Dental Implants

Dental implants are the "gold standard" way of permanently replacing a missing tooth or several teeth in which a titanium dental implant is screwed into the jaw bone and after a period of healing is restored using a crown, bridge or denture to restore appearance and function.

At Macfarlane Dental Practice, our oral surgeon Dr Richard Wilson uses the BioHorizons dental implant system which offers a lifetime warranty and 99% success rate.

A dental implant consultation with Dr Wilson will establish if you are a suitable candidate for dental implants and if this is an option that you wish to pursue, further investigations such as intra-oral scans and cone-beam CT scans may be required to assist in planning your treatment.

Dental implant treatments are safe and minimally invasive procedures carried out usually under a local anaesthetic (similar to when having a filling done). During the placement of your dental implant a titanium dental implant is screwed into your jaw bone, sometimes additional materials such as bone grafting may need to help augment the area. Following a period of healing time, usually around three months, in which the implant integrates into your bone (known as osseo-integration), your implant can then be restored in a similar way to placing a dental crown, bridge or denture.