With dental implants, your dentist has a permanent way to replace your missing teeth. At Dublin 18 Dental we have treated many patients successfully with the help of implants. Thanks to their nature, implants can restore more than just your beautiful smile – they can also give you back the full functionality of a healthy jaw of teeth.

The benefits to be gained from dental implants

Dental implants have many benefits over standard bridges or dentures. At our Dublin clinic we are always keen to stress the importance of replacing any lost teeth one way or another, and sooner rather than later, or you run the risk of encountering further dental health problems.

Teeth comprise roots and crowns, and there is only one way to replace the tooth roots – dental implants. When the roots of the teeth are lost, the jaw bone begins to resorb or shrink back, which not only makes future implant placement more complicated (although by no means impossible), but also causes sagging of the skin around the face, which can make you look old before your time.

Made from titanium, dental implants are bionic tooth roots that your dentist places directly in your jaw bone. They mesh with the bone and provide a strong anchor for new teeth – dentures, a bridge, or crowns. Sometimes, for patients who require all the teeth replacing in one jaw, we can use a technique known as All-on-4 at our Dublin clinic.

All-on-4 involves the placement of four dental implants at precise angles so that they can support a full arch (jaw) of new teeth. Your new teeth will be attached immediately – you really can walk into our Dublin Dental Room with a jaw full of missing or failing teeth and walk out again later the same day with a brand new set of teeth.

Because they are surgically attached to your jaw bone, your new teeth will not encounter any of the problems associated with traditional dentures, such as slippage and difficulty in eating and/or speaking.

Dental implants are far all intents and purposes a second chance at healthy teeth. Book your consultation in Dublin today.