Dental Implants

Dental Implants

A dental implant is a titanium screw that acts as a substitute for the tooth ‘root’, creating a stable platform for crowns, bridges or dentures.

Request a Consultation

How would you prefer to be contacted?

Just to reassure you, we will not share your details with anyone outside of The Westbourne Centre.


Prior to treatment, careful planning is required and impressions and scans will be taken. The condition of your jaw bone will need to be assessed to determine whether there is enough bone, and whether it is healthy enough to support an implant. In some cases, a bone graft is required to strengthen the jawbone prior to placing an implant.

In cases where a single tooth is missing, one implant can replace the tooth site, however, where multiple teeth are missing, bridges or dentures can be used to connect implants and replace multiple teeth. The root is embedded into the bone and osseointegrates, which means that the bone of the jaw accepts the implant and allows it to fuse with the bone. This process usually takes a few months, but once the implant has fused with the bone, it will be ready to support dental prostheses, such as a crown, bridge or denture.

The whole process can be quite lengthy, so you may find you are fitted with a number of temporary solutions as part of your ongoing treatment. This may consist of temporary dentures or bridges.

Your entire process, from initial consultation through to aftercare, will be with your consultant dental surgeon of choice. The surgery takes place in our dental theatre under a local anaesthetic and the recovery time varies, depending on the patient.

 


Patient Stories

Mrs P's Dental Implants
Several years of toothache, gum recession and infection led to tooth loss and inevitably dentures in my forties.  Over the last twenty years, due to the poor fit and design of my dentures, lack of confidence and low self-esteem have followed. Faced with further misery I researched the idea...

Read more

Related Articles

Introducing the newest member of the non-surgical team at The Westbourne Centre
We’re excited to announce the arrival of our new Aesthetic Nurse, Steph Harding, who has recently joined the non-surgical team here at The Westbourne Centre.Steph is a registered nurse specialising in Cosmetics and Aesthetics. She is a proud member of the British Association of Cosmetic...

FAQs

Who will I see at my consultation?
Your surgical consultation will be with the consultant that will perform your surgery should you decide to proceed. We only offer nurse led consultations for our non-surgical treatments. You will likely see a nurse for some of your post-op appointments (to have stitches out, dressings changed...

Read more


Specialist Consultants

As Seen On...

  • westbourne-trustpoints-look
  • westbourne-trustpoints-embarrassing-bodies
  • westbourne-trustpoints-itv
  • westbourne-trustpoints-the-mail
  • westbourne-trustpoints-katie-my-beautiful-friends
  • westbourne-trustpoints-channel-4