Rebuilding your smile
A lost smile doesn’t need to stay that way. Deteriorating teeth alters not just your confidence but the way you talk and interact with others. You’ve taken the first step; let’s take the rest together.
Benefits
Are you tired of putting up with ill-fitting dentures and sore gums? Losing teeth can cause psychological and emotional trauma to many people.
The implications of missing teeth are:
- Your bite will change
- Your remaining teeth drift into the newly formed spaces
- The jaw bone resorbs and becomes weaker over time
- Your facial muscles loose support from the bone, resulting in an aged appearance
- Increased expenses with adhesives for dentures being costly. Plus wearing dentures can cause more problems with chewing and digesting food properly
- Loss of confidence.
Whether it’s a few missing teeth or your full arch, implants are the gold standard in dental treatment to replace them. Dental implant supported bridges are a healthy long term solution to help regain your smile and function while being a minimally invasive procedure.
Dr Jeffrey Albert, has been placing implants for over 18 years. With his expertise, he will guide you through the best options for you to rehabilitate your smile and restore your confidence.
During your consultation, Dr Albert will discuss which of the three different types of implant-supported dentures should be best suited to help you.
Procedure
Good dental hygiene is critical in keeping infection at bay. Non-smokers and patients with good oral hygiene habits put themselves in a much better position for a full and fast recovery. Smokers will typically be encouraged to stop smoking beforehand to improve the odds of successful surgery. If properly constructed and cared for, most dental implants should last a lifetime.
Fixed implant supported overdentures
Also known as the All-on-four technique, this is one of the most popular ways to restore your full top or bottom jaw of missing teeth. The denture is fixed onto 4 implants which have been strategically placed into your jaw bone. This denture can be removed by your denture for routine checks and cleaning.
Removable implant supported overdentures
This option is similar to the fixed implant option where there are a few dental implants firstly placed into the jaw bone. However, these implants are then all joined by a bar, onto which the over denture clicks in and is supported. This over denture can be removed for cleaning every night.
Implant stabilised dentures
Good dental hygiene is critical in keeping infection at bay. Non-smokers and patients with good oral hygiene habits put themselves in a much better position for a full and fast recovery. Smokers will typically be encouraged to stop smoking beforehand to improve the odds of successful surgery. If properly constructed and cared for, most dental implants should last a lifetime.
Meet the Experts
Dr Jeffrey Albert
Jeffrey has spent the past 18 years practicing in Macquarie Street. He is committed to continuous education and training, regularly attending seminars and courses to ensure his Patients benefit from the latest developments in Dentistry.
His passion is cosmetic and implant dentistry ignited during his implant training with Nobel Biocare ( the Swedish inventors of Dental Implants). He also attended the very highly regarded Branemark Implant Centre in Perth to further refine his skills in Implant surgery.
Jeffrey has also spent time in the US learning new techniques from leading cosmetic dentists. He has been awarded a Fellowship by the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and is also a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists.
