When you choose dental implants to replace your missing teeth, you choose so much more than an aesthetically appealing smile. At Broadway Dental in Loughton we believe that in most situations dental implants are the ideal solution to tooth loss. They are the only permanent way a dentist can replace those teeth, restoring both natural appearance and function.

Here at our Loughton dental practice, we can use dental implants to replace as many teeth as necessary. They can be used in conjunction with a single crown, a denture, or a dental bridge to create a long-term tooth replacement, which keeps your jaw bone strong and healthy as well as keeping your teeth firmly in your mouth.

The jaw bone starts to resorb when the tooth roots are missing, which is the main cause of loose dentures. Because dental implants are artificial tooth roots that are made from titanium – which is osteoconductive, meaning that new bone material and blood vessels with grow readily around the implants – they are the best way to prevent the problems loose dentures can bring with eating, speaking, and with self-esteem.

Even if you have already experienced some bone loss – perhaps you are struggling with badly-fitting dentures as you read this – the implant team at Broadway Dental in Loughton can help. It is often possible to rebuild the level of jaw bone density prior to placing your dental implants, with either a sinus lift or a bone graft.

If you do require an additional bone grafting procedure, your Loughton dentist will discuss your options during your implant consultation. At this dental implants consultation, your dentist will use CT scans to assess the current level of bone density. They will determine how many dental implants you will need – which will depend on how many teeth we need to replace – and will talk you through all the stages of your treatment.

The majority of patients at our Loughton dental practice only need local anaesthetic for the placement of dental implants. Once the implants are in position they will start to integrate with the bone, and after this integration is complete your permanent new teeth will be attached.