Dental implants are our preferred treatment for replacing gaps in our patients’ smiles. They completely replace the root of a tooth with a piece of titanium, which provides your mouth with the function and aesthetic it needs to be healthy, and look natural. Dental implants are the only treatment that have the potential to provide a permanent answer to tooth loss (as long as you look after your oral health properly).
Gaps in your smile can cause all sorts of problems for your health and wellbeing. Losing a tooth disrupts your biting forces, which puts you at risk of tooth wear. This can also make it hard to chew certain types of food, and to find the confidence to smile. Meanwhile, dental issues like decay and gum disease are far more likely to occur when you have even just one missing tooth.
Single implants replace individual missing teeth. We recommend single dental implants when one or two teeth are missing. A higher number of gaps in your smile might be more suited to treatment with implant-retained-dentures. We will go through your options during your consultation appointment.