This patient was referred to our Glasgow practice by his regular dentist who had been treating and monitoring a heavily discoloured tooth for some time. It appeared to be badly infected.
In fact, the degree of infection was quite advanced on X-ray and it was agreed to remove the discoloured tooth. Following a two month healing period, necessary in such cases of severe infection, we gave him a dental implant.
The implant was checked for integration after ten weeks, making sure that the gum and bone were rendered healthy and stable. A ceramic abutment was chosen to allow for a more natural appearance in the final crown. An abutment is the component you can see below which connects your dental implant to a restoration such as a denture, bridge or in this case an implant crown.
The patient, who had been wearing a temporary denture throughout treatment, visited the laboratory to help make sure they got the correct shades and translucency of the porcelain. It was certainly a great improvement on the old discoloured tooth.
The dental implant, ceramic abutment and crown cost £2100 including a laboratory visit.