Start taking the steps to dental implants in St John’s Wood

If you’ve just had some teeth knocked out, don’t live with the gap for long. Instead, start taking the steps you need to complete to replace those lost teeth with dental implants in St John’s Wood.

At Aura Dental, we encourage our patients who have recently lost teeth to get them replace as soon as possible, especially if they want dental implants in St John’s Wood.

The reason not to delay is that as soon as your jawbone loses the tooth root, it stops receiving vibrational signals that the bone is still in use. The vibrations come from the teeth in the upper and lower jaws coming together. When those impact vibrations cease, the bone interprets this to mean that there is no more chewing going on. The body starts to dissolve the bone in the gap to send the nutrients for use elsewhere in the body. The jawbone can lose up to 25% of its size and density in the first year alone after tooth loss.

Dental implants need to have a good jawbone to integrate with, so it’s important to get them put in before the bone starts dissolving itself. Book a consultation as soon as you can.

The consultation

We take an in-depth look at your jawbone to make sure it can sustain dental implants. We use the information we gather from x-rays and scans to plan your treatment.

The surgery

We insert the dental implants under local anaesthetic. We find this is all we need to numb the area, but if you are nervous, we can also give you sedation to relax you during the procedure.

The healing period

It takes 2-6 months for the implants to integrate with your jawbone. During this time, you will start off on a liquid diet for a week or so before moving to soft foods. It is only when your healing is complete and the crowns are attached that you can move onto a wide and varied diet.

It’s a bit of a wait, but it’s worth it.

Want to find out more? Give us a call at Aura Dental.