Missing teeth can have a devastating impact on someone’s self-confidence and their ability to enjoy everyday foods. At Ropergate Dental Care we are passionate about helping patients restore their smiles and feel like the best version of themselves with dental implant treatment.

Dental implants can be the best option for replacing missing teeth – they both look and perform like natural teeth, meaning you don’t have to worry about denture creams or think about what you can and can’t eat.

One of our patients, Ann Rawlinson, recently received dental implant treatment at Ropergate Dental Care, so we caught up with her to see how she found the treatment, and her thoughts on her new smile.

Why did Ann need dental implants?

Ann, who has been a patient at Ropergate Dental Care for the past 5 years, has experienced problems with her teeth ever since she was a child. Now, at 73 years old, her teeth were getting progressively weaker with two teeth even falling out.

This led to Ann becoming conscious of her teeth, even covering her mouth with her hand when she laughed.

To fix the gaps in her teeth, and allow her to laugh freely again, our clinical director James Harrison suggested Ann opt for dental implant treatment.

Ann’s new smile with dental implant treatment

Due to the poor condition of her remaining teeth, we decided it would be best to extract these and start again with a new blueprint for Ann’s smile. On the same day that the teeth were extracted the dental implants were placed and Ann was fitted with a fantastic set of fixed natural-looking temporary teeth, meaning she was not left with a gap at any stage. After three months the temporary teeth were replaced with permanent ones that looked fantastic.

Ann was thrilled with both the final results and her experience at Ropergate Dental Care, saying, “I am feeling confident now – people have commented that I’m smiling much more”.

“I used to be terrified of the dentist but James was fantastic and made sure I knew what was happening every step of the way during my treatment. I experienced very little pain, if any at all, and didn’t have to take any painkillers after my implants were fitted.

“Not only have my missing teeth been replaced, but their appearance is so much better now than they were before. To anyone considering dental implant treatment, all I can say is don’t be scared!”

If you would like to find out more about our dental implant treatment, contact Ropergate Dental Care at 01977 712929 or simply book online.