Dental Implants in Poole, Canford Cliffs

Years of Experience Placing Dental Implants in Poole

Dental implants are the most predictable and long-lasting treatment option for replacing one or more of your missing teeth. They are inserted within the jawbone under local anaesthetic, providing the replacement element that will stimulate the jawbone once a real tooth root requires extraction). A crown, set of dentures, or bridge sit over the top of the implant or implants present in your mouth.

Our clinical team offers a comprehensive dental implants treatment, ranging from single implant placement to full mouth rehabilitation and bone grafts.

Implants are the #1 tooth replacement option because:

• They protect the jawbone from wasting away.
• They facilitate efficient chewing and biting (better than non-implant-supported treatments).
• They don’t allow dentures or crowns to move around when you talk and laugh.

We utilise the latest technology and most innovative techniques to plan and place your implant(s) to ensure excellent long term results and a practically painless process at Dental on the Banks.

Are dental implants painful?

The surgery is performed under anaesthesia, ensuring a painless process. However, some discomfort and gum ache may occur afterward, typically lasting 24-48 hours and often described as a dull ache around the implant. Many patients resume work the next day.

If you experience any discomfort following implant surgery, please contact the practice, and we will arrange to see you on the same day.

Implant Options for Everyone

When it comes to implants, we believe in taking all of the stress out of your treatment.

We offer a full range of implant treatments, as well as bone regeneration for patients who do not yet have sufficient jawbone density for implant placement. We believe in an ‘all under one roof’ approach, which means meeting all your implant-based needs, without having to refer our patients elsewhere for any stage of the implant journey.

Types of Dental Implants

Discover the various types of dental implants to identify which option will best suit your tooth loss situation.

Single Tooth Implants
Tooth replacement for 1 or 2 missing teeth. This implant protocol involves the use of an implant-supported crown, which sits over the top of the implant once it has healed within the jaw.

All On 4/6 Dental Implants
We also offer the pioneering All-on-4/6 ‘Teeth in a Day’ implant system, which allows your dentist to place a temporary set of teeth on the day of your implant surgery. This immediate placement of temporary teeth (whilst the jaw heals post-surgery) is a huge benefit for patients, who do not have to endure several months without a natural-looking and functional set of teeth. Your temporary teeth are replaced with a long-term bridge or denture once the jaw has healed.

Implant-supported Dentures
If you don’t like the idea of living with dentures that move around in your mouth at inopportune moments, implant-supported dentures are a fantastic option. Your dentist here at Dental on the Banks can design a set of full or partial dentures that are anchored into the jawbone with implants, preventing any movement. Implant-supported dentures can be easily removed for cleaning.

Implant-supported Bridge
Conventional bridges can be secured into the jaw using implants. The presence of implants provides additional strength and stability compared with a conventional bridge. Implant-supported bridges are a fixed solution. Unlike implant-supported dentures, they and cannot be removed by you at home.

Our implant dentists offer the option of a Full Arch Bridge (10-12 units) which replaces a missing row of teeth. 4-6 implants are used in each jaw to achieve this, reducing the need for a single implant per tooth. This streamlines the treatment time and is more cost-effective than using individual implants per tooth, reducing the overall fee for patients.

Pre-implant Procedure

For those considering dental implants, it’s essential to understand that a robust foundation of healthy gums is crucial for successful treatment. Without adequate gum health, the risk of implant failure rises significantly. Therefore, it’s imperative to ensure that your oral environment is stable and in good condition before undergoing the procedure.

At DOTB, ensuring our patients receive stable and enduring implants often involves preliminary surgeries to enhance bone support. These procedures, such as socket preservation, bone regeneration, and sinus augmentation, create an optimal environment for successful implant placement.

Our range of pre-implant surgeries includes:

• Block Bone Graft, BIOOSS Bone Graft, Sinus Graft, Bone grafting surgery, often necessary for implant-supported bridges, implant-retained dentures, and single or multiple implant placements (excluding All on 4 procedures).
• Sinus Graft and Lifts or augmentations to increase space for bone grafts.
• Simple Guided Bone Regeneration.
• Comprehensive assessments and treatments for gum disease and periodontal issues.

By prioritising these preparatory steps, we maximise the chances of long-term implant success and ensure our patients’ oral health and satisfaction.

Getting a Dental Implant – Procedure

A full consultation is undertaken prior to beginning treatment. This is then followed by:

• A CBCT and examination scan to assess your soft tissues, teeth, and jawbone. This allows us to identify any failing teeth that require pre-implant extraction.
• Implant surgery to place the implants. Any failing teeth are extracted during this surgery.
• Healing period of several months. This is when the body invites the implant as if it were a natural entity within the jaw – this process is called Osseointegration and has a 95% + success rate.
• Placement of long-term custom crown, dentures, or bridge over the implants.

Dental implants are the most predictable and long-lasting treatment option for replacing one or more of your missing teeth. We utilise the latest technology and most innovative techniques to plan and place your implant(s) to ensure excellent long term results and a practically painless process at Dental on the Banks.

Costs from £3100 for a Single Tooth Implant

Pain-free procedure and CBCT scans for precise planning

Experienced Implant Dentists at Your Service

We are proud to have the talents of our Dental Implant Specialist Dr. George Bourne here in clinic.

His advanced training in prosthodontics and restorative dentistry has allowed him to take referrals for the most complex of full mouth rehabilitation cases using implants. He is committed to overseeing the design of fully bespoke restorations for his patients and ensuring straightforward and complication-free implant surgeries conducive to long-term dental wellbeing and aesthetics.