Dental implants are the only permanent way for a dentist to replace missing teeth. At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton, our skilled implantology team can restore not just your smile but also your ability to eat a full, healthy, balanced diet with the help of implants.

Our Loughton dental implants team can even help those patients whose dentist has told them they are unsuitable for implant treatment because they lack sufficient bone density. With the help of a few additional treatments, we are confident that we can have you smiling again.

How dental implants work

When we lose our teeth, it’s not just the crown portion that is lost, but also the root beneath. Standard tooth replacement options such as traditional dentures only replace the crowns. Without the roots in place, the jaw bone starts to shrink back or resorb, which is why many people who have been wearing traditional dentures for a number of years experience problems with their dentures becoming loose, as well as suffering a reduction in their bone density.

Dental implants are different. Made from titanium – which is highly compatible with the human body – implants are artificial tooth roots. They are placed in the jaw bone in a small operation, carried out here at our Loughton dental practice. After a healing period of approximately two months, the implants will have integrated with the jaw bone, providing a stable base on to which your dentist will attach your new teeth.

The advantages of dental implants

As well as preventing bone loss, dental implants have a number of other advantages. Because they hold your teeth securely in place, you can eat whatever you like and can enjoy a healthy, balanced diet.

The restorations attached to your implants will look just like natural teeth, and they will act like them too.