Dental Implants in Adelaide
If you have lost a tooth or multiple teeth, the gap left behind can be a drain on your confidence and your oral health. One of the best ways to remedy a lost tooth is with dental implants in Adelaide, a safe and effective option for permanent tooth replacement.
See our below list of practices that can offer you dental implants in Adelaide.
Mawson Lakes
Dental Implants in Adelaide
Why choose Dental Implants?
Dental implants are often the preferred route for replacing missing teeth, as they mimic the original structure of a natural tooth. That’s because implants are placed directly into your jawbone like a real tooth, and include a dental crown on top that looks, acts, and feels just like a real tooth as well.
Other tooth replacement options include dentures and dental bridges, both of which offer excellent alternatives. The best option for you will depend on your oral health, preferences, and budget, so speak to your dentist about possibilities and consider their recommendations.
Dental implants in Adelaide are a long-lasting, durable, and natural replacement for missing teeth, but it is important to understand the process before moving ahead. After an initial consultation to ensure your oral health makes an implant viable, the first step is for your dentist to place an implant into your jawbone.
Following this is a long period of recovery of several months, in which you must wait for your jawbone and gum to grow around the implant, firmly cementing it in place.
The second step is for your Adelaide dentist to place an abutment onto the implant. This is a post that your dental crown will eventually go on, and again you’ll have to wait for the site to heal before taking the next step - although this time it only takes a couple of weeks.
Finally, your dentist will create a custom dental crown and place it over the abutment. This final step will result in a dental implant that looks, feels, and acts just like a natural tooth.
If you are missing one or more teeth and would like to learn more about dental implants in Adelaide, use our Find a Practice Tool to locate the nearest dentist to you and get in touch.
What reasons should I get dental implants in Adelaide?
- Dental implants can help to maintain and improve your oral health, and your confidence
- There are eight locations where you can get dental implants in Adelaide, helping to keep the process as convenient as possible
- Our dental practices accept all major health insurance providers
- We offer both SmileFund and Afterpay as payment plan options to help you spread out the cost of getting dental implants
Frequently asked questions
There are eight fantastic dental practices that offer dental implants in Adelaide: South Terrace, North Adelaide, Nailsworth, Findon, West Lakes, Mawson Lakes, Salisbury, and Kadina. Each of these practices offer cutting edge dental technology to help make your dental implants as efficient and effective as possible, as well as friendly dental teams that ensure you know what’s happening at each stage.
An initial dental implant appointment in Adelaide will include an examination, including x-rays scans. This will determine whether you are a viable candidate for dental implants, as your jaw bone and oral health must be able to support an implant. Assuming you are a viable candidate for implants, your dentist will fully explain the next steps, including scheduling your appointment to have the implant placed into your jaw bone, the expected recovery time, and the final steps further down the track.
A good dental implant specialist in Adelaide will be experienced, friendly, and convenient. It goes without saying that an experienced specialist can provide peace of mind when you know it’s a treatment they have performed countless times before. A specialist should also be friendly to help you feel relaxed and comfortable throughout the process. Finally, a location that’s convenient to you is important because the dental implant process takes multiple visits over many months, so you shouldn’t have to travel all the way across town each time.
The cost of a single dental implant in Adelaide varies depending on a number of factors. If you are getting more than one implant at a time, the cost per implant may be reduced. We recommend speaking with your Adelaide based National Dental Care specialist to get a better understanding of how much dental implants may cost you.
The dental implant process does include a minor surgery when your dentist places the implant into your jawbone. Like any minor surgery, that means there are some risks, such as infection, injury, sinus issues, and nerve damage. These problems are rare, but it is best to talk to your dentist prior to the treatment to make sure you fully understand the potential risks.
No, it is best to wait for a child’s mouth to develop further before getting a dental implant, as they are still growing throughout childhood and the implant could shift out of place with growth. At minimum, dentists will not perform a dental implant procedure on girls aged under 15 years old, and boys aged under 17 years old.
If your child has lost an adult tooth and you would like to consider a dental implant, speak to your Adelaide dentist about the best approach for their needs.