Multiple Teeth

Multiple Teeth Dental Implants

Many people have missing teeth. They often learn to adapt to the gaps and the loss of ability to chew by changing their diet to include softer foods. If the missing teeth are front teeth, they often adapt by not smiling as widely or often to hide the gaps caused by missing teeth.

Dental Implants can now be used to replace multiple missing teeth right here on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.  Dental implants look, colour and shape are customized to each patient’s choice. They restore function, the ability to chew and your smile. Dental implants are one of the longest lasting, strongest treatments that is done in dentistry.

Implants require multiple visits to one of our Sunshine Coast and Brisbane dental practices. Most patients are good candidates for this treatment. An initial free consultation will help your dentist find out what type of treatment is best for you, the specific stages of treatment needed to get the best result, and to screen for any factors that could affect treatment. All are discussed with you for your choice.

What Issues Lead to Dental Implants?

Missing teeth can become a big problem. When a tooth is lost, the bone in that area begins to dissolve away over time. The teeth either side start to tip or even move into the space (similar to removing a book from a bookshelf). This leads to an irregular bite, crooked teeth, spaces for food to get trapped in, and worsening of conditions such as gum disease and tooth decay. If multiple teeth are lost, the loss of bone over time becomes so profound to cause facial changes to lips and facial droop, leading to a “sunken” facial appearance.     

Traditionally a denture was the most common option for replacing multiple missing teeth. Dentures have approximately 20 percent of the biting force of natural teeth.  With dentures you are essentially chewing on your gums, as these support the denture.  Dentures move around, can rub on your gums, have to be removed after each meal to clean, can fall out while eating and talking, and reduce your ability to taste.  On top of this dentures increase the rate of decay and gum disease of your remaining teeth, often hastening the loss of more teeth.  It doesn’t have to be this way anymore with Multiple Teeth Implants.   

Dental Implant Benefits

Restoring mouth spaces with dental implants helps preserve your bone and facial profile, provides support for chewing and speaking, and gives confidence to engage in everyday activities. Dental implants restore your chewing ability nearly to natural teeth. 

Dental implants also do not increase the rate of decay and gum disease around your existing teeth like dentures do. In fact, they may reduce this disease as they stop teeth tipping and adapting to unfavourable positions that make them difficult to clean. Where multiple teeth are missing dental implants can anchor dental crown units or bridges restoring the missing space. In consultation with your dentist the number of implants and treatment process, and other options can be discussed for your choice.

Dental implant procedures are performed at our all our clinical practices under Local Anaesthetic, sedation, or General Anaesthetic.

A 3D CT scan is used to identify the volume of bone in the affected area to determine whether a bone graft is necessary. This digital scan is also used to plan how the implant would be placed in relation to the bone and other teeth. Your dentist will use this on-screen tool to walk you through the treatment process. Thanks to this technology the surgical implant placement has now become more predictable, safe and streamlined.

To find out more and arrange a free dental implant consultation, please contact one of our friendly Sunshine Coast and Brisbane dental practices in Caloundra, Kawana, Maroochydore, Bli Bli, North Lakes, Baringa, Sippy Downs, Tewantin, Murrumba Downs, Beerwah and Woolloongabba.