Dental Implants

Dental implants are the best long-term solution to missing teeth for most people. They act as your original tooth did. The implant, which is made of titanium, is fitted in bone where the tooth root would normally be. When fully integrated to the bone, a crown, bridge or denture is then placed over the implant to replace the missing tooth or teeth. This provides not only a strong fixed solution but as with any crown the shape and shade of the tooth can be cosmetically blended into the natural dentition.

They allow people to eat, talk and smile with confidence, knowing that their replacement teeth appear natural, their facial contours are preserved and they are as secure as their natural teeth.

Possible consequences of tooth loss

• Difficulties with biting and chewing
• Teeth tipping into the space created by the lost tooth
• Teeth over erupting from the opposite arch into the space created by the lost tooth
• Changes in facial appearance due to muscle tone reduction and jawbone deterioration
• Loss of confidence due to poor aesthetic of missing teeth

Traditional Methods

Lost teeth can be replaced with traditional methods like bridges, partial dentures or full dentures. These all rely of the remaining teeth or soft tissues that remain.

Dental Implants

• Are the closest possible replacement to natural teeth
• Provide a stable foundation for eating and smiling with confidence
• Remove the need to compromise healthy teeth for a bridge
• Can eliminate the problems caused by ill- fitting dentures
• Help to preserve the jaw bone
• Can help to maintain the shape of your face
• Have been significantly tested and documented for over 30 years
• Have a long term success Rate of over 95% as shown in high quality clinical studies

Dental Implant Placement

• They are small screws that replace the tooth root to support tooth replacements such as a crown or bridge
• They consist of titanium, a metal that the body easily accepts and is totally bio compatible, the bone grows into the ‘thread’ of the implant and forms a solid union
• They are inserted into the jaw bone at Gwynne Dental under local anaesthetic via very gentle procedure

After their placement in the jaw dental implants

• Form a strong bond with the bone called osteointegration, we wait 3 months usually for this to take place
• Are firmly anchored to the bone
• Provide a stable foundation for crowns, bridges or dentures

We offer an implant placement service at Gwynne Dental using the Straumann System. Straumann is a Swiss based company and is the European market leader in implants. It has an extensive research and development arm and provides we feel the very best quality implants you can buy. Many cheaper copy cat systems are on the market today. If you would like more information please ask, all our staff are trained to answer your questions and are happy to help.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Very high levels of aesthetics can be achieved with dental implants.

Implant Retained Dentures

The ‘Gold’ standard. Dentures are stabilised with implants which are used to securely hold the denture in place. The implants are small titanium screws and are inserted in your jaw bone keeping it strong and healthy. Two implants are usually placed to secure a lower denture and three to four to secure an upper denture. You can remove your denture for cleaning and attach it securely in place with no need for denture adhesive.