Dental Implants

Dental implants are the way forward in modern dentistry, providing numerous advantages over dentures and in certain cases over conventional crowns and bridges towards restoring comfort, function and aesthetics of the mouth and face.
What are dental implants?
A dental implant is a titanium screw, fixed into the jaw bone in a surgical procedure. This is then left for 4-6 months to integrate into the bone. At this stage, the implant head is exposed and a special attachment is fabricated to fit onto the implant and carry a crown, bridge or denture.

Are implants expensive?
Implants aren't cheap! However when comparing this to alternative treatments, the advantages of implants make it a worthwhile investment. A fully itemised estimate will always be produced and agreed upon before any commitment to treatment.

What is The Dental Implant & Prosthetic Centre?
The centre was established in 2005 by Michael Wieder and is part of the main surgery at 34 Malden Road . To book an appointment, just call the surgery telephone number.

Who will treat me?
Michael Wieder is the team leader and is responsible for the initial consultation, estimate, pre-surgery oral preparation and the construction and fitting of the final restoration. In addition to his dental degrees from UCH London and RCS in 1982, Mr Wieder was awarded the certificate of Implantology and Prothodontics in 2000 and the Diploma of Restorative Dental Practice in 2003.
Johan Kjaer is the dental technician of the in-house laboratory, above the surgery. This was set up in 1986 and Johan has been working closely with the surgery through these years. He is a skilled Dental Ceramist and produces crown and bridgework of the highest quality.
Bo Bentsen and Janek Dalsgaard Jensen are the dental surgeons who perform the surgery and place the implants. Bo Bentsen qualified from the Royal Dental College of Aarhus, Denmark in 1984. Since then, he has been working with dental implants, starting in the Royal Dental College in Denmark. In addition to this, he has been a professor at the University of Aalborg, Denmark and a member of the Danish Society of Oral Implantology for many years. Since 1993, Dr Bentsen has been organising prosthetic and surgical courses throughout Scandinavia and achieved a PhD degree in 2002 from his research into dental implants.
Janek Dalsgaard Jensen is a specialist in maxillofacial surgery at Aalborg University Hospital and a member of the Danish and Scandinavian Society of Oral Implantology. Dr Jensen has worked at private practices as well as the hospital, where he undertakes surgical procedures, such as reconstruction of atrophied jaws with dental implants and bone transplantation.