Our dentist will check your suitability for implants. Medical conditions and lifestyle factors such as smoking or diabetes can affect the success of implant surgery, and you will also need to have sufficient density in your jawbone to receive the implants. There is the option to have a bone graft or sinus lift to increase this.<\/p>\n Step 2: treatment plan<\/strong><\/p>\n Your dentist will develop your custom-made treatment plan, depending on where and how many implants you need. The implants are then created as small titanium posts, which will mimic your natural tooth roots.<\/p>\n Step 3: surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n As with any minor surgery, you will need to follow certain rules before undergoing the procedure, which your dentist will advise you of. You will be under local aesthetic and can also ask for further sedation if you feel nervous. The dentist will drill small holes into your jawbone to fit the implants, then fix them in place. Another magical thing about dental implants is that they are biocompatible: this means that they bond with the body\u2019s natural structures. The jawbone grows around the implant in a process called osseointegration.<\/p>\n Step 4: healing<\/strong><\/p>\n It takes 2-6 months for the implants to fully integrate. Immediately after surgery you may need to take over-the-counter pain medication for a day or two, and you will need to keep to a restricted diet for a couple of weeks to give the implants space to heal.<\/p>\n Step 5: replacement tooth<\/strong><\/p>\n The new tooth is then fitted onto the implant, through an abutment, which is a fixture that connects the implant to the replacement tooth.<\/p>\n Step 6: maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n Clean and maintain your dental implants in Herefordshire<\/a> as you would your natural teeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are several different methods you could choose to replace your missing teeth in Herefordshire. Dental implants are a popular choice because not only are they permanent and fixed, unlike dentures, bridges and crowns, they also help the face to maintain its structure and prevent sagging. At Warrendale Dental in Herefordshire, we know what it … Continue reading Replacing teeth in Herefordshire: dental implants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-implants"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":589,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions\/589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Dental](\"https:\/\/www.warrendaledental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/missing-teeth.jpg\")
Step 1: consultation<\/strong><\/p>\n