Dr. Bartsch is the only Oral Surgeon in Sligo providing implant treatment who is a registered specialist with the Dental Council of Ireland. Implant placement is a surgical procedure which requires specialist training and skills. Patients should always ensure that the surgeon has the requisite qualifications and is a registered specialist. You can view the register here.

Dental Implants

	Implants

Implant dentistry is the most advanced therapy available to replace teeth. In addition to looking and feeling like real teeth, dental implants allow you to:

• Improve your smile.
• Eat foods you enjoy.
• Restore chewing for easy digestion.
• Speak with greater ease.
• Restore your facial structure.
• Enjoy an active lifestyle.
• Live with confidence.

They are an increasingly popular alternative to dentures and bridgework.

Implants are basically artificial tooth roots that are surgically placed into the jaw bone. Once in place, these “roots” can be used to attach different types of dental prosthesis including crowns, bridges and dentures in a removable or non-removable fashion.

The implants are surgically placed usually under local anaesthetic into the jaw bone using a gentle procedure with specifically designed instrumentation. The implant will have a healing cap attached and will be allowed to heal for 8-12 weeks. If you wear a denture it can be adjusted to fit over the implant during this healing period, so there is no cosmetic embarrassment.

After 8-12 weeks, the patient returns to the clinic to have the restorative procedure completed. At this point the tissues have healed and the implant has stabilized itself within the bone and is ready to support the tooth crown or prosthesis which will be attached to it.

An impression is taken to provide a model for the laboratory to design the final crown or prosthesis, an abutment (platform) is attached to the implant and the crown/bridge cemented permanently in position or a denture is made to attach to the implants.

	Implant with Bar

If you have no teeth at all, again the surgical procedure is the same, depending on your dental condition, you may be able to select one of the three different types of full arch implant supported prosthesis:

1. Fixed: a permanent replacement that can only be removed by the dentist.
2. Removable: allows you to remove the prosthesis whenever you wish. The implants underneath it ensures that the prosthesis is held securely in your mouth.
3. Fixed-removable: utilizes a mechanism to lock the prosthesis onto the implants using locators. If you need to, you can unlock the mechanism to remove the prosthesis.

Dr. Bartech is an expert at placing all of the above implant options, why not take a look at our gallery, all the implant patient photographs are of actual patients of his.

To view a video on dental implants, click on either of these:

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Case 5
Before		Before		Implant Mould		After
Case 6
Before		Impression Posts in Position		Abutments in Position		After