Frequently asked questions

This is where high levels of care and precision and specialised training are essential. It is particularly important for procedures to be thoroughly planned, e.g. using 3D tomography imaging techniques. A surgical room equipped with cutting-edge technology and devices e.g. digital real-time X-ray imaging for use during the surgery itself, increase the precision that can be achieved during surgery, and ensure higher levels of safety.

Implantation is carried out under local anaesthesia so that patients feel absolutely no pain during surgery. Only after the surgery do patients experience some generally minor complaints, which tend to clear up in the first few days following the procedure.

Implant-supported teeth will give you a completely natural feeling in the mouth while speaking, eating and laughing. You will feel little difference, if any.

Rejections as such cannot occur. However, in cases where implants are not properly cared for, inflammation may occur around the implant, which in the worst cases results in the implant requiring extraction.

After inserting the dental implants there may be some slight swelling and minor pain. However, most patients are able to go back to work the next day.

The implantation lasts between 30 minutes and 2½ hours, depending on the circumference.

As a rule, implants can be used for chewing after 2-3 months. It is strictly the related bone-grafting procedure that has a healing time of around 6 months.

If you have previously had a removable denture, in most cases you can continue to wear it after small modifications have been made. Otherwise, tooth gaps will be closed with a temporary denture. Under the right conditions, the implant can be inserted immediately, called a “long-term temporary restoration”.

In principle, dental implants can be used in patients of almost any age. Exceptions include children and young people whose bones are still in the growth phase. In these cases, jaw implants would affect the jaw’s growth and lead to unsatisfactory results.

Each patient requires an implant treatment adapted to their specific situation. During our one-to-one consultation with you, we will discuss costs together with you and you will go away with a cost plan, including a fixed ceiling price which we guarantee cannot be exceeded. This makes sure all the costs are clear and form a better basis for the all-important decision-making process. Good decisions require time. However, if you just want to get a price estimate, please contact our service team via our contact form.

The procedures outlined above, and some other techniques, generally allow for a temporary tooth replacement solution to be fixed onto the implants immediately. This is only possible when there is a good amount of quality bone available, i.e. if bone grafting is not required. Despite this, great care is still absolutely fundamental when using the temporary dentures for the eight-week period. After this healing time, the manufacture of the final, definitive denture is begun, which is then fitted after a further two-week waiting period.

Generally, patients do not have any notable complaints even after the effects of the anaesthetic and numbing agents have worn off. This is because we tend to use synthetic bone in the areas where bone is lacking. There is therefore no need for painful bone extraction from the jaw bone, chin, knee, pelvis, or any other any of the body where bone material may be taken. Using this minimally-invasive grafting technique, we are able to keep the region affected by surgery to a minimum. The pain killers that we prescribe for you to take away with you are generally not even needed.

As you will surely have noticed, particularly within the complex field of implantology (as is also the case for all medical treatments) there are many different factors to be taken into account in any individual case. A combined approach must be developed involving both surgical considerations and the manufacture of the implant-supported dentures. Solid technical manufacturing and long-term follow-up and maintenance care must also be ensured. The extensive, initial consultation with our expert dentists is of particular importance. During this consultation, all of the treatment options mentioned here will be discussed with you with a view to extensive treatment planning. We will make all possible treatment options available to you. Every single treatment step is carried out in our dental practices and by our dedicated team of dental staff.