanks to the intricate planning that your dentist will do prior to implant placement – including using x-rays and CT scans as necessary to help with diagnosis and treatment planning – implant surgery is actually fairly straightforward from a patient’s perspective.

Your dentist will ensure that your implants are perfectly placed to support your new teeth and to withstand all the forces generated by biting and chewing food in just the same way that natural teeth do.

To replace one tooth, your dentist will place a single dental implant and – after a healing period of approximately three months – will attach a crown, which will be colour matched to the natural shade of your teeth.

For the replacement of several or all of the teeth in one or both of your jaws, your dentist will place the required number of implants and may attach a dental bridge or a denture. The good news is that in the majority of cases you will not need as many implants as teeth. Thanks to the positioning and angling of your implants, several teeth can be supported by a few implants – commonly between four and eight dental implants can fully support a full arch of teeth in bridge or denture form.