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Even if you see your OWN Dentist for regular maintenance of Implanted teeth, they need the proper care and maintenance including cleaning/scaling with Specially modified instruments that don't damage the Titanium, like standard Stainless Steel Dental Imstruments could. See an example below of the kind of instruments Implant Dentists use for maintenance visits.


Dental Tooth Implants in more detail !

Dental Tooth Implants are basically a titanium root that replaces the root of a natural tooth or teeth.

Implants are useful in replacing single teeth, where you don't want to drill other teeth, as well as just acting as strong anchorage to stabilise a moving Denture, for example. Dental Implants can also replace all your missing teeth, if there is enough bone to support Implant placement.
However, the most critical thing you need is enough height and width of natural bone to support any proposed Implant. Without enough bone, the Implant doesn't have strong foundations and will fail. Some recent advances in narrow Implants though have now made this option a financial and less Surgical mode of treatment that improves function and self-confidence, as well as avoiding further Surgery for additional bone grafting.

Same day mini or midi implants can be placed with minimum Surgery and provide same day teeth too!

These "new" mini dental implants from the USA will, I believe, revolutionise the availability and ease with which most people can access the benefits of implant retained teeth. These mini implants can be as small as only 1.8mm in diameter, rarely require the major Surgery of some Standard implant systems and can be placed in areas with less bone too, often avoiding bone grafts. The cost is also about half that of standard implant work and the patient usually gets to leave with teeth attached to these mini implants, that they can eat on the same day too!
However, mini-implants being a smaller foundation, may mean needing MORE of these fixtures to support the teeth they carry, BUT this may still avoid or greatly reduce and bone grafting surgery needed beforehand, for Standard wide Dental Implants - thus there will be savings in costs usually, but the biggest saving may be in Time/Visits and extensive Bone-Grafting Surgery and any healing or complications associated with this standard approach!

If this type of implant work interests you, then you will need an Implant Assessment appointment with us (01535-644005) first, so that we can assess which particular type of Implants, mini Implants or other treatments, may best meet your particular needs - this only costs £149 for a one hour assessment !!!

Dr.Kilcoyne has also run some of the first courses on these mini implants for Dentists in the UK, so that they may offer these exciting new options to their patients too. The series of pictures below shows how you can get more mini or transitional implants into where the bone is, even to support bridgework if the case is suitable. With larger, standard Implants, this may not be possible, but bone grafts may help (see next paragraph).


Bone Grafts:

Where there isn't enough bone for standard sized Implants, it may be possible that bone can be surgically added, but this adds extra complications to the procedure, or even an extra visit to allow healing/waiting time. This is why the newer mini or midi or root-tapered implants may be useful in many cases, by avoiding both the inconvenience, extra Surgery and Extra costs of some standard implant bone grafts!

In some cases, there still isn't enough bone for Dental Tooth Implants because the bone shrinks quickly when a tooth has been lost. Also, teeth may have been experiencing gum disease where the underlying bone is destroyed and dissolved away. Trauma may also have contributed to bone loss. Overall, the longer a tooth has been missing, the more any existing bone and gum will have shrunk away. New, smaller narrower Implants though may help minimise the need for Bone grafts in some areas of the mouth, by either replacing teeth with less than average bone remaining, or by using several smaller Implants to support teeth for each of the standard larger cylinder Implants that some Dentists still prefer.

Thus overall the costs for smaller mini, midi or root shaped Implants may be the same or similar overall for a case, but it gives a clinically satisfactory fixed-teeth solution that avoids the extra-expense, surgery and possible complications and delays of significant bone grafting too.

However, if there is absolutely not enough bone even for mini-implants, then some grafting will be necessary and again we can discuss the different options for this in detail too - that's why a full assessment, options and personal estimate needs to be done for you, to get ALL the info. you need.

Bone grafts can be taken from minor sites (eg: extraction sockets, chin etc.) or major sites (eg: iliac crest on the hip bone). Bone from your own body helps reduce any "rejection" effects. There are also bone substitutes that act as bulking agents. These can be chemically manufactured (eg:Calcium Triphosphate) or sourced naturally (eg:Coral). New and cheaper cost alternatives are becoming available all the time, so it is worth keeping up to date.

Surgical Considerations:

As well as VOLUME of bone, there is also the question of the QUALITY of the bone, to consider - thus we take both of these into account for your Implant Asessment.
As can be seen from the diagram below, the volume and shape of ridges after shrinking/healing is important, as well as the density of the bone on the outside cortex and internal medulla:

Some problems encountered can be treated surgically, such as ridge expansion (improves width of bone) and compression to increase density of softer bone. Also sinus lifts (surgically repositions sinus lining) and nerve repositioning procedures are possible too, if they are causing difficulties. Again, these add another complex stage to the procedures and should not be undertaken lightly. Like all procedures, they have their own additional risks too, so do think about these issues carefully and discuss them with the Dentist/Specialist in detail.

For Very Complex or Oral Cancer cases where the facial and oral aspects are being rebuilt with the aid of implants, several surgeons (including plastic surgeons) are involved with the planning, with major grafting being involved, including skin grafting. This would normally be done in a Hospital environment.

Costs:

Obviously, each case is individual, but a rough guide would be a single tooth Implant (including crown) for about 2450 pounds sterling ($3900), with a small to medium bone graft costing about 500 pounds sterling ($850) extra. If we can, we always try to fit the largest Implant into your bone volume, but this may mean using the smaller Implants if you wish to reduce or even eliminate the surgical bone-grafting phase outlined above.
Costs generally reduce per Implant, if many more Implants are involved, but these cases are then more complex to restore, so each case needs examining and estimating for individually.

There is also a cost in time and inconvenience, which is usually much longer than with other Dental treatment alternatives. There is also the possibility that through no fault of the patient OR the operator, the Implant procedure is not successful. This is a biological risk that cannot be avoided.
You may have to have any failing Implants removed, let the bone heal, then perhaps 3-6 months later, get Surgical Implant treatment again!
Although the inconvenience of any re-treatment is disliked, re-treatment is usually successful the second time.

If suitable for the smaller or narrower tooth implants, these can be placed in less bone, avoid major bone grafts and can half the TIME of conventional Implant treatment, whilst often providing same-day replacement teeth to chew on, that are fixed in place IMMEDIATELY.

We are Accredited Specialists* in this kind of treatment and stock many different Implant types and shapes, so that we can chose the implant type to fit you individually, not make you fit the ONE implant system !

Success rates of Dental Tooth Implants:

These vary tremendously between different operators, different systems and different groups of Patients. IT IS NEVER 100% though!!!

Crossing the road isn't 100% for everyone each day, some people won't get to the other side, without it being anyone's fault.

Our average, though, success rates are higher in the Mandible (lower jaw) as the bone quality is generally higher (>95% success in favourable cases). In the Maxilla (upper jaw) the success rate is lower (>87% in favourable cases). These rates decrease the more complex a case is, if you need bone grafts or other complications etc.
Although these success rates are gradually improving over time as new developments improve the features of Implants further, they still tend to "fail" because they don't "bond" to the bone, or they are "overloaded" too early or patients don't follow-up for regular cleanings and maintenance as advised.

Although the "odds" are in your favour, there is a risk of failure despite everyone's best efforts.
Are you willing to accept that risk?

Implants have relatively high costs and treatment time implications, with re-treatment a real possibility.
But, when your body accepts Implants and they bond to bone, they are very solid and give excellent clinical performance for eating, talking and smiling confidently, for the vast majority of people.
Contra-indications to implants:

Smokers have a higher failure rate with Implants because their tissues are relatively unhealthy and don't heal as well to the Implants. Many Surgeons will not treat smokers with Implants because they spoil their patient success rates. However, even newer techniques are improving this situation and success rates for smokers, so ask your Dentist or Specialist for the latest information.

General Medical health can complicate/fail Implant treatment such as Immuno-compromised, Steroid treatment and various Allergies etc.

Previous Dental diseases such as a pre-disposition to gum diseases and bone quality problems (eg: osteoporosis) or severe bone loss.

Clearly, Dental Tooth Implants offer exciting alternatives for Patients. However, this is a Complex area of Dentistry that should be discussed personally with your Dentist or Specialist at a specific Consultation and Assessment for your personal needs and options.
Where ever you are from, in the UK or Abroad, why not visit us for a Specialist* Opinion about Dental Implants, Mini, Midi Implants, Smaller root shaped Implants, Cosmetic Dentistry, tooth bleaching or other "same-day" treatments that we can offer you on a very pleasant visit to Bronte Country and the Yorkshire Countryside.

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*Dr.Kilcoyne is a recognised Dental Specialist for any aspects of Cosmetic Dentistry that includes Implant work, Crowns, Veneers, Bridges and Precision Dentures too (Prosthodontics).

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Uk Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry and same day dental tooth implants, mini Implants, midi implants, alternatives to bone grafting, also Cosmetic laboratory work, bridges, ceramic crowns, veneers, quick tooth bleaching and teeth whitening for brighter, natural smiles. Specialist Dentist Dr Tony Kilcoyne is a fully accredited registered UK Specialist dentist. Dentist referrals accepted from North, South, East, West Yorkshire, Bradford, Leeds, Manchester, Halifax, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Doncaster, York, Stockport, Lancashire, Chester, Oldham, Newcastle, Cleveland, Durham, Sheffield, Derbyshire, Liverpool, Midlands, Merseyside, Hull, London, Humberside, East Riding, Cumbria or Cheshire areas. We are less than 3 hours away from London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Birmingham, Nothumberland, Nottinghamshire, Tyne and Wear, Midlands, Worcestershire, Lincolnshire, Hampshire, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Belfast, Dublin, Paris, Tokyo, USA, Canada etc. To see our 2007 prices Comprehensively, just Click for Prices Here (Please remember that we are Specialists!)
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