Treatment
From £2,950
Replace missing teeth with stable, natural-looking implant restorations planned around your bite and smile.
Overview
Dental Implants are a surgical approach to reliably replace missing teeth.
Implants can often be confusing, put simply, a dental implant is a small titanium post that replaces the root of the missing tooth, bone grows into contact with its surface in a similar way to a hip or knee replacement, providing strength and rigidity. A crown is then made to sit on top — matched to the teeth around it, fixed in place, and cleaned like any other tooth.
No adhesive, nothing removable, and nothing done to the healthy teeth either side.
Implants are widely available, and a good deal of implant dentistry is done well by general practitioners.
What a restorative specialist brings is the whole-mouth view: whether an implant is the right answer for this particular gap, whether something more conservative would serve you better, how the implant will sit within your bite over decades, and how it relates to any other work you are likely to need.
Process
Examination, radiographs, and usually a 3D scan showing bone volume and the position of nearby structures. Where bone is thin, grafting may be recommended either beforehand or at the same appointment.
Carried out under local anaesthetic, and most people describe it afterwards as more straightforward than the extraction that preceded it. A healing period of three to six months follows while the implant integrates, and a temporary tooth is normally provided so you are not without one.
A scan or impression, then the final crown — shaped and shade-matched to the teeth around it, and adjusted so the bite loads it properly.
Regular review and professional cleaning around the implant, for as long as you have it.
Suitability
FAQs
Placement is done under local anaesthetic, so you feel pressure rather than pain. Most people report less discomfort afterwards than they expected and manage with ordinary painkillers for a day or two. Many say it was easier than the extraction beforehand.
At Eastdale a single implant with its crown starts at £2,950, in a case not needing grafting or additional surgery. Consultation, 3D imaging, extractions and bone work are quoted separately, and you receive a written itemised estimate before committing to anything.
Rarely without one at all where the gap shows, since a temporary tooth is normally provided from the outset. The permanent crown is fitted after the implant has integrated, usually three to six months after placement.
Bone can often be built up, either beforehand or at the time of placement. Whether that is worthwhile depends on how much is missing and on your preferences, and it is discussed with the 3D scan in front of you so you can see what is being described.
This will be discussed frankly, and cutting down or stopping around the time of surgery makes a real difference to the outcome.
That is the aim and it is usually achievable. Matching a single front tooth against a natural neighbour is one of the more demanding jobs in dentistry, and shade and shape are agreed with you before the crown is finalised.
Brushing as normal, plus cleaning between the teeth with whatever suits the space — interdental brushes, floss, or a water flosser. You will be shown specifically what works for yours, and this matters more than most people expect.
Not universally. An implant avoids touching the neighbouring teeth and helps preserve bone. A resin-bonded bridge avoids surgery, costs less, and is often excellent for a single front tooth. Which is better depends on your situation.
Early failure is uncommon and usually means removing the implant, allowing healing, and reassessing. Later problems are more often bone loss around an integrated implant, which is generally managed rather than automatically requiring removal.
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Request a CallbackClinically reviewed by Dr Ahmed Jebril on 10 August 2026.
