Using dental implants, a dentist can give you back so much more than just a beautiful smile. At Broadway Dental in Loughton, we can use implants combined with a bridge, crowns, or dentures to replace anything from one to all of your natural teeth – restoring full functionality to your jaw.

Dental implants are small titanium screws that replace the root portions of one or more missing teeth. A dentist places them in direct contact with your jaw bone in a minor operation, which we can carry out under local anaesthetic or conscious sedation here at our modern Loughton dental practice. After a healing period, crowns, a denture, or a dental bridge are then attached on top.

Implants are the only way your dentist can replace the roots of teeth, and the only permanent tooth replacement option. When tooth roots are missing for some time, the jaw bone is likely to start shrinking back. This can make the future placement of dental implants more complex (although by no means impossible) and is the primary reason that traditional dentures become loose.

Loose dentures bring with them a host of problems: difficulty speaking clearly, difficulty eating anything but soft foods, and a negative impact on your confidence if you fear your dentures could fall out.

By choosing dental implants, you can avoid or alleviate all of these common denture woes. They help to prevent bone loss and hold your teeth firmly in place at all times.

• After successful implant treatment you will enjoy:
• The ability to eat whatever you want
• The ability to speak and smile confidently
• No more anxiety about your teeth falling out.

Patients who have experienced bone loss

At our Loughton dental practice, our skilled implant team can help patients who have already suffered bone loss. Depending on your needs we may recommend a bone graft or sinus lift prior to implant placement. This will maximise the chances of your implants’ success.

When you come to our Loughton clinic for your initial dental implants consultation, your dentist will use scans and x-rays to assess your current level of bone density.