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A dental implant is a small titanium cylinder that is gently placed into the bone of your jaw to act like the root of a tooth supporting a crown, bridge or perhaps a special custom-made denture. If you have a gap in your smile, dental implants could be the dental treatment you need to restore your confidence.

How do dental implants work?

Whether you have a single missing tooth or no teeth left at all, a dental implant based treatment can provide a long term solution to allow you to eat and smile without a care.

Dental implants have been available for many years and scientific studies have shown that the long term success of dental implants is extremely high. For many patients, dental implants are the gold standard dental treatment and offer the ideal solution for their dental needs.

Am I suitable for Dental Implants?

Like any advanced dental treatment, the success of dental implants depends on it being the best treatment for your particular needs. That is why it is so important that your case is comprehensively assessed prior to embarking on treatment.
Your general health, whether you smoke, the health of your mouth and remaining teeth, any medication that you take, and the amounts of bone available at the site for the proposed implant – all these factors are important when judging the potential success of advanced dentistry.

It is true to say that a person who is fit and well, who is a non smoker and who has an optimum amount of quality bone at the proposed implant site is more likely to find that an implant based solution is best for them. It is also true though, that many people who have illnesses, who smoke or who have less than ideal bone, can also benefit from implants too. That is why your individual case assessment is so important.