Dental implants in Isle of Man
Dental implants treatment
Dental implants may be the solution for your missing teeth. A dental implant is a titanium metal rod which acts like the roots of teeth. After being fitted crowns or dentures can be attached them to create natural looking teeth.
Dental implants have several benefits including improving chewing ability, confidence that implanted teeth will not move or loosen, whilst helping to reduce damaging pressure on your remaining natural teeth.
What are dental implants?
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots that provide a permanent base for fixed, replacement teeth. Compared to dentures, bridges and crowns, dental implants are a popular and effective long-term solution for people who suffer from missing teeth, failing teeth or chronic dental problems. Because they fit, feel and function like natural teeth, dental implants are quickly becoming the new standard in tooth replacement.
What makes dental implants feel completely comfortable and secure?
We use a medical-grade titanium implant fixture that, over time, fuses to the living bone cells of the jaw. This union forms a strong and durable anchor for your new teeth, meaning there’s no slippage or other movement (which can sometimes happen with dentures). There are also no problems eating with dental implants, no need to repair them regularly and no more worrying about smiling freely and openly.
Dental implants typically have three parts:
- The implant: A screw that serves as a root for your new teeth. This is what permanently attaches to your jaw.
- The abutment: A permanent (but removable by your doctor) connector that supports and holds a tooth or set of teeth.
- The crown (or prosthetic tooth): This is the part of the tooth that you can see. It’s usually made of zirconium or porcelain for durability and good looks.
You can use dental implants to replace a single tooth, multiple teeth or a full upper and/or lower set of teeth. If you need to restore a full arch, you may be a perfect candidate for the all-on-four treatment. Our surgeons will place four implants and then attach a full arch of teeth, giving the procedure its name (all teeth, only four implants).
Dental implant options
An implant is a great choice for a single missing tooth, whether it’s visible or not, and the results can be life-changing.
What is a single dental implant?
A single dental implant from Regent Dental Care in Isle of Man is the most functional secure replacement for a missing tooth, allowing you to eat, smile and laugh with confidence.
A single titanium implant is placed into the jaw, as the replacement root. It’s a straightforward process which can be completed under local anaesthetic. The implant will need three to six months to heal and integrate with your jaw bone to provide a solid support for your replacement tooth.
A temporary crown is usually fitted at the same time as your implant placement, which will stay in place until the final restoration appointment.
What happens after the implant is fitted?
Once your jaw has healed, an abutment will be fixed to the implant to hold your replacement tooth (crown) in place. Abutments are produced in titanium, gold or porcelain, and can come as a standard fit or crafted specifically for you. These options offer a range of aesthetics results, depending on your requirements.
A crown is then fitted on top, to replace your missing tooth. Your Isle of Man dentist will carefully match the colour of your crown to your natural teeth.
In some cases a single implant can support two replacement teeth, or two implants can support a fixed bridge if you have several missing teeth.
What are multiple dental implants?
Dental implants can be used to securely anchor replacement teeth, leaving you with a new smile that looks and feels so natural, you will forget the teeth are not your own.
Each missing tooth does not necessarily require an individual implant to replace it. Often a more stable and cost-effective approach is to place an implant at either end of the ‘tooth gap’ and bridge across the implants with a dental bridge. The chewing function is then restored with a minimum number of implants.
What happens during treatment?
Traditional bridge treatments require your local Isle of Man dentists to file down the neighbouring healthy teeth, in order to attach the bridge in place. Dental implant technology alleviates the need to damage these healthy teeth, instead anchoring your bridge to implants, bonded with your jaw.
The implant itself is a titanium screw placed into the jaw, to replace an original root. It’s a straightforward process which can be completed under local anaesthetic. The implant will need three to six months to heal and bond with your jaw bone to provide a solid support for your replacement tooth.
Temporary replacement teeth are usually fitted at the same time as your implant placement, which will stay in place until the final restoration appointment.
What happens after treatment?
Once your jaw has healed, an abutment will be fixed to the implant to hold your replacement teeth (crown or bridge) in place. Abutments are produced in titanium, gold or porcelain, and can come as a standard fit or crafted specifically for you. These options offer a range of aesthetics results, depending on your requirements.
Crowns or a dental bridge are then fitted on top, to replace your missing teeth. Your Isle of Man dentist will carefully match the colour of your crown to your natural teeth.
All on Four is the pinnacle of dental implant treatments for full arch or full mouth dental implant options. All-on-4 treatment ensures you will be cared for long-term.
What is All-on-4?
All on Four is the pinnacle of dental implant treatments for full arch or full mouth dental implant options.
We are able to transform people from having no teeth, or a set of failing teeth, to a fixed set of replacement teeth on implants. Could anything be more life-changing or offer greater value for money than All on 4 Dental Implants?
What happens in treatment?
One of the most important parts of the All on 4 Dental Implants treatment occurs in the planning stages when you will be taken through all aspects of your treatment. You will have a full assessment, (covering both dental and medical aspects), 3D imaging, model planning and detailed design prior to any All on 4 treatment being started. You can be assured of our thorough and exemplary service throughout. It is possible to move onto surgery as quickly as you wish to offer you immediate dramatic changes, but rest assured you will never be rushed.
The final long-term bridges that will replace your temporary bridges placed during/after surgery are fitted about 4-6 months later.
Dentures can be uncomfortable, irritating and embarrassing. With advances in dentistry, we now offer innovative techniques for denture stabilisation.
What are implant secured dentures?
Dentures can be uncomfortable, irritating and embarrassing. Many people struggle to chew comfortably and even say that their self-confidence has been undermined by wearing a denture.
With advances in implant dentistry, our Isle of Man practices now have many innovative techniques for denture stabilisation which can transform your comfort, self-esteem and self-confidence with implant secured dentures.
How are implant secured dentures fitted?
The implants are titanium screws placed into the jaw, to replace original roots. Depending on the treatment, you may need between 4 and 8 implants to secure each denture in place. It’s a straightforward process which can be completed under local anaesthetic. The implants will need three to six months to heal and bond with your jaw bone to provide a solid support for your replacement tooth.
Temporary replacement teeth are usually fitted at the same time as your implant placement, which will stay in place until the final restoration appointment.
Once your jaw has healed, an abutment will be fixed to the implant to hold your denture in place. Abutments are produced in titanium, gold or porcelain, and can come as a standard fit or crafted specifically for you. These options offer a range of aesthetics results, depending on your requirements.
Dentures are then fitted on top, to replace your missing teeth. Your dentist will carefully match the colour of your crown to your natural teeth.
What are the advantages of implant secured dentures?
- Chewing function is improved – the denture is much more stable – reduced risk of digestive problems
- No more concerns about embarrassing situations when a conventional denture may drop – improved self confidence
- Better support for facial tissues – giving a more ‘youthful’ appearance
- No need for unpleasant denture adhesives or pastes
- The implant secured denture can be removed to ease cleaning around the implants