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Dental implants are an incredibly safe way to resurrect missing teeth and prevent further tooth loss. The procedure, known as implantation, is around effective, and is a routine oral surgical procedure. But what about the other 2%? How do we know if a dental implant is going to fail? Usually it is very hard to tell and only the dentist will be able to spot a faulty implantation. But there are some signs that tell you to go to a dentist straight away. We have collected 8 of these tell-tale signs.

Pregnancy is a very delicate time, as the unborn fetus is also using the mother’s blood supply and immune system to exist, and thus the soon to be mother’s system is taxed very hard. This is why there are more cases of bleeding gums or tooth decay during pregnancy; bacteria that are otherwise suppressed by the immune system can proliferate as the immune system is overtaxed. But, because of this fact, dental interventions are a super important part of prenatal care. What is the solution then, to get it, or to not get it? And what about dental implants during pregnancy?

How deep do dental implants go? Dental implants are basically artificial tooth roots. They are just as long, and go just as deep as your original tooth roots do in the jawbones. This is roughly two or three centimetres deep.

The first thing that patients usually say or know about dental implants is that it is very expensive. Compared to other forms of dentistry, the price is staggeringly higher, and for a layperson, it may not be completely clear why this is the case. In this article I wish to speak a little about dental implants, how they are used, what kind of process you need to go through to get them, how much they cost and what extra fees you may need to pay in order to get your dental implants.

The difference between tooth fillings and inlays or onlays is sometimes a bit difficult to understand for patients, as the difference is one of degrees. No, an inlay is not just a big filling, although it does fulfil a similar function. No they are not interchangeable, and no, many fillings do not become an inlay or onlay. Here is the skinny on what fillings and inlays are, what they are not, how they are different, and what role each of them plays.