CASE 3 - Multiple upper anterior teeth

Mrs M from Marton born 1960

Mrs M had lost many of her upper teeth at a very young age and had persevered with dentures since then. She was referred to CDIC by her own dentist as she wanted her life to be as normal as possible. Mrs M was reluctant to smile and when she did she covered her mouth with her hand, she did not like eating certain foods in public and wanted to be able to do things like scuba diving without having to worry that her teeth might fall out or break.

Four dental implants were placed in the front of Mrs M’s mouth and one either side behind her first premolar teeth and these were restored with all ceramic crowns to give a very life like appearance.

Mrs M’s mouth prior to implant treatment.	The finished result showing good soft tissue contours.

A wonderful smile that Mrs M is no longer afraid to show

Mrs M’s treatment was complicated due to the length of time that her teeth had been missing. Over this time period a large volume of bone had been lost and there was insufficient bone to carry out dental implant treatment. It was therefore necessary during the placement of the four anterior implants to graft bone into the surgical site. Her upper left posterior implant site was not suitable for implant placement and this was augmented and left to mature for six months before it was possible to place an implant in this position. This delayed the finished result but Mrs M was more than willing to wait this short period of extra time to have her the rest of her life changed.

The cost of Mrs M’s treatment if it had been carried out today would be £12,000.