Dental Implants

Dental implants are not hard to clean. But you must care for them to ensure they last. The team at Claydon Dental will offer you a complete aftercare package to help you look after your dental implant/implants.

A good brushing and flossing routine complemented by dental hygiene appointments will keep both your natural teeth and implants in top condition. It is our normal practice to schedule a series of hygiene visits after treatment. This establishes a good oral hygiene regime. If you wish, we can send you appointment alerts so that they do not slip your mind.

You can still get gum disease with a dental implant. While the implant is secured inside the gum, it does not prevent gum disease developing. But don’t worry, providing you stick to our aftercare processes and maintain your hygienist visits, you should be able to keep gum disease at bay and retain your gums in great condition.

You cannot remove dental implants like false teeth. They are fixed permanently so are more akin to your natural teeth. If a dental implant is damaged it is simple to replace, not normally requiring a new abutment in your jaw.

If your dental implants act as anchors for semi-permanent dentures (also called false teeth), it might be possible to take out the set of teeth for cleaning.

A single implant can simply replace one missing tooth. If you have more than one tooth missing it could be an option to use some implants as anchors and fill the other gaps by constructing a dental bridge. The benefit of this is that it lowers the cost of dental implants whilst providing a similar looking result.

We can discuss your options when you visit our surgery for a consultation.

It would be highly unusual for the jaw not to accept the dental implant if it has been prepared correctly. If it were to happen we can remove the implant and assess the cause of the failure. Having done this, we can address the issue and fit a new implant.

While implant rejection is not common, the fact it can happen is a strong reason why you should choose a properly qualified and experienced dental implant surgeon.

This is what everyone wants to know and we must begin by stating that dental implants are not a cheap option.

This is because a very high level of skill is required to carry out the procedure. Additionally, the high tech equipment that is used to perform the treatment costs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Your first implant starts from £2,500. But, if you require more implants the price per implant comes down. In other words, you don’t just times the number of implants by £2,500. This would give you much to high a price.

We can offer you a full range of payment plan options which help to spread the cost for you.

Often, with missing teeth, dental bridges are a solution. We do routinely fit them at Claydon Dental. With a dental bridge, the teeth either side of the missing tooth are used to construct the bridge. To do this a small proportion of each tooth must be taken.

Tooth stability may be an issue as one tooth has already fallen out. If the teeth either side lack stability, reducing them may worsen this.

In this scenario, a dental implant would be the best way forward. But if the adjacent teeth are in good health, don’t dismiss a dental bridge.