Dental Implants
Stockbridge Dental Practice provide affordable dental implants, ideal if you’re looking for an experienced and trusted dentist near you in Edinburgh.
Single Tooth Replacement
Single tooth replacement is the most popular purpose of dental implant restoration at our practice. You can restore either one tooth or multiple teeth. If just a single tooth must be replaced, he will attach a porcelain crown to the titanium implant post.
Multipe Teeth Replacement
When multiple teeth are missing, implant-supported dental bridges may be the best option. The difference between traditional removable bridges and implant-supported bridges is that the latter do not rely on surrounding natural teeth for support.
Denture Support – All on 4
For patients who are missing most or all of their original teeth, we suggest a partial or full set of dentures, either of which can be attached to dental implants to ensure the most stable, durable, and natural-looking results
possible.
Kevin Bruce, BDS (Glas) FDSRCS (Eng) GDC 70499
"I combine the need for implant dentistry with the growing demand for smile design based cosmetic dental procedures. To facilitate this type of dentistry, I have undertaken advanced cosmetic dental training with the world famous New York based cosmetic dentist Dr Larry Rosenthal in both Guys Hospital London and The Rosenthal Institute in New York University in the USA. My skills in implant dentistry are sought after throughout the UK working with dentists in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. I am a senior tutor in implant training at the Dental Centre in Bristol where over 1000 implants are placed every year. My knowledge and experience in implant and cosmetic dentistry ensures that we can offer our patients a service second to none in Scotland. To date I have placed over 4000 implants at practices all over the UK"
Our most asked questions about Dental Implants
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A dental implant is a titanium screw that is placed in the jawbone to do the same job as the root of the tooth - it supports the crown / bridge or denture that is placed over it.
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Dental implants have a 90% to 95% success rate over 10+ years and have been proven to last a lifetime with proper care and maintenance.
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The process of having an implant usually takes between four and nine months but varies depending on your individual treatment plan
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Yes you will need to have your tooth removed to place the dental implant. This can sometimes be done on the same day as the tooth is extracted or a few months later following the extraction and socket preservation.
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It usually takes one or 2 appointments.
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All our dental implant cases are done at Stockbridge Dental Practice under local anaesthetic by Dr Kevin Bruce.
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Most patients do not experience discomfort during their treatment. Once the dental implant procedure is over and anaesthesia has worn off, it is normal for patients to experience some discomfort.
Common side effects of dental implant treatment include soreness in the teeth, gums, and jaw surrounding the treatment area.
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Most people only need to take a day or two off. In fact, it's not unheard of for some patients to be able to return to work the very next day after their dental implant surgery. However, some individuals require more recovery time than others.
“I wanted to thank you very much for the friendly and very professional manner you all showed in my recent treatment for dental implants. The whole process was explained to me step by step and meant that I did very little worrying and lost no sleep!!
I am delighted with my new teeth and beginning to enjoy my food again. I sincerely hope that anyone considering this treatment considers Stockbridge dental as they will not be disappointed with the treatment and care given by all involved.”