The full story

Here at David Madruga’s practice, it is our mission to inform and educate our patients about the benefits of dental implants, and why they ought to be the treatment of choice for anyone who has lost one or more teeth.

However, many people who lose their teeth still often choose dentures or dental bridges, rather than dental implants. We believe that part of the reason behind this is because people are unaware of the dental implants process Marylebone, and the innovative technologies which make dental implants the most advanced tooth-replacement treatment yet.

What are dental implants?

To best understand the dental implant process Marylebone as it is today, it helps to know where dental implants have come from.

Replacing lost teeth has been around in some form for thousands of years – even pre-dating the Roman Empire – although it was not until the late 1950s that the groundwork for the dental implants process Marylebone was laid.

This took the form of discovery in 1952 when an orthopaedic surgeon accidentally stumbled upon a rabbit bone which had merged itself with a titanium-alloy coil.

Witnessing the biocompatibility of the titanium-alloy rapidly accelerated the possibilities of the dental implant process, and just 13 years later the first successful titanium-alloy implant was carried out in 1965 by a Swedish orthopaedist named Branemark.

From then until now, titanium-alloy has been successfully used within the dental implant process, and as science and technology evolved so did the comfort and stability that implants could provide.

Nowadays, dental implants are the closest thing you can possibly get to replacing teeth naturally. This is because – unlike dentures or bridges – they are embedded within the patient’s jaw exactly as a natural tooth would be. This results in them being just as strong and durable as natural teeth, as well as looking and feeling identical.

What does the implant process of today involve?

The first step on getting dental implants from us here at David Madruga is to book a consultation or e-consultation with Dr Madruga. Even if you have been told previously that you are not eligible for implants, it always helps to get a second, expert opinion.

Consultations let Dr Madruga identify if any other problems, such as gum disease or tooth decay, will have to be dealt with before the implant process can begin.

Provided that no evidence of anything out of the ordinary is present, and no bone augmentation is required, the actual implant procedure will take place. This involves a small surgical dental procedure – during which the patient is under local anaesthetic or continuous sedation – which involves making a hole directly into the patient’s jawbone in the space where they are missing teeth.

Into this hole, a titanium-alloy socket is placed and left to heal. After this follows a short healing period, during which time the socket and bone tissue merge together. This means that it can then be used as a firm and forever fixed anchor-point into which a denture can be attached.

After this, the patient can then begin to enjoy all of the life benefits of a full and healthy set of natural-looking teeth.