Dental Implants

We work with an implantologist in Cardiff to provide this service. A popular way of restoring missing teeth, a titanium implant is placed into the jaw bone and a crown is attached to it.

What are implants?

 

Implants are one way of replacing missing teeth. A post is planted in the jaw bone to support a replacement tooth. This acts like the root of a natural tooth. Implants can also be used to support fixed bridges or dentures.

If you decide to go ahead, this is what will happen.

• Implants are placed into holes in the jaw with a local anaesthetic. You can opt to have sedation for this procedure also.
• The implant is screwed or pushed in and the gum is stitched so that it heals over the implant
• Under the gum. the bone then grows round the implant to hold it firm. This takes several months.

Implants usually have two sections – the post in the jaw and an extension that is added later when the post is secure. Attaching the extension needs a small cut in the gum above the implant.

You might have more than one implant. The replacement teeth might be fixed permanently (like a crown or bridge) or attached in a way which lets you remove them for cleaning (like a denture).