Dental Implants
Are you missing a tooth or two but confused about what options are available to you? Maybe it’s causing you problems eating or you cannot smile though embarrassment of the missing tooth?
Dental implants can help in so many ways and could be just the solution you are looking for. It may be that you currently have a denture which is not fitting correctly or you are looking for a more permanent solution?
Dental implants form the solid foundations to support your replacement teeth which can then be made to look, feel and function so that they imitate natural teeth as closely as possible.
Confident Dental Care offer an implant service which will be carried out here in the comfortable surroundings of our practice by Dr Colin Neil (profile).
If you would like more information on Dental Implants at Confident Dental Care, please call us today on 01453 764287 for more information.
Further information on Dental Implants can be found at the following addresses:
http://www.adi.org.uk/ (Association of Dental Implantology)
http://www.astratechdental.co.uk/ (Astra Tech Dental Implants)
http://www.saad.org.uk/ (Society for the Advancment of Anaesthesia in Dentistry – sedation information).
The following information comes from the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI):
What is a dental implant?
Almost all dental implants in use today are made from titanium or titanium alloy, materials that have been shown over many years to be well tolerated by bone.
The terms ‘osseointegrated implants’ or ‘endosseous implants’ are widely used to describe dental implants that can develop and maintain a close union with bone in order to support replacement teeth.
There are many different implant systems available and when competently used they can all deliver a highly reliable form of treatment.
A dental implant is essentially a substitute for a natural root and commonly it is screw or cylinder shaped. Each implant is placed into a socket carefully prepared at the precise location of the intended tooth. If an implant has a screw-thread on its outer surface it can be screwed into position and if it does not, it is usually tapped into place.
Download a copy of the ADI Dental Implant leaflet here.
Download a copy of the ADI ‘Consider the Implant Alternative’ leaflet here.
You can download a patient information leaflet all about FORTOSS Vital by clicking here.
The main aim during installation of any implant is to achieve immediate close contact with the surrounding bone. This creates an initial stability, which over time is steadily enhanced by further growth of bone into microscopic roughnesses on the implant surface.
In order to support replacement teeth, dental implants normally have some form of internal screw thread or post space that allows a variety of components to be fitted. Once fitted, these components provide the foundation for long-term support of crowns, bridges or dentures.