For the upper, I always recommend 4 as a minimum, but the more implants you have the better. There are also other factors which have to be taken into account before deciding on the number of impants. This would be discussed after clinical and radiographic examination. I hope this helps.

If you have gum disease, then you would require this treated prior to implant placement. It is very important to have healthy gums as this could affect the prognosis of the implant.

If a tooth is removed then the remaining teeth around it will begin to move over time to fill in the space.  This can be in the form of adjacent teeth tipping which can make them difficult to keep clean or teeth that would normally bite together overerupt which can cause problems with the bite and could potentally lead to other problems.

It’s really up to you whether or not you want to leave the space there.  As long as you know all the reasons for filling the space and have all the options available to you, such as implant, denture, bridge?

Have a discussion with your dentist and I’m sure they’ll be able to answer all your questions.

I hope that this helps.

Regards

George Glover

The options to replace missing teeth are
1. denture
2. bridge
3. implants.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for your question.

Dental Implants are possibly an option for you.  You would need to have a consultation with a dentist who would be able to assess your potential suitablility and discuss the options with you. 

Implants can be used to provide additional support for dentures or indeed provide fixed teeth replacement for dentures.

I hope that this helps

Regards
George Glover

Personally I wouldn’t have any medical or dental treatment carried out abroad unless it was an emergency.

It’s important to consider that dental implants are a surgical procedure requiring multiple appointments and complete treatment time can be several months.  You also need to consider after care of the treatment.  What would happen if something goes wrong?  You may find that your own dentist will not be able to help if there is a problem or it can be very expensive to have a problem rectified.

It’s important to be sure of the qualifications and experience of the person who is going to carry out your treatment and that they are using a reputable implant system as well.

I hope that this gives you a little more insight.

Regards.

George Glover