Dental implants

When you lose your natural teeth, the jawbone and surrounding tissues start to retreat or disappear over time, altering the structure of your face and giving your mouth a sunken appearance. When implants are placed in the jaw, it stimulates the remaining bone, causing it to grow and mesh around the titanium. This can help prevent bone loss from taking place and give you a more youthful appearance.

Yes. In fact, dental implants may be a great solution for you. A single dental implant may be enough to replace an individual tooth or multiple missing teeth. For more extensive cases, our Specialists may recommend full arch dental implants. Patients wearing full dentures or experiencing multiple failing or loose teeth due to decay may be eligible for the latter.

At Royston Dental Care, we strive to provide you with the highest quality care and dental implants to give you a solution that will last for years. We usually see a success rate of about 90-95% at 15 years, but your implants could last much longer with proper care.

Unfortunately, many patients have received low-cost services using low-quality implant components and placement procedures.

The first sign of a problem is often soreness or bleeding from the gum – ‘mucositis.’ Treatment at this stage may prevent progression to peri-implantitis, when progressive bone loss starts to become an issue, and can ultimately lead to catastrophic loss of the supporting bone and the implant.

Problems with implants can take years to develop and often progress slowly. That means we can often catch problems before they become too aggressive. Continuing your regular cleanings and telling our team if you suspect a problem is important.