Affordable dental implants
Wilton
dental
practice
63a Wilton Road
Victoria
LONDON SW1V 1DE
Specialist Clinics in Implant Dentistry & Minor Oral Surgery
020 7834 6361
Dental Implants - The treatment procedure
The planning stage - Consultation
Image of a space from a missing lower tooth. A history from the patient, examination, x-rays ( +/- CT scans) photographs and study models are taken at consultation to ascertain suitability of the patient for implant therapy
Images with kind permission
of Straumann (UK) Ltd
The restorative stage stage
When the dental implant is fully healed in the jawbone, necessary measurements are taken and then (an) appropriate post(s) is fitted into the implant and a crown, bridge or denture is fitted. Any necessary adjustments can then be done.
The surgical stage
The dental implant is placed into the jawbone under local anaesthesia and left for 4 - 12 weeks depending on the type of implant. procedure, location and bone quality. Healing may take twice as long in the top jaw as it would in the bottom.
A Straumann implant fully integrated in the jaw of a
young teen-ager
Disclaimer : Not all patients are suitable for dental implants. Treatment may vary between patients. It is cruisal to seek professional advice before embarking upon implant surgery. The success rate of implnat surgery is about 98%. We do not accept any responsibility for any decisions or treatment a patient has based on the information provided on this website.
Review every 6 months by either yourgeneal dentist or implant specialist
Extractions if necessary
Bone augmentation if nencessary.
May sometimes be done same time as implant surgery
Dr Wale Towolawi
Implant Surgeon, London U.K.
