Single Tooth Implant
Replace one missing tooth permanently without touching neighbouring teeth.
A single tooth implant replaces one missing tooth with a titanium root and a crown — without grinding down adjacent teeth as a bridge would.
How It Works
A small titanium implant is placed in the jaw, left to heal for 3–4 months, then topped with a custom zirconium crown. See all implant options.
Why Choose an Implant
It preserves bone, protects neighbouring teeth and looks and functions like a natural tooth.
Why a Single Implant Beats the Alternatives
The teeth either side of your gap are healthy. A bridge requires both to be reduced by about 1.5–2 mm for crowns — permanent structural loss to solve a problem elsewhere. An implant touches neither.
It also loads the bone beneath the gap, which otherwise resorbs, fastest in the first year. See implant vs bridge.
The Front Tooth Is a Different Problem
Replacing a molar is largely an engineering task. Replacing an upper front tooth is an aesthetic one, and considerably harder.
The gum must be sculpted so the crown emerges as a tooth does, not as a peg. Bone at the front is thin and resorbs after extraction, taking the gum with it. Where the smile line is high, a millimetre of recession is visible.
Front-tooth implants therefore often involve grafting, a longer provisional phase, and a ceramist who understands translucency. Ask to see cases like yours.
The Timeline
| Stage | Typical timing |
|---|---|
| Extraction, if needed | Socket heals 2–3 months (or graft placed at once) |
| Implant placement | Under an hour |
| Osseointegration | 3–6 months (up to ~9 with grafting) |
| Abutment + final crown | 2–3 appointments over about a week |
Hence two trips for treatment abroad. See the healing timeline.
What Determines Whether You Qualify
A CT scan measures bone height and width and locates the sinus and the inferior alveolar nerve. Thin bone needs grafting; an upper back tooth may need a sinus lift.
Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes and untreated gum disease must be addressed first. The last is non-negotiable, because periodontitis becomes peri-implantitis.
Living With It
Clean around it as you would a natural tooth, with particular attention to where the crown meets the gum. Six-monthly professional cleaning. A night guard if you grind.
Published survival is roughly 92–97% at ten years. The implant will not decay; the gum around it can become inflamed and lose bone, and that is the only realistic threat. See success rates and aftercare.
This page provides general information and does not replace professional dental advice. A binding plan follows clinical examination and imaging.
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