Uses of implants

Dental implants can be used in almost any situation to provide the strongest possible platform for the replacement of missing teeth. Here are a few common situations where dental implants can help to restore your smile

Single Tooth Replacement

Unlike bridges and dentures, implants more closely mimic natural teeth in appearance, feel and function.

Unlike a conventional three-unit bridge used to replace a single tooth, the healthy adjacent teeth do not have to be modified to support the bridge.

This lady had been without a front tooth for many years. She had been wearing a denture. A dental implant was placed with bone grafting. The implant abutment was then connected 8 weeks after the implant placement.

Replacing Bridges

Implants are so strong that they can be used to permanently replace your bridge.

Retaining or replacing dentures

Implants can be used to retain dentures which will stop your dentures from moving. This can be incredibly useful if your dentist has been unable to make a set of dentures which does not move. Implants can also be used to do away with dentures all together and return you to fixed teeth again. So if you are fed up with your dentures and have to always watch what you can eat, avoiding tough food, then denture free implants can be a great solution. Just imagine being able to bite into a crisp apple or eat a raw carrot! Many dentures have unsightly clips on existing teeth which can now be eliminated with dental implants.

This lady came with a very loose upper and lower denture. Four implants were used to fix her lower. Any denture, big or small, can now be replaced with dental implants. This will allow you to chew all of your favourite foods with no food escaping under the denture.

Replacing unstable or infected teeth

If existing teeth are becoming a liability and your dentist is unable to reliably fix the problem, many patients are now choosing to have the problem tooth carefully removed and replaced with a much more reliable and stronger dental implant

Full Mouth Rehabilitation with Dental Implants

Extensive rehabilitation of an aesthetically challenging case with advanced periodontal disease, failing teeth and bone loss.

This gentleman presented with advanced periodontal disease and requested an aesthetic restoration of his mouth. He had already suffered some tooth loss and all of his remaining maxillary teeth were very mobile with advanced bone loss around most of the teeth in the upper jaw and posterior teeth in the lower jaw.

Extensive rehabilitation of an aesthetically challenging case with advanced periodontal disease, failing teeth and bone loss.

Extraction of his hopeless teeth, placement of implants, bilateral sinus lifts and bone grafts and a full upper and partial lower restoration was carried out along with thorough periodontal treatment.