Dental implants offer the only permanent way for a dentist to replace your missing teeth. At Capital Dental in Twickenham, experienced implant surgeon Dr Sunny Luthra can treat even complex implant cases, where significant bone loss has already occurred.

Our teeth comprise both crowns and roots; standard tooth replacement products such as traditional bridges only replace the crowns. Dental implants are the only way for a dentist to replace tooth roots. As well as providing unrivalled stability for your new teeth, implants help to prevent bone loss. This is because they are made from titanium, which is both highly compatible with human bodies and osteoconductive – supportive of bone growth.

To have your teeth replaced with dental implants, you will require minor oral surgery. Most people require only local anaesthetic for this procedure, which is carried out by Dr Luthra here in the comfort of our Twickenhamdental practice. However, if you are very anxious or phobic about treatment, we can also provide implant placement under conscious sedation.

The number of dental implants you will require depends on how many teeth are to be replaced. The good news is that one implant can usually support several teeth, so you won’t need an implant for every new tooth. Some patients at our Twickenhamdental practice are suitable for All-on-4 implant treatment, which sees your dentist precisely place and angle four dental implants to support a full jaw of teeth. Your new teeth will be fitted on the same day.

Other people require a healing period, which is usually a couple of months. During this time the implants mesh with the jaw bone and provide a firm base on which your clincian will attach your permanent new teeth. Usually during the healing period temporary teeth will be fitted, so you needn’t fear being toothless.