Surrey Dental Implants

The gum where the implant is to be placed is cut and lifted and a small hole is drilled into the jawbone using a special drill. The titanium implant is tightly fitted into this hole and then the gum stitched back over the implant. If there is insufficient bone material to accommodate the implant a bone graft may be required or alternatively your Surrey dentist may use smaller sized mini implants.

Over the next 6 months the implant heals and integrates with the surrounding jawbone. During this time patients can continue to wear dentures. After 6 months the gum is lifted again and a post is attached to the implant with a temporary crown. 4-6 weeks later when the surrounding gum tissue has matured the final permanent restoration can be fitted to the implant. 

Dental implants provide a strong, long-term solution to missing teeth and can last upto 20 years.

Click here for a list of dentists in Surrey that offer dental implants.