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Case 5 – Single Tooth Implant

Case Background

This gentleman attended the clinic a few months ago. He was missing an upper right premolar tooth (due to a failed root canal treatment) and was very conscious of the unsightly gap, especially when smiling and out socialising with friends. We discussed various options with the patient, and in the end, decided that the ideal solution for him was to have an implant placed here and to restore it with a crown. The patient was happy with this option so treatment proceeded.

What We Did

The patient was referred to our colleagues at the Northumberland Institute for Dental Medicine (just a 5 minute walk from our clinic) where the implant fixture was placed. This was a very straightforward procedure and almost completely painless. After placement of the implant, the area was left to heal for approx four months. The patient then returned here to Dr. Mark Kelly to have a crown placed on the implant.

Appearance of the gap which the patient is unhappy about .

This is a view of the implant site. The implant is buried below the gum and is now ready to have the crown placed. The metal piece you see in the image is called a ‘healing cap’ and is just there to protect the implant and prepare the gum area to receive the new crown.

At this stage, we look carefully at the neighbouring teeth and work out the shades, texture and characterisations that will need to be recreated by our ceramist when making the new crown. The more information we can give our ceramist, the better the crown that will result. Once the prescription has been drawn up, some impressions and photographs are taken and sent off to our technician (who also works locally with us).

A few weeks later, the crown arrives back from the lab. It is checked and inspected by Dr. Kelly before finally attaching it to the implant. Of course, the patient gets a good look at it too, to make sure they are happy that it looks the business! The final step is to secure the crown to the implant.

Finally, the crown is secured and the patient can once more smile with confidence! Our sincere thanks here to our talented ceramist, Tatjana Baum of Dental Art Ltd for her artistic skills in making this crown.

Number of Visits to Clinic: 5

Cases

Case 6 – All Ceramic Crown

Case 4 – Replacing Leaking Metal Fillings

Case 3 – A Dark Tooth

Case 2 – Replacing Old Crowns

Case 1 – Unhappy With Front Teeth

Very professional, with modern equipment and fantastic staff. Dr. Kelly is informative, patient and has a 'light hand', you don't really feel you're going to a dentist. They are very fair and correct also - I first went to Shelbourne Clinic to do a cosmetic procedure of about 4,000 EUR that was highly recommended by a dentist in another country. Dr. Kelly patiently explained with facts why I will have problems with it after few years and recommended not to do it, although he could have simply done it and bill me instead. Very professional and looking after patient's interests!

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Fantastic place to go especially if you're a nervous patient. I felt so happy after my visit with Dr Mark Kelly as he has a wonderful pleasant manner and he is very thorough and professional. I would highly recommend visiting Shelbourne Dental Clinic!

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I have been a patient of Mark Kelly for the last 4 years and am sad I cannot take him with me to the USA, where I will be moving. Mark is the best and friendliest dentist I have had in my life and my teeth are in tip-top shape because of his care.

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