Neoss Dental Implants

What are Neoss dental implants?

At Lees Dental Company we provide Neoss dental implants. Dental implants replace the roots of missing teeth, and are used to place a crown, denture or bridge to replace the teeth that are missing. Implants are made from medical grade titanium, and are screw shaped. The titanium implant integrates with the bone in the jaw, and when the crown, bridge or denture is placed you regain the function of natural teeth.

Neoss dental implants have been available since 2000. Neoss is a UK company with manufacturing of implants in Sweden, the home of dental implantology. Neoss implants are distributed in over 26 countries. They are constructed from commercially pure titanium grade IV, the highest strength unalloyed titanium, and show a 98.6% success rate over 10 years.

A single implant can be provided to replace a single tooth, or several implants can be provided to support a bridge or denture which can replace several teeth.

If you are considering implant treatment we would have a consultation appointment to discuss your needs, and provide the best treatment plan for your situation. X-rays and scans will be used to do this.

Once the treatment plan is agreed the implant would then be placed within the jaw. This is usually a straightforward procedure completed under local anaesthetic. After placement, time is allowed for healing and for the implant to integrate with the bone. During this healing phase a temporary denture or tooth can be placed depending upon your circumstances. Post operative instructions will be provided.

After the required healing period, the final components such as the crown, bridge or denture are then placed onto the implant.

You will be advised on the care and oral hygiene routines needed to look after your implant.

Dental implants can give excellent aesthetic results, offering long-term benefits, restoring confidence and chewing function, and are made to feel like your own natural teeth.

There are alternatives to implants

Do nothing. If a tooth is missing for a period of time it can cause movement of the adjacent teeth, often tipping into the space, and movement of the tooth that used to bite against the missing one. This often leads to difficulty in cleaning, problems biting and overload of remaining teeth. Ongoing loss of bone may mean that if a gap is left too long the bone may be lost and implants not possible.

Provision of a bridge. A bridge attaches to adjacent teeth. This means that these teeth usually need to be cut down for crowns, with risks of damage and possible death to the live part, the “nerve” inside the tooth. The teeth either side then need to take the “load” placed on the missing tooth. If there is a problem with any part of the bridge then the whole thing will usually have to be removed. The life expectancy of a bridge is usually 10 to 12 years. Because a bridge attaches teeth together, cleaning can often be more difficult. Having a bridge means no surgery is necessary, and it is “fixed in” treatment often taking only one visit.

Dentures, also known as “plates”. Dentures can be removable and are bulky “foreign bodies” in the mouth. They often cause food trapping and risk decay and gum problems around adjacent teeth. They may affect speech and there may be a degree of movement. Dentures need regular change or adaption to fit well. Advantages are that there is no surgery, relatively low costs and only a few weeks to completion.