Dental Implants
in Liskeard

• When you lose your natural teeth, your jaw bone and surrounding tissues start to resorb or disappear over time. When implants are placed in the jaw, it stimulates the remaining bone to grow and mesh around the metal, along with tiny blood vessels, preventing bone loss.
• Retained bone structure prevents the face from acquiring a 'sunken' look.
• Implants help restore function so you can eat, chew and bite as usual.
• Implants are a natural-looking way to replace missing teeth.

Do you feel nostalgic for the days when you could eat a crunchy apple? Do people misjudge you because you are reluctant to smile?

Ill-fitting dentures and loose or missing teeth can make your social life a misery, sap your self-confidence and stop you from enjoying your food. If you can relate to these experiences you’ll be delighted to hear that they can now be overcome.

Principal dental surgeon, Chris Smirthwaite, has been placing dental implants at The Smile Centre in Liskeard, Cornwall for many years with great success so you can be assured that his wealth of experience underpins our procedures. Consultations with Chris and one of our implant co-ordinators will ensure you are fully conversant with the treatment options, the achievable results and the costs, so that you can make an informed decision.

Just think of all the great things our teeth add to our lives – they give our face shape, they help us to communicate, to eat, to whistle and to sing; but most of all our teeth give us the confidence to show what makes us unique - our smile.

Visit us for a 30-minute dental implant consultation to find out more. Book now

• Replace a missing tooth or teeth
• Restore the mouth’s function
• Provide a secure anchor for dentures & bridges

When teeth are lost the bone that held them in your jaw will shrink. Placement of dental implants can preserve this bone, maintaining the shape and structure of the lips and cheeks preventing the ageing ‘caved in’ look of older people with poorly fitting dentures.

• Allow you to smile, eat and chew with confidence
• Prevent that caved in look seen with poorly fitting dentures
• Reduce wear & tear on the teeth near the gaps
• The most cost effective, longest lasting solution out there

Ill-fitting dentures, loose or missing teeth can not only limit your lifestyle but also your self-confidence. Avoiding certain foods, feeling self-conscious about your smile, and possibly even worrying what people may think of your smile. Life is far too short for concerning yourself with a problem than can easily be fixed!

If you would prefer a more permanent solution to removable dentures, then dental implants are the answer you’ve been looking for. A tooth implant is a titanium screw which once implanted, fuses with your jawbone to ensure strength and durability. The implant will provide stability to the jawbone without damaging any surrounding teeth, if a full set of dental implants is not required. The number of implants required is entirely dependent on the strength of your jawbone and how many teeth need replacing. Your dentist will discuss this in-depth with you during your consultation.

Here at The Smile Clinic, we can assure you of our quality of service. Our Principal dental surgeon, Chris Smirthwaite has been administering dental implants for many years with great success. Patients have left our practice with a new-found confidence with their smile.

So if you are looking to get dental implants, please get in touch to book an appointment or call our dental clinic in Liskeard on 01579 342348.

• Restore the mouth’s full function
• Provide a secure anchor for dentures and bridges
• Replace a missing or broken tooth/set of teeth

Consultation

At your initial 30-minute consultation, your dentist will discuss your dental history with you, fully examine your teeth and perform an x-ray on your mouth. They will also create a mould of your teeth from which the dental implant will be constructed. The mould ensures that the implant fits your mouth perfectly as to give you the best possible outcome from your treatment.

Placement

The placement of your tooth implant is a relatively simple, minor surgical procedure. Local anaesthetic is administered but for particularly nervous patients, the option for sedation can be discussed in your consultation. The titanium dental implant is placed onto your jawbone and will fuse to the bone itself.

Recovery

Over a period of up to 6 months, the dental implant will settle within your mouth and fully fuse to your jawbone. During this period, temporary dentures or bridgework can be worn until the tooth implant is ready to be cosmetically enhanced. After the dental implant is fused, natural looking crowns are added. The crown is shade matched and shaped to your liking as to give as much of an original, but improved look as possible. You can now smile with confidence!