I was having problems with one of my lower left molar teeth, the tooth was broken and it was slightly loose.  Mr Ghai went through the various options with me.  I decided to go ahead with an implant as I did not want a bridge or denture.  Mr Ghai and other staff at the practice was very informative about the procedure as to what would happen and when.  I was reassured at each stage and found the whole process quite smooth.

During the treatment there was some discomfort after the tooth was extracted and when the implant was first placed.  However this was minimal and soon settled down.

Appointments were made to suit me around work and did’nt need to take time off after treatment. 

The whole process took around 12 months.  I am so pleased I made the decision to have an implant as I am really happy with the result.

How techniques are evolving

 Up until 15 yrs ago dental implants were available but not a routine treatment option. Over the recent years however they are becoming a more popular option for replacing missing teeth.

Last week I placed an immediate implant to replace an upper central incisor (Front tooth). The tooth needed extracting as a result of failing root canal treatment.  After careful planning our decision was to carefully extract the tooth and place the implant on the same day. By doing this we hope to maintain the gum levels as they are to provide us with a natural aesthetic final result.

Careful extraction of the tooth using an atraumatic technique allows for bone preservation, allowing an implant to be fixed directly into the extraction site. If we waited for bone healing (6-8 weeks) in this case, the risk would have been shrinkage of the gum resulting in a considerably longer implant tooth compared to the neighbouring natural tooth. By using this relatively new and advanced technique the gum shrinkage can be kept to a minimum’