Dental implants look and feel just like your natural teeth, blending seamlessly with your smile.
This is the clearest advantage a single implant has over a bridge. A tooth-supported bridge requires reducing the teeth on either side of the gap to carry it; an implant does not. More of your natural tooth structure is left intact, which benefits your long-term oral health.
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- Two parts
- a titanium post in the bone, and a porcelain crown on top
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- Neighbors untouched
- no reduction of the adjacent healthy teeth
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- Bone preserved
- the implant stimulates the jawbone where the tooth was
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- 3–6 months
- typical healing time before the crown is fitted
Why choose an implant
What a single implant gives you
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It looks like the tooth you lost
The crown is matched to the color, shape and size of your natural teeth, so the restored tooth blends into your smile.
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It leaves healthy teeth alone
Unlike a tooth-supported bridge, an implant does not require reducing the teeth on either side of the gap.
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It holds the bone
An implant helps prevent the bone loss that follows a missing tooth, maintaining facial structure.
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It is built to last
With proper care and maintenance, dental implants can last a lifetime, making them cost-effective over the long run.
A real case
Replacing a single front tooth
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Before 
After Before: patient needs a single tooth replacement of one upper central incisor. After: smile and function restored with a single implant and an all-porcelain crown that fits securely over the implant.
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Related care
Where to go next
Common questions
Questions about single implants
A bridge is quicker and does not involve surgery, but it requires reducing the healthy teeth on either side of the gap to carry it. An implant stands on its own and leaves those teeth intact. We will set out both options at your consultation.
Several months in total. After the implant is placed there is a healing period of 3–6 months while it fuses with the bone, and the crown is fitted once that is complete.
The crown is made to match the color, shape and size of your natural teeth. In the case shown above, the restored central incisor sits in the front of the smile.
That is common where a tooth has been missing a while, and it is one of the things we check at the consultation. Bone grafting can replace or augment missing bone in the jaw where it is needed for implant placement.
New patients
New patients are welcome
Your first visit begins with a thorough examination to assess your dental health and discuss your concerns and goals.