Can a dental implant replace my loose tooth?

[Roshan]

Hi, I have a loose tooth at the front of my mouth, which I think is too bad to save. I have had gum disease for years, partly due to my smoking which i have now given up.

What i want to know is that when the tooth is removed, will I have to walk around initially with a gap at the front of my mouth? Iv heard about implants and I prefer to have that rather than a denture as I dont think I will be able to tolerate a bulky piece of plastic in my mouth.

Is placing a dental implant an option for me considering my reduced bone levels?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Hi

Dental implants can be used to replace your loose tooth and would feel smaller and more natural than a denture in your mouth. We can place dental implants if you have inactive gum disease and good oral hygiene. If you have active gum disease, you will need to have that treated and stabalised before you can have dental implants.

Not having enough bone is not a big issue, because we can do bone grafting and bone augmentation to rebuild the bone to the levels that we need for implants.