Dental Implants

The placement of dental implants is well developed at Colm Smith Dental & Specialist Centre. Our implant team comprises of Mr. Chris Bell, specialist Oral Surgeon who has been working in the practice for over 20 years. Chris is also a tutor for the MSc implant course at Bristol Dental Hospital & University. He is assisted by Dr. Colm Smith who has over 35 years’ experience in dentistry which includes part time teaching at Queens University in Belfast. Over the last ten years Colm has regularly travelled to the United States to keep up to date on the various implant systems.

Placement of implants requires extra surgical skills. Meticulous treatment planning is necessary. You can have great confidence in having a specialist oral surgeon place the implant knowing that any complications will be comfortably managed. As part of treatment planning, a CBCT scan may be required. Placement of implants is often carried out under IV sedation.

The next stage involves placement of the overall crowns. This stage is managed by the principal, Dr. Colm Smith. Again, you can feel great confidence in his hands. We have documented cases where we have restored jaws with no teeth to full dentition down to the single implant. Patients have offered to discuss their treatment if you wish to consider implants.

Yes, it is very important that you see the one of our hygienists when you have dental implants to maintain the health and longevity of the implant.

Implants are very durable, will last many years, and require the same “maintenance” as real teeth, including brushing, flossing and regular dental and hygiene check-ups.