Implants & bridges
Dental implants offer you a permanent solution for
your missing teeth. If a tooth is missing, or needs
extracting, there are several ways to fill the gap
that is left. In some cases it is important to try
to replace any missing teeth in order to balance the
way your jaw bites. If you have several missing teeth,
the remaining teeth are under more pressure, which
can lead to broken fillings or even jaw problems.
Nowadays you can benefit from modern technology that
allows you to have missing teeth replaced with implants
without the need for removable plastic teeth or damaging
adjacent healthy teeth. A variety of components can
then be fitted. Once fitted, these components provide
the foundation for long-term support of crowns, bridges
or fixed dentures.
Almost all dental implants in use today are made from
titanium or titanium alloy, materials that have been
shown over many years to be well tolerated by the
body.
Association
of Dental Implantology http://www.adi.org.uk/public/implant/whatis.htm
The ADI aims to provide the public with an improved
understanding of the benefits of implantology,
