What are dental implants

Dental implants are metallic cylinders, made of titanium, that are surgically placed into the jaw bone where original teeth once existed. This root like cylinder, the dental implant, acts as a false root allowing a crown or bridge to be placed on top of it just as if it were a natural remaining root and tooth.
The use of dental implants to replace a missing tooth or teeth, unlike conventional crown and bridge work, does not involve the weakening of adjacent teeth by the removal of large amounts of tooth tissue. As adjacent teeth are not involved in the provision of dental implants, additional stresses, which otherwise would have been placed on these adjoining teeth, are avoided and their long- term prognosis, therefore, is much improved.

Dental implant systems
We use Nobel Biocare, Osteocare, Ankylos and Endopore dental implant systems which are all leaders in their field, complementing each other and enabling us to tailor dental implant treatment to the needs of each individual patient. Most patients who are treated with any of these systems should expect life long replacements for their missing teeth.