missing teeth?

One of the biggest advances in dentistry is the success of dental implants. The options for replacing missing teeth used to be limited to a bridge or denture. In the former case it was necessary to cut down and crown adjacent healthy teeth in order to attach an artificial tooth to them. With implants this is no longer necessary because a small Titanium device is placed gently into the jaw bone, and left in place until it bonds there permanently, effectively forming a new root for an artificial tooth.

A specialist dental technician then prepares the artificial tooth, carefully shaping and colouring it to provide a perfect match to the existing teeth.

As a result, virtually anyone who has lost teeth, from denture wearers to those who have lost healthy teeth in an accident, can once again have secure, strong and permanent “teeth”.

Principal dentist, Simon Cheng, performs implant treatment at Battersea Dental Care. Simon’s extensive implant training includes three qualifications in implant dentistry, which has led him to become a mentor and tutor to other dentists in the art of dental implantology.

How is an implant fitted?