Dental Implants in Lewisham

If you have missing teeth, it creates problems with biting and chewing, and if it's near the front, you're likely to be self-conscious as well.

There are hidden problems too. When you lose a tooth, your jawbone and surrounding tissues start to "resorb" or shrink. This is why the faces of edentulous people - that's people with missing teeth, including those with full dentures - often have that sunken look.

Thanks to modern dentistry, we at Lewisham Dental Practice can solve these problems with dental implants, which are metal screws placed permanently in the jaw, on top of which we attach a false tooth. We are very fortunate at Lewisham Dental Practice to have the implantology expertise of Prosthodontic Specialist Dr Wassim Chawick.

Dr Chawick uses implants made by Biomet 3i, an innovative company widely respected for its range of minimally invasive Dental Implants.

There is a four-step dental implant process:

• Assessment - We assess the state of your jawbone and gum where the tooth was lost. Depending on the state of the jaw we sometimes need to prepare the site by doing a bone graft or sinus lift, which will build up the jawbone where the implant will go. As soon as you are ready, we make an appointment to place the implant.
• Implant placement - The metal implant is screwed into the jawbone and left for about three to six months. During this time new bone grows around the implant, securing it in a process called osseointegration.
• Abutment and crown placement - A connecting piece called an abutment is screwed into the implant and a false tooth made to exactly fit and match your other teeth is placed on top. The quality of these restorations is such that you can easily forget which tooth is the false one!
• Caring for your implant - Our hygienist will show you how best to care for your implant. There's nothing complicated but it is important that you maintain a healthy mouth because, as with any other tooth, you don't want to create problems that may threaten the implant's stability.

Full-arch rehabilitation

Often there is more than one missing tooth. In fact ,replacing all of the teeth with implants - called a full-arch rehabilitation - is quite common and an alternative to dentures. Dr Chawich has done many full-arch rehabilitations, so he will be happy to advise you.

Dentures loose or fitting poorly? Dental implants can help

Ill-fitting dentures can be a curse, making eating and even speaking difficult, and if you don't know when they are going to come loose, it can affect your confidence. Many people are now getting implants to stabilise their dentures, bringing back that confident smile.

Denture stabilisation is much like a normal dental implant process, beginning with the placement of implants in your jawbone and allowing time for the bone and the implants to integrate. Once that has happened, we use special fixtures to attach your denture to the implants.

Meet Our Specialist

Dr Wassim Chawich

Associate Dentist
DDS, IQE, MFDS RCS Eng, MClinDent in Prosthodontics UCL, MRD RCS Eng
Prosthodontist Specialist
GDC No. 83862

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