JE is a lovely 75 yr old lady! The dilema she faced was to have either:
- A denture - removable and often uncomfortable for one tooth - she didn't like this option
- A bridge - this means removing healthy tooth structure either side of the gap to support the false tooth in the middle. This doesn't come out like a denture but can affect the gum and surrounding teeth - she didn't like this option either.
- An implant - this doesn't affect the teeth either side and will prevent further bone/gum loss in that area - she loved this option!
JE's own dentist wanted a specialist do treat his patient, so he referred her to us by to replace her missing lower tooth - she will then go back to her original dentist after this treatment.
We had a problem with lack of ridge width in this area and had to replace the missing bone with a simple bone graft - and here are the results.
You don't need to leave your existing dentist to have dental implants, you can simply have them with us then return to your regular dentist for all your other dental needs.
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