CBCT — 3D imaging
Our own Carestream CS 8100 3D cone-beam CT scanner produces a three-dimensional image of bone and anatomy, on site, for accurate diagnosis and planning — including a dedicated small field of view for fine endodontic detail.
Implant treatment, planned to the detail
Implantology is the heart of our practice. We plan every case in three dimensions and place implants with a surgical guide, so that the position is decided before surgery rather than during it. This is more precise, more predictable, and usually more comfortable for the patient.
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A fully digital workflow
We capture your anatomy with a cone-beam CT scan (CBCT) and an intraoral scan, then plan the implant position in software around the final restoration — not the other way round. From that plan we design and 3D-print a surgical guide that directs each implant to its planned position, angle and depth.
Provisional (temporary) restorations are designed digitally and printed in-house, so you need not be without teeth while the implant integrates. For complex prosthetic cases we use artificial intelligence to help design the provisional crowns, which shortens the path to a comfortable, functional temporary.
Intraoral scanning
The Sirona Primescan — a best-in-class scanner — records the teeth and gums precisely, without conventional impressions.
In-house 3D printing
A Formlabs Form 4B dental 3D printer produces surgical guides, study models and provisional restorations in the clinic.
Surgical guides & SMOP
We design guided-surgery and stackable guides — including SMOP stackable guide protocols — so that bone reduction, implant placement and the provisional follow one continuous plan.
Exocad & laboratory design
We plan restorations digitally in Exocad together with our dental laboratory, using facial scanning and a digital wax-up so the final result is designed before treatment.
Facial scanning & digital wax-up
For larger cases we capture a facial scan and create a digital wax-up, aligning the planned teeth with your face and smile before anything is made.
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Two approaches to placement
Whether an implant is placed immediately after a tooth is removed, or after the site has healed, is a clinical decision. Both are well-established; the right one depends on the bone, the soft tissues and the reason the tooth was lost.
Immediate implants
In suitable cases the implant is placed in the same session as the extraction, and sometimes fitted with an immediate provisional restoration the same day. This can reduce the number of surgeries and the overall treatment time.
Delayed implants
Where the site needs to heal first — for instance after infection or significant bone loss — we allow the area to recover, sometimes with bone grafting, before placing the implant. The result is a more secure foundation.
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A typical implant case, step by step
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Assessment & imaging
A clinical examination together with a CBCT scan and an intraoral scan, taken in the clinic, to assess the bone and plan accurately.
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Digital planning
We plan the implant position in software around the intended final restoration, and design the surgical guide and any provisional.
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Guided surgery
The implant is placed using the surgical guide. Where indicated, the tooth is extracted and the implant placed in the same session, with immediate loading where the situation allows.
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Healing & integration
The implant integrates with the bone (osseointegration) over a healing period of, as a rule, around two months, during which a provisional restoration can be worn.
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Final restoration
We take a new intraoral scan and the definitive restoration — typically monolithic zirconia — is produced with our laboratory and fitted.
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Why monolithic zirconia
For most of our crowns and bridges — on implants and on natural teeth — we use monolithic zirconia: a restoration milled from a single, solid block of high-strength ceramic.
It is durable and resistant to fracture, biologically compatible with the gums and surrounding tissue, and can be made to a natural appearance. Because it is strong, it allows us to conserve more of the underlying tooth structure.
We work exclusively with MegaGen implants — a brand we know in depth and trust, and a world leader in immediate implantology and digital workflows.