CASE 8 – Full upper set of teeth

Mr K from Crook born 1940

This patient referred himself to CDIC following one of our patient information evenings. He wore a full upper denture and had only seven teeth remaining in his lower jaw. He requested a complete set of teeth that replicated those he had had many years ago, he did not wish to continue wearing his full upper denture. Ten implants were placed in Mr K’s upper jaw and a twelve unite bridge was fitted onto these. In his lower jaw three implants were placed either side and these supported linked crowns. Research has now shown that it is not always necessary to use so many implants and in many cases CDIC now uses only six fixtures in the upper jaw and only two fixtures either side in the lower jaw

Mirror view of the biting surfaces of Mr K’s upper teeth	Note how the new teeth look as though they emerge naturally from the gums.

The all important new smile that cannot fall out.

Mr K wrote to CDIC telling us to tell people that dental implants can bring a smile back into their life as it certainly had for him.

The cost of Mr K’s treatment if it had been carried out today would be £13,500 to replace all the teeth in his upper jaw and £8500 to replace his six lower teeth.