With dental implants, a dentist can restore much more than just a beautiful, natural-looking smile. At Broadway Dental in Loughton our skilled implantology team can use implants to replace one, some, or even all of your natural teeth.
The benefits of dental implants
There are many benefits of using dental implants to replace missing teeth when compared with traditional bridgework and dentures. Two of the key points to remember if you are considering your tooth replacement options is that implants are the only permanent tooth replacement option – they can last a lifetime if you take good care of them and visit the hygienist and dentist regularly – and they are the only way to replace tooth roots.
When teeth are missing it’s not just the visible crowns that are lost, but the roots beneath too. Without the roots in place, the jaw bone starts to resorb, shrinking back and losing much of its density, which makes placing dental implants at a later date more complex.
Dental implants are, in essence, bionic tooth roots. They are small titanium posts or screws that make direct contact with your jaw bone, helping to prevent bone loss and enabling new bone material to grow around and over their structure, providing a firm anchor for your new teeth.
At our Loughton dental practice we can use implants combined with crowns, a bridge, or dentures to replace the required number of teeth. Whichever option you need, your implants will hold your teeth firmly in place at all times, enabling you to eat a full, balanced diet, to speak and to smile with confidence, with none of the problems associated with traditional dentures.
When you come into our Loughton clinic for a consultation with an implant dentist, they will perform a detailed examination, including using x-rays and scans to check your level of bone density. If you require additional work to rebuild that density (for example, if you’ve worn traditional dentures for years) we can carry out sinus lifts and bone grafts here at the clinic.
Dental implants are usually placed under local anaesthetic at our Loughton dental practice.