Dental Implant

A dental implant is a tooth root-like structure usually made of titanium placed inside the jawbone. Once integrated with the jawbone, it can be utilised to connect a prosthesis (a removable denture, a dental crown or a dental bridge) to replace missing teeth. These implant-supported prostheses can be used to replace a single missing tooth, several missing teeth or full arch missing teeth.

Surgery is needed to place an implant into the jawbone, the implant will usually integrated with the jawbone after three to six months, after that, it will be ready to connect a prosthesis. In some situations, where there is insufficient amount of jawbone to receive an implant, an additional bone grafting surgery may be required.

Dental implant therapy is now becoming very popular over other traditional missing tooth replacement methods. When comparing with a removable denture, it is more stable and comfortable, while when comparing with a dental bridge, it can be utilised in more different situations and does not need to grind the neighbouring teeth.

Functions:
Replace missing tooth/teeth to restore the following functions:
• Restore your smile
• Restore the ability to chew and speak properly
• Distribute bite force correctly by replacing missing teeth
• Prevents remaining teeth from drifting out of position

Indications:
• One, several or full arch teeth missing
• Looking for a more durable and stable treatment for replacing
missing teeth
• Those who can accept minor surgery
• In some situations where replacement of missing teeth is not
possible with dental bridge or removable denture.