Posts Tagged ‘implant experts’

Am I Too Old For Implants?

Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hello there, I wondered if you could help me with my problem. I am a sixty-one year old woman, and have had two large gaps on either side of my lower jaw since I was a child. I have experimented with dentures in the past, but I found them to be an inconvenience to me. Would you say I was too old for dental implants, and are my gums too thin to have implants fitted? A big problem I have is that I find that I struggle when it comes to chewing food, and have always wanted to have my teeth sorted out professionally. I do not have many teeth, and I would really like to have a full set of working ones! Thank you. 


Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

My Boyfriend Wants Tuberopterygoid Implants, Can You Offer Me Information On This Type Of Treatment?

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
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My boyfriend is interested in having
Tuberopterygoid Implants at a clinic in India. Despite the skills of any dentist who carries out this work, my research suggest to me (I’m a law student) that these type of implants are as yet only in their ‘pilot study’ phase, without a proven track record. I am therefore trying to find high quality information on Tuberopterygoid Implants. Can you point me in the direction of any publications, or papers etc, with information akin to clinical trials of Tuberopterygoid Implants or the conclusions from them? Do you have any knowledge of any aspects of this type of implant, or do you know of any specialist or any organisation who oversees these particular implants who might be able to provide us with more information on benefits and risks? If there is no reliable evidence for us to assess risks, we will be looking for similar work with more traditional implants done in the UK if lack of gum area will support this. This may mean a wait of a few more years due to budget constraints, unless as my partner is a teacher and the very real psychological distress caused by lack of teeth (he only has 2 on the top) will qualify him for NHS funded implants – can you advise on the likelihood of this? If we opt to save for a traditional type implant from a UK clinic, can you also advise on the possibility of finding a tried and tested implant which is suitable for people with lack of gum space that would usually make them only suitable for the Tuberopterygoid Implants?


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

Would An Implant Work For My Broken Tooth?

Friday, May 24th, 2013
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I have a broken off tooth, which i am told cannot be crowned because it is below the gum line, what is available treatment and cost bearing in mind the tooth next to it is crowned. If an implant is the answer will it affect the tooth next to it.Is there any other solution and can i have the rest of the teeth whitened. I live near Bath so what is the closest practice to have the treatment. Could i have the other teeth veneered and how much does it cost?


Dr Hussein Shaffie The Sandford Dental Implant and Cosmetic Centre 306 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AA Web: www.thesandford.com Tel: 02083037051 Email: [email protected] View My Profile Dr Shaffie

I have suffered for years as a result of poor dental work, I don’t know what to do! Please help!

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
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i am a now very self conscious 40 year old womanwith a problem that is basically ruining my life at 20 years old and pregnant at th time i had majot problems with toothache and visited a local dentist at the time who has now ceased practicing, due to poor dentistry , i was unemployed at the time, and he said he was going to give me 6 gold inlays all in the upper teeth. i went to appointments and being niave at the time, wasnt aware until i visited another dentist afterwards that the gold inlays had been put on my teeth, without the removal of roots/nerves. basically it was a make money in claiming it bk from nhs for the dentist responsible. he explained it was impossible to remove the gold inlays as they were like cement onto the teeth and the only outcome in the future would be eventually i would lose them all if i had pain from any of them. This proved to be the case years later. and resulted in the worst thing for me as a woman to lose the teeth and be fitted a part denture. so far ive had 3 duer to b reaking when cleaning them etc. i have since visited another dentist who has once again done very poor dentistry work making matters worse after my usual denture smashed fitted me with a horrendous denture changing the way i look its totally wrong so im worse off now than i was before. i am currently unemployed first time for me in a very long time. so im not looking for a excuse to ask for free implants. my situation is one of a very genuine plea for advice as to where to turn too next . regards


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes