These small, but robust titanium screws are inserted into the jaws to replace the natural roots of teeth and become fully integrated into the bone. With their special surfaces and shape, they have outstanding healing rates and millions have been successfully implanted worldwide.
These implants can be placed immediately into the extraction sockets of certain teeth, or can be placed into the site of the missing tooth after a minimum period of 8 weeks to 3 months.

Single teeth:

Implants can replace individual/single teeth by means of an implant borne crown The implant imitates the anatomy of the natural tooth root and the natural shape of the jaw bone in such a way that no one will detect the tiny difference. A post is screwed into the implant and a crown cemented onto this post. Crowns can also be fabricated on posts and screwed down. This treatment avoids the need to grind away the neighboring teeth to place a fixed bridge.

Multiple teeth:

If 3 or more teeth in a row are missing, you can decide to have an implant borne bridge. (It is therefore not necessary to replace each and every missing tooth with an implant) In this solution the new crowns are linked together and depending on the size of the gap, are placed on the stable and secure base of two or more implants. This does away with grinding away healthy tooth structure to place a conventional bridge or a removable plate.

Complete missing dentition:

As few as 2 to 4 implants are enough to provide a firm base for teeth in the lower jaw and 4-6 in the upper jaw. These teeth can then be removed to be easily cleaned. Alternatively a fixed bridge can be permanently anchored but this is case specific. The teeth are then firmly attached so the supporting pink denture plastic may not be required and the palate is then clear.

This practice advises our patients to use Ankylos dental implants of Dentsply. The Ankylos connection principle, clinically proven for decades, is designed for initial and long-term tissue health and stability. The extremely accurate TissueCare connection has virtually no micro movement and is almost totally bacteria-proof. It is also keyed and friction-locked to prevent bone resorption and to ensure stable and healthy soft tissue.But any other implant system can also be placed and restored should the patients so wish.

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