Missing teeth: implants, bridges and dentures
When one or more teeth are missing, we start from your situation: how many teeth, how much bone, what you expect. With the 3D CT scan in the practice we see the bone in three dimensions before deciding.
It's best not to wait too long: when a tooth is missing, the ones next to it tend to lean into the empty space.
Start from your situation
Every mouth is different. Find the case closest to yours: each one has a way forward, and we choose it together after the visit and the scan.
You're missing one tooth
Usually an implant with its crown, or a bridge resting on the neighbouring teeth. We show you both options, each with its cost.
The first step is the same for everyone: a visit, the 3D scan in the practice if needed, and a written estimate with every possible option.
You're missing several teeth
A few implants can hold a fixed bridge that replaces several teeth.
The first step is the same for everyone: a visit, the 3D scan in the practice if needed, and a written estimate with every possible option.
You wear a denture, or you're losing all your teeth
A full arch of fixed teeth on implants (a Toronto-type bridge), which doesn't come out.
The first step is the same for everyone: a visit, the 3D scan in the practice if needed, and a written estimate with every possible option.
You've been told there isn't enough bone
Little bone doesn't mean no implants. Bone can be rebuilt (bone regeneration) and, in the upper jaw, the sinus floor can be lifted to make room for the implant. Which way to go, we decide by looking at the scan.
The first step is the same for everyone: a visit, the 3D scan in the practice if needed, and a written estimate with every possible option.
You don't want to be left without teeth
When bone and conditions allow, fixed temporary teeth go in on the same day as the surgery (immediate loading). If the conditions aren't there, we tell you beforehand.
The first step is the same for everyone: a visit, the 3D scan in the practice if needed, and a written estimate with every possible option.
What we do
- Implants: a titanium screw in the bone that acts as a root, with a crown on top.
- Immediate loading: fixed temporary teeth on the day of surgery, when bone and conditions allow.
- A full fixed arch on implants (a Toronto-type bridge).
- Bone regeneration and sinus lift, when there isn't enough bone.
- Bridges: a crown resting on the two neighbouring teeth.
- Removable dentures: partial (with a metal frame) or full.
- Crowns and rebuilds on damaged teeth.
How it works
- A visit, digital X-rays and, for implants, the 3D CT scan in the practice.
- We show you every possible option, each with its cost and timing.
- You think it over calmly and call us when you've decided.
- Treatment, and check-ups over time.
Who looks after you
Implants and prosthetics are Dr Giuseppe Di Gioia's main field. Surgery, including the surgery that rebuilds bone, is handled by Dr Emanuele Dieni.
What it costs
It depends on what you need, and you know before we start: after the visit you get a written estimate, item by item. If there's more than one option, you get them all, each with its cost.