Teeth Implants; Smoking and Pregnancy

Teeth Implants, a very popular cosmetic dentistry treatment are used to replace missing teeth improving your smile and eating ability. Teeth Implants are made from titanium and are surgically placed under sterile conditions into your bone. We use local anaesthetic to ensure you feel no pain during the procedure and for our more nervous patients we offer sedation to help them relax and also helps us to complete the treatment more quickly! We wait 4-6 months for the bone to heal around the Dental Implant before placing a Dental Crown or Bridge on top. Teeth Implants can also be used to stabilise Cosmetic Dentures making it easier for you to eat and speak.

We place Dental Implants under sterile conditions to ensure the success of the placement. We also give you an antibiotic liquid to drink before treatment to fight any infection which may appear but highly unlikely in the first few weeks after placement.

The care you show your mouth before and after Implant placement is very important. The most important factor is if you smoke then this must be stopped! Smoking slows the healing process and can prevent your Implant from healing correctly which can literally lead to it falling out. This has been known with previous Implant patients who have refused to give up smoking. Implant dentistry is not the cheapest of treatments so smoking before and after placement is a total waste of your money and time. Looked after correctly your Dental Implant will last you for life with only the Crown needing to be renewed after approximately 15 years due to general wear and tear.

Almost anyone can have Dental Implants. Some medical conditions prevent you from having Implants. It is also advisable not to have Implants whilst you are pregnant. To be able to treatment plan your Implants and check that you are a suitable candidate for Implant Placement a series of x-rays would need to be taken and in some cases a CT Scan to check the bone quality. X-rays are not advised during pregnancy as there is a risk that the radiation could harm your baby. Strong antibiotics and painkillers are usually given too which is also not advisable. To ensure you feel no pain during the placement a stronger than usual local anaesthetic is given. It is not known what effect this may have on a pregnant woman so as a precaution Implant treatment should be left until after the baby has been born and breast feeding has finished.

The Dentist who places Implants is called an Implantologist. He is based in our Dentist Essex and regularly comes to our practice to treat patients. He has many years of experience in placing successful Dental Implants.

Perfect Smile Spa is a cosmetic dentistry practice in Hornchurch Essex Call 01708 442114 or email: care@perfectsmilespa.co.uk