Dental implants in Rotherham, priced before you commit
- Look at the gap, the gum and the bone that would have to hold an implant
- Take imaging where the plan needs it, and show you what it shows
- Set out every option in writing, each one priced separately
- Tell you plainly if an implant is not the right answer for your case
We will tell you what the assessment costs before you book it. Nothing is committed until you have seen the plan and the price.
Could dental implants work for you?
This is a guide to the right first appointment, not a diagnosis. Your dentist will talk through what is right for you once they have had a look.
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What it costs
- Implant assessment
- Private On request
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- Single dental implant from
- Private £2,750
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- Implant-retained denture from
- Private On request
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- Bone graft per site
- Private On request
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Fees are reviewed regularly. Please ask us for a current estimate.
Wondering whether your gap is a case for this?
An examination, imaging where the plan needs it, and every option written down with what it costs. Nothing is decided on the day.
What an implant actually is
Three parts. A small titanium post that takes the place of the root, a connector on top of it, and a crown, bridge or denture that sits on the connector and does the visible work. The post goes into the jaw bone and is left to heal, and bone grows onto it over a few months so it holds firm.
That healing period is the thing that makes implants different from the alternatives. A bridge is fitted over a few weeks by preparing the teeth on either side of the gap. A denture is made and fitted without surgery at all. An implant asks for more time and a surgical procedure, and gives back a replacement that does not depend on the neighbouring teeth.
It is not automatically the right answer. Whether it is depends on how much bone is there, how healthy the gums are, and what else is going on in your mouth. That is an assessment rather than a decision that can be made from a website.
How the treatment works
- A conversation about the gap, your health and what you want back
- An examination and imaging to see how much bone there is
- A written plan setting out every option and what each one costs
- Placing the implant, under local anaesthetic
- A healing period, with a temporary replacement where one is needed
- Fitting the crown, bridge or denture, then regular maintenance visits
Worth knowing before you start
It is surgery
Placing an implant is a surgical procedure, and every surgical procedure carries risk. You will be told what those risks are for your case, in plain words, before you are asked to agree to anything.
The bone and gums come first
An implant needs enough healthy bone to hold it, and gum disease has to be treated before anything is placed. Sometimes bone grafting is needed first. That is not a delaying tactic, it is what makes the implant last.
They still need looking after
Implants do not decay, but the gum and bone around them can become infected and that can loosen them. Cleaning, hygiene visits and not smoking all matter more with an implant than without one.
What it costs
The honest answer is that it depends, and anyone quoting a single figure before looking in your mouth is guessing. What the assessment is for is turning that into a number you can actually plan around.
The cost of an implant depends on how many are needed, what goes on top of them, whether any grafting is needed first, and what imaging the plan requires. Those are different answers for a single gap at the back and for a full arch, which is why the plan is written down with each option priced separately rather than presented as one total.
Payment plans are available for larger treatment plans, subject to status and to the lender's terms. The full terms, and who the credit is with, are set out on the finance page rather than here.
Want to know what yours would take?
An assessment looks at the bone, the gums and the teeth around the gap, and ends with the options written down and priced separately.
One practice in Wath upon Dearne, easy to reach from across the area
Questions people ask
Timescales, what placement is like, and the two questions worth asking before you agree to anything.
How long does the whole thing take?
Months, and the waiting is the point of it. The post is left alone while bone grows onto it, and there is no way to hurry that without risking the thing the rest of the treatment stands on.
How many appointments, and how long between them, is in your written plan, because it depends on which tooth it is, how much bone is there and whether anything has to happen before the implant goes in. A timescale quoted before any of that is known would be a guess.
One thing worth asking at the plan stage is what you will have in the gap in the meantime. Sometimes a temporary replacement is straightforward and sometimes it is not, and that is much better known before you start than after.
What is it like having one placed?
It is done under local anaesthetic, so the site is numbed and what you should feel is pressure and movement rather than pain. If you feel anything sharp, say so at the time. More anaesthetic is the answer and there is no reason to get through it.
It takes longer than a filling and there is more going on, so you are told beforehand roughly how long you will be in the chair and what you will hear. Some soreness afterwards is normal, and you get your aftercare instructions before you leave rather than afterwards.
Anything getting worse rather than better over the following days is a phone call, not something to manage at home.
The tooth came out years ago. Is it too late?
Usually not, but the answer is about bone rather than about time. Bone that no longer has a root in it gradually reduces, so a gap that has been there for years can have less left to hold an implant than one made last month.
Measuring that is what the imaging at the assessment is for, and it is also why grafting comes up more often on older gaps. Being told a graft is needed first is not a sales step, it is the honest version of the answer.
It is the reason the assessment is worth having even if you have assumed you left it too long. What you cannot judge from the outside is precisely the thing being measured.
Do I need one implant for every missing tooth?
Not necessarily. What sits on top of an implant can be a single crown, or it can be a bridge or a denture carried on fewer implants than the number of teeth it replaces.
So the number of implants is a decision in the plan rather than a count of your gaps, and it moves the cost around a great deal. Ask about it specifically when the options are being set out, because two plans for the same mouth can look very different on paper.
What happens if an implant fails?
It is one of the risks this page names, which is why it is a fair thing to ask about before you agree to treatment rather than after it.
Ask two things, and ask for the answers in writing. What would be done, since that depends on why it failed and on what is left to work with. And what it would cost, because nothing on this site promises you a replacement and you should not assume one.
The second question is the one people forget to ask, and it is the one that matters most by the time the answer is needed.
See the plan and the cost before you commit
You do not have to commit to treatment to come in. Book the assessment, ask everything, and leave with the options written down and priced.
Book an appointment Call 01709 872292
Payment plans are available for larger treatment plans, subject to status and to the lender's terms. See how they work.