Dental implants provide more than just tooth replacement; they give you a second chance at a mouth full of healthy, functional, adult teeth. Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton offers a wide range of implant-based treatments, which are designed to provide a permanent solution to losing one, some, or all of your natural teeth.

Loughton dental implants: how it works

A dental implant is best thought of as a bionic tooth root. Made out of titanium (which is used because it supports the growth of new bone material and blood vessels) dental implants are placed directly in your jaw bone during minor dental surgery, which the majority of patients at our Loughton practice only need local anaesthetic for, because of the advanced and intricate planning that your dentist will undertake prior to surgery.

As soon as they are in position, your dental implants start to mesh with your jaw bone in a process called osseointegration. This take an average of six months to complete, during which you may have temporary teeth fitted or, if you currently wear a full denture, you will be able to continue wearing it following adjustment.

After healing and integration are complete, your Loughton dentist will attach either a single crown, a bridge, or a denture on to your implants. This will keep your jaw bone healthy and strong, will provide all the action of a second set of natural adult teeth, and will look beautiful and realistic to boot.

Unlike standard dentures, there is no danger of your implant-retained teeth becoming loose. This means you can eat what you like, speak, smile, and socialise with confidence.

Dental implants and the teeth attached to them are so much like natural teeth that they can attract a build-up of plaque if you don’t take care of them. You need to brush your new teeth at least twice a day, being careful to clean around your implants as instructed by your hygienist, and to visit your Loughton dentist for regular maintenance appointments.

As long as you care for them properly your implants and new teeth will last you for many years – even for life, in some cases.

Dental implants are the only permanent method of replacing missing teeth. At Broadway Dental in Loughton we can use implants combined with crowns, a dental bridge, or dentures to replace anything from one to all of your natural teeth.

At our Loughton clinic we believe dental implants to be the best long-term solution to tooth loss. They replace the roots of the teeth – indeed, they are the only way a dentist can do this – and as well as keeping your new teeth securely in your jaw bone, they also help to keep your jaw bone dense, strong and healthy.

A shrinking jaw bone causes traditional dentures to become loose – which, if you suffer from this problem, you will already know causes a wide range of problems, including:

• Dietary issues by restricting what you can eat
• Issues with your speech
• Loss of confidence if your teeth begin to slip in public, affecting your social life

At Broadway Dental in Loughton we can solve all of these problems by stabilising your dentures with dental implants. This involves placing a series of implants (usually between four and eight per jaw) and leaving them to heal for a few months, after which your dentist will attach a permanent new set of dentures on top. You can usually continue to wear your old dentures during the healing process, after you have adjusted them.

If you have worn standard dentures for a number of years, you may have already experienced some loss of bone density, meaning that your lower or upper jaw will need to be rebuilt to adequate levels to support dental implants. Should we find this to be the case following a CT scan, your dentist will discuss your treatment options.

At our Loughton clinic we offer bone grafts for the lower jaw and sinus lifts for the upper jaw. Both of these procedures will enable you to enjoy all the benefits of dental implants once the bone graft material has healed.

For single tooth replacement, such as after an accident, we will place one implant and attach one crown. Multiple teeth can be replaced with a series of dental implants and a bridge.

Dental implants are an increasingly common method of replacing missing natural teeth. At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton we offer implant-based treatment to patients who have lost anything from one to all of their natural teeth, including options to stabilise loose dentures.

Here at our Loughton dental clinic, we believe that dental implants are an investment in your smile, your oral health, and your future. However, we do realise that choosing to have oral surgery is a big decision, and you are likely to have some questions before you sign up for treatment.

We have gathered some common questions and answers about dental implants below. If your question isn’t answered here, please contact our Loughton dental practice and a member of our implantology team will be happy to help you.

How do dental implants differ from other tooth replacements?

Dental implants are the only way a dentist can replace the root parts of missing teeth. These roots both keep your teeth in position and help to ensure your jaw bone stays healthy and strong. A shrinking jaw bone is the reason behind a lot of problems with traditional dentures, which have a tendency to become loose.

Implants are designed to be a long-term solution to tooth loss that, with proper aftercare and regular maintenance visits to our Loughton practice, will last you for many years.

My dentures fitted once, but now they’re loose. Will dental implants become loose, too?

No, not at all – as long as you take care of them. Dental implants and the teeth attached to them need to be brushed at least twice a day, just like natural teeth, and you need to visit the dentist and hygienist regularly. Implants could last for life; in the unlikely event they do start to feel loose, come to our Loughton clinic immediately, as this could be a sign of periodontal infection, which can be treated if caught early.

What if I’ve already lost some bone density?

Your Loughton implant dentist can still help. Patients lacking in bone density can still have treatment with dental implants – a bone graft or sinus lift may just be needed first.

The benefits of dental implants are far more than just aesthetic. At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton we are strong advocates of replacing missing teeth one way or another, ideally very soon after they are lost. Doing otherwise risks both your dental and general health and wellbeing.

More often than not we find that dental implants are the best way to do so. We have a skilled implantology team at our Loughton dental clinic, who can replace anything from one to all of your natural teeth with dental implants. We are even able to help patients who have already experienced some loss of density in the jaw bone – a common side-effect of tooth loss – by performing a bone graft or sinus lift procedure to regenerate bone density to adequate levels to support implants.

In cases where all the teeth in one or both jaws need to be replaced, dental implants are usually a better solution that unsecured dentures. Traditional dentures do nothing to address the problem of bone loss, and it is this that can make them loose, uncomfortable, and unwieldy.

Dental implants are bionic tooth roots made out of titanium, which is osteoconductive (meaning they are supportive of bone growth) and highly compatible with the human body. At our Loughton dental clinic we can place your implants under either local anaesthetic or intravenous conscious sedation, depending on your treatment preferences.

For denture stabilisation – also known as implant overdentures – your Loughton dentist will place the required number of dental implants (usually between four and eight per jaw) and after a period of healing will attach your dentures on top, giving you back all the functionality of natural teeth. You will still be able to take your dentures out to clean them, but otherwise they will stay firmly in your mouth with no danger of slippage.

Your Loughton implant dentist can also place a single dental implant and a crown to replace one missing tooth, and can use a series of implants to support a bridge – containing anything from a few to a full arch of teeth. These new teeth will last for many years.

By using dental implants to stabilise your denture, a dentist can put an end to many of the common problems faced by people with false teeth. At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton we offer denture stabilisation as a way of helping denture-wearers to get their quality of life back, free from the restrictions that traditional dentures often impose.

Modern dentures are realistic in terms of both appearance and function, yet still have a propensity to become loose. This can affect several areas of your life: your diet may become limited to soft foods as it gets progressively harder to bite and chew; your speech may alter and it can become difficult to pronounce some words; and your body image and confidence may both take a nose dive if your dentures become so loose that they start to slip or fall out when you smile or laugh.

At our Loughton dental clinic, we have found dental implants beneficial in eliminating all of these problems. A lot of the issues surrounding the changing fit of traditional dentures over time are caused by shrinkage of the jaw bone. This happens when the tooth roots are missing.

Dental implants are bionic tooth roots, which in addition to holding a denture, bridge, or crown firmly in place in your jaw also help to prevent bone loss. They are made out of titanium, which supports bone growth, helping the jaw bone to stay healthy and strong, and meaning that your new teeth will fit comfortably for many years to come.

Loughton dental implants

At Broadway Dental Clinic, Loughton, we are able to offer help to patients who have already experienced some degree of bone loss and are currently struggling with loose dentures. Bone grafting procedures can be used to rebuild the density of the jaw bone prior to implant placement.

Your dental implants will be placed under either local anaesthetic or sedation. The number of implants required varies from patient to patient; your dentist will advise you how many you need during treatment planning. After a healing period, your dentures will then be securely attached to your implants, giving you all the freedom of healthy teeth.

Dental implants don’t just replace your teeth – they bring with them several benefits for your dental and general health. At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton we offer implant treatment to patients who have lost one or more of their teeth. Thanks to the skill of our implant dentist, we can even treat more complex cases where some degree of bone resorbtion has already occurred.

How dental implants differ to other tooth replacement options

Standard dental bridgework and traditional dentures only replace the crowns of missing teeth. But natural teeth comprise both crowns and roots, and when nothing replaces the roots, the jaw bone begins to resorb (shrink back). This is the primary cause of a lot of issues with loose dentures, and is also likely to cause sagging of the facial skin, changes to the appearance of the lips and, in some cases, of the face in general.

Dental implants are bionic, titanium tooth roots. They will hold a crown, bridge, or denture securely in place with strength similar to that of natural tooth roots, and will also stop bone loss, because they encourage bone growth.

Unlike tradition bridges and dentures, which will need to be replaced, dental implants and the teeth attached to them are designed to be permanent. As long as you come back to our Loughton dental practice for regular follow-up and maintenance appointments, your implants could last you for life.

The advantages of choosing dental implants are numerous, and include. . .

• Holding your teeth firmly in place, so that you can eat what you choose, helping you to enjoy a healthy and varied diet.
• Enabling you to speak with confidence.
• Stopping bone loss and premature sagging of the facial skin.
• Letting you get on with your life, without the constant worry of slipping dentures.

Loughton dental implants

Many patients at our Loughton dental practice only need local anaesthetic for the placement of dental implants, although conscious sedation is also available for nervous patients or those undergoing longer procedures.

After a healing period during which your implants integrate with your jaw bone, permanent dentures, bridgework, or crowns will be attached.

Dental implants bring with them numerous benefits, not just for your oral health but also for your general wellbeing. At Broadway Dental in Loughton we offer a number of implant solutions, designed to restore the full functionality of a jaw of healthy teeth, as well as a beautiful smile.

How dental implants work

With dental implants, your dentist has a permanent way to replace one or more missing teeth. Implants are bionic tooth roots, made out of titanium and placed in direct contact with your jaw bone in a minor oral surgical procedure, which is carried out under either local anaesthetic or sedation at our modern Loughton dental practice.

Once in position, your dental implants integrate with your jaw bone and help to prevent the issue of bone loss that is commonly seen in patients with all or several of their natural teeth missing. After a healing period of few months, your dentist will attach permanent new teeth – a crown, a bridge, or dentures – to the abutments on top of your implants, creating restorations that look and function very much like their natural counterparts.

Dental implants and your oral and general health

Unlike traditional dentures, which often become loose, unwieldy, and uncomfortable, the new teeth attached to your dental implants will stay firmly in position at all times. This means that you will face no restrictions on your diet, so you can easily maintain good nutrition – which is essential for your overall health and wellbeing.

Traditional dental bridgework usually requires extensive preparatory work on the teeth adjacent to the gap left behind by a missing tooth or teeth. Often this can involve the loss of healthy tooth structure so that crowns can be placed.

Implant-retained bridges don’t need any work on your remaining natural teeth, because the bridge is fully supported by your dental implant. This helps to ensure that those natural teeth stay healthy and strong.

With proper aftercare, including regular visits to our Loughton dental practice for maintenance appointments, your implants and the new teeth attached to them should last you for many years.

To book dental implants consultation in Loughton, get in touch today.

An increasing number of patients are using dental implants to put a stop to common denture problems. At Broadway Dental Care in Loughton we offer denture stabilisation as one of our many implant procedures, designed to give you back teeth that both look and act like their natural counterparts – and providing you with a functional smile that could last for the rest of your life.

The problem with traditional dentures

Modern dentures are highly realistic in terms of both appearance and function, yet many patients still find themselves struggling as their false teeth become progressively looser. This can cause a range of problems, making it difficult to eat anything but soft foods (so making it harder to maintain your nutrition), affecting your speech, and damaging your confidence if your teeth become so loose they are prone to falling out.

Dentures rubbing on your gums can be very uncomfortable, sometimes painful, and you are likely to find yourself making frequent trips to the dentist to have your dentures adjusted or relined.

Many of these problems are caused by bone loss. When the roots of the teeth are missing, the jaw bone starts to resorb, causing your dentures to become loose.

Loughton dental implants

Dental implants prevent these common denture problems because they are bionic tooth roots, made from titanium and put in direct contact with your jaw bone. This requires minor surgery, carried out here at our Loughton dental practice in a safe and painless procedure that usually only needs local anaesthetic.

Not only will your dental implants hold your dentures securely in place, they’ll also help to stop the problems associated with bone loss because titanium actively promotes bone growth.

For patients who have already experienced some degree of bone loss, we offer procedures at our Loughton dental clinic to rebuild you bone density prior to the placement of your dental implants.

Once your implants have meshed with your jaw bone and your dentures have been attached to them, you will still be able to remove the denture for cleaning, but otherwise it will stay exactly where it should, restoring full functionality to your mouth.

Using dental implants, a dentist can give you back so much more than just a beautiful smile. At Broadway Dental in Loughton, we can use implants combined with a bridge, crowns, or dentures to replace anything from one to all of your natural teeth – restoring full functionality to your jaw.

Dental implants are small titanium screws that replace the root portions of one or more missing teeth. A dentist places them in direct contact with your jaw bone in a minor operation, which we can carry out under local anaesthetic or conscious sedation here at our modern Loughton dental practice. After a healing period, crowns, a denture, or a dental bridge are then attached on top.

Implants are the only way your dentist can replace the roots of teeth, and the only permanent tooth replacement option. When tooth roots are missing for some time, the jaw bone is likely to start shrinking back. This can make the future placement of dental implants more complex (although by no means impossible) and is the primary reason that traditional dentures become loose.

Loose dentures bring with them a host of problems: difficulty speaking clearly, difficulty eating anything but soft foods, and a negative impact on your confidence if you fear your dentures could fall out.

By choosing dental implants, you can avoid or alleviate all of these common denture woes. They help to prevent bone loss and hold your teeth firmly in place at all times.

• After successful implant treatment you will enjoy:
• The ability to eat whatever you want
• The ability to speak and smile confidently
• No more anxiety about your teeth falling out.

Patients who have experienced bone loss

At our Loughton dental practice, our skilled implant team can help patients who have already suffered bone loss. Depending on your needs we may recommend a bone graft or sinus lift prior to implant placement. This will maximise the chances of your implants’ success.

When you come to our Loughton clinic for your initial dental implants consultation, your dentist will use scans and x-rays to assess your current level of bone density.

Dental implants are a modern, permanent solution to tooth loss. At Broadway Dental in Loughton we are keen to stress that missing teeth should always be replaced, and believe that in many cases implants are the perfect way to do so.

The advantages of dental implants

If you’ve lost one or more teeth, you should contact your dentist as soon as possible to discuss tooth replacement. To do otherwise risks both your dental and general health, with common side-effects of tooth loss including more strain being put on any remaining teeth (which can become crooked and harder to clean if they move into gaps), difficulties in eating chewy or solid foods, problems with speech, and a negative impact on your self-confidence.

An additional complication of losing several teeth is bone shrinkage. When many or all of the natural teeth are lost from one jaw, the jaw bone can start to resorb, which can make placing dental implants more complex in the future, can cause your dentures to become loose, and can lead to sagging of the skin around the face and jowls.

Dental implants are the only tooth replacement option that addresses the problem of bone loss. Small titanium screws that your dentist places directly in your jaw bone in a small operation, carried out here at our Loughton practice, implants replace the roots of teeth. They support bone growth and ensure that your new teeth – dentures, a bridge, or crowns – stay firmly in place, enabling you to eat what you like, to smile, speak, and laugh with confidence, and with no fear of your new teeth becoming loose or falling out.

Loughton dental implants

The dental implants team at our Loughton practice can use these bionic tooth roots to replace one, some, or even all of your natural teeth. When you come for a consultation with an implant dentist, they will examine you and discuss the number of implants you will need.

Every patient’s needs are different, but in many cases you won’t need as many dental implants as new teeth. A single dental implant can usually support several teeth in the form of a bridge or denture.