Multiple Dental Implants

As a dental implant referral centre and long-established dental practice here in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, we know how missing teeth can significantly impact your daily life, affecting your ability to chew, speak, and smile with confidence. Beyond aesthetics, gaps in your smile can lead to oral health issues, such as bone loss and shifting of adjacent teeth. At Wayside, we offer a range of dental implant solutions to restore both function and appearance, ensuring you can enjoy life without the discomfort or embarrassment of missing teeth.

Why Replace Missing Teeth?

Replacing missing teeth is crucial for several reasons:

• Prevent Bone Loss: The jawbone requires stimulation from tooth roots to maintain its density. When a tooth is missing, the lack of stimulation can lead to bone resorption, weakening the jaw structure.
• Maintain Alignment: Gaps can cause neighbouring teeth to shift into the empty space, leading to misalignment and bite issues.
• Enhance Functionality: Missing teeth can make chewing and speaking challenging, affecting your nutrition and communication.
• Boost Confidence: A complete smile enhances your self-esteem, allowing you to interact socially without hesitation.

Solutions for Missing Teeth

At Wayside Dental, we provide several implant-based solutions tailored to your specific needs:

1. Individual Dental Implants
   Ideal for replacing single missing teeth, an individual dental implant involves placing a titanium post into the jawbone, which acts as a tooth root. Once integrated, a custom-made crown is attached, resulting in a natural-looking and fully functional tooth.
2. Fixed Implant Bridges
   When multiple adjacent teeth are missing, a fixed implant bridge can be an effective solution. Instead of placing an implant for each missing tooth, two or more implants are strategically positioned to support a bridge, restoring the gap seamlessly.
3. Implant-Retained Dentures
   For patients missing several teeth but not all, implant-retained dentures offer a stable alternative to traditional removable dentures. These dentures snap onto implants, providing enhanced stability and comfort without the worry of slipping.
4. Full Mouth Implants
   For those missing all teeth in an arch, full mouth implants provide a comprehensive restoration:
   • All-on-4® Treatment Concept: This innovative approach uses four strategically placed implants to support a full arch of prosthetic teeth. It offers a stable and efficient restoration with minimal implants.
   • Teeth-in-a-Day: Also known as immediate load implants, this procedure allows for the placement of a full arch prosthesis on the same day as implant surgery, reducing treatment time and providing instant functionality.

Why Choose Wayside Dental Practice for Multiple Dental Implants?

At Wayside Dental Practice, we’re committed to providing exceptional care and that means investing in the most advanced dental technology available so our experienced dental implant team can deliver the very highest quality implant treatment. Patients want peace of mind and life-changing implant treatment and that’s exactly what we give them.

• Advanced Technology: We’re so proud to be the first practice in the UK to be a Centre of Excellence for X-Guide Navigated Implant Surgery. This state-of-the-art technology enhances precision in implant placement, ensuring optimal outcomes.
• X-Guide 3D Navigation uses cameras so we can follow the path of the drill from incision to implant placement. These same cameras are then used to digitally map (this is called photogrammetry) where the implants are in relation to each other and in relation to your soft tissues. This is the last piece of information our technician needs to design perfectly fitting teeth.
  
  Once we have the design file from the technician, we import this into our 3D printer’s software and print out your teeth in a robust, long lasting and aesthetically pleasing material. After a little bit of post processing, your teeth are ready to fit.
  
  The beauty of photogrammetry and 3D printing is that we can have perfectly fitting teeth within 3 hours of implant placement. We have complete control over the digital workflow to provide you with teeth you love that won’t disturb your newly placed implants.
• Experienced Team: Our lead implantologist, Dr Robin Horton, has extensive experience in implant dentistry, offering personalised treatment plans tailored to your needs.
• Patient-Cantered Care: We prioritise your comfort and satisfaction, providing comprehensive consultations to discuss your options and address any concerns. We’ve been successfully placing dental implants in Harpenden for over 16 years. Patients with missing teeth choose to come to Wayside from all over Hertfordshire, including; Redbourn, Wheathampstead, Radlett, Chorleywood, Berkhamsted, St Albans, Baldock, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage. Such is our reputation we’re also delighted to welcome patients from far beyond Hertfordshire and regularly place dental implants for patients from all over the UK and the rest of the world.