At Bromley Dental Practice, we have two dentists who offer dental implants in Bromley as a treatment for securing replacement teeth in your mouth permanently. Both of these dentists have vast experience; one training in a centre of excellence in the United States, the other having treated over 3000 patients with dental implants in his 30 year career. If you are considering replacing your missing teeth with dental implants in Bromley, there are many reasons why you should. Having missing teeth can lead to further dental problems, when natural teeth and the gums are left more exposed to bacteria. Your face can also shrink as it loses its structure, and you can develop speech and chewing issues. With replacement teeth options of crowns, bridges or dentures to treat a single missing tooth, through to a whole set respectively, dental implants ensure that they are firmly fixed into position 24 hours a day, and they shouldn’t go anywhere.

How do dental implants work?

Dental implants in Bromley are metal screws that are small enough to be placed in the jawbone, where you have missing teeth. They are fixed rigidly, when the gums have healed around them, which normally takes weeks or a few months. Being made of titanium metal, the body’s tissues heal well with this material. Our dentists will then use an abutment to attach the replacement teeth to the dental implants, so that the implants become like bionic tooth roots!

Why do people choose to have dental implants?

The idea of dental implants is that they allow you to have teeth that function like your natural ones in that you won’t need to worry about removing them when you are going to bed or when you wish to clean them. They are also easy to look after, just like original teeth. All you need to do is brush and floss, and come to see us for routine dental check-ups. You shouldn’t need to remove your dental implants at any point. If you take care of your implants in this way, you could have them for the rest of your life, plus your replacement teeth won’t be able to develop cavities! You also won’t need to avoid particular foods for fear of loosening your prosthetic replacements. Everything is on the menu, so you can just go right ahead and tuck in! Also, if your face has become more aged-looking with having missing teeth, you may find that you could look younger once you have your dental implants and this is certainly a result that many patients enjoy. This is because the implants give the face the structure it needs to allow the skin to be supported and look smoother. You could also find chewing food and speaking becomes easier too.

Will dental implants hurt, when they are fitted?

Having implants fitted is not major surgery and you will have local anaesthetic, so you won’t feel anything, when it is happening. You will just need a couple of appointments to have them fitted. The first is when we put the screws in and attach temporary replacement teeth and the second appointment is when the permanent ones are fixed onto the implants, once the gums have healed.

If this sounds like the treatment you’d like to get your smile looking beautiful and natural again, come to see us at Bromley Dental Practice, so we can get started on exploring your treatment options with you.