The right approach depends on how many teeth are missing, where the gaps are and the condition of your remaining teeth.
Replacing several teeth with implants doesn’t always mean replacing each missing tooth with an individual implant.
Where teeth are missing next to one another, carefully positioned implants can be used to support a bridge of replacement teeth. This can allow several teeth to be restored using fewer implants, while still providing a fixed solution.
If your missing teeth are in different areas of your mouth, individual implants or a combination of implant-supported restorations may be more appropriate.
Your treatment starts with a detailed assessment of your teeth, gums and the areas where teeth have been lost. We can then establish how implants could be positioned and how many may be needed to support your replacement teeth. If you decide to go ahead, your treatment will be planned around your individual mouth rather than a standard number of implants or appointments.
We’ll explain the recommended approach, the stages involved and what you can expect before treatment begins.
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Replacing several missing teeth isn’t only about filling the visible gaps. It can restore support where teeth have been lost and make it easier to bite and chew across your mouth again.
Because implant-supported teeth remain fixed in position, there’s no removable appliance to take out for cleaning or worry about moving while you eat or speak.
The implants also replace missing tooth roots, helping to maintain the jawbone in the areas where teeth have been lost.
When several teeth need replacing, planning matters just as much as the implants themselves. We look at the position of the gaps, the health of the teeth you still have, your bite and the available bone before deciding where implants should be placed and what they need to support.
Digital scanning and 3D imaging allow us to build a detailed picture of your mouth and plan treatment around the final result we’re working towards, rather than considering each missing tooth in isolation.
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Not necessarily. When several teeth are missing together, implants can sometimes be positioned to support more than one replacement tooth. The number required depends on the location of the gaps, the available bone and the type of restoration being planned.
Yes. Missing teeth don’t have to be next to one another for implants to be considered. Your treatment can be planned around the location and condition of the individual gaps.
We’ll consider the health and long-term outlook of your remaining teeth as part of the planning process. Depending on how many teeth are affected, replacing individual gaps or considering a wider implant solution may be more appropriate.
Missing teeth and failing teeth often need to be considered together.
If you already have several gaps and other teeth have a poor long-term outlook, simply replacing each individual gap may not be the best approach. We can assess your remaining teeth as a whole and look at which are healthy enough to retain and which may need to form part of a wider treatment plan.
If most or all of the teeth in one arch are failing, a full-arch solution may be more appropriate.
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