Dental Implants in Melbourne
Are you considering getting dental implants in Melbourne? At National Dental Care, we offer a network of dental practices across the city who have the skills, experience, and cutting-edge technology to provide dental implants for those who need them.
See our below list of practices that can offer you dental implants in Melbourne.
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Dental Implants in Melbourne
Why choose Dental Implants?
In some cases, you may have already lost your tooth or teeth due to illness or accident, whereas other patients may know they will soon lose a tooth. Either way, your dental professional may recommend dental implants as a way to replace missing teeth, and in doing so, maintain or improve your oral health and your smile.
Dental implants offer a highly durable, long lasting, and extremely natural-looking solution to missing teeth, and they are the preferred option for tooth replacement in many cases. It ensures you can eat and speak normally, and avoids additional wear and tear on your surrounding teeth that would otherwise have to pick up the work from your missing tooth or teeth.
While it’s certainly highly recommended to get dental implants in Melbourne if you’re missing a tooth or teeth, it is a treatment that can take several appointments over many months, so be sure to speak to your dentist so you understand all the steps before you get started.
Use our Find a Practice tool to locate the nearest National Dental Care practice to you, and get in touch with any questions you may have about dental implants or oral health.
Restore your smile with dental implants
Why should I visit a National Dental Care dentist for dental implants in Melbourne?
Across Melbourne, several of our dental practices offer dental implants as a treatment. You should visit National Dental Care for your dental implants in Melbourne because:
- All our dentists are highly trained and skilled, so you’ll be in good hands when getting dental implants.
- Each dental practice is fitted with cutting-edge technology for streamlined treatments.
- Our dentists will talk you through the process of getting dental implants and make sure you feel comfortable and informed throughout the process.
- We offer Afterpay and SmileFund options to help you manage your payments for treatment.
Frequently asked questions
The cost of a dental implant in Melbourne can vary quite dramatically depending on a number of factors, such as if you require more than one implant, the type of dental implant required (for example, All-on-4 dental implants) or even the type of materials used.
If you’re looking to get dental implants in Melbourne central, our Richmond practice is one of the best and most convenient locations in the city. In the northern parts of the city, you could visit our Keilor practice, whereas those near Ringwood might prefer our Wantirna South practice. Each of these practices offer exceptional care and reliable dental implants, so it may well come down to which is the closest and most convenient to you.
No, getting dental implants should not hurt. Your dentist will ensure you are fully numbed with a local anaesthetic during each step of the procedure to make sure you feel no pain during your treatments. During the days following each procedure, it is normal to feel some tenderness and discomfort as the area heals, but this should be completely manageable with over-the-counter pain medication. Some people may prefer to be sedated or even under a general anaesthetic during the procedure, this is available at many of our locations, with prior preparation.
Getting dental implants in Melbourne (or anywhere) is a process that takes multiple appointments and many months. The first step will be a series of examinations and x-rays to ensure you are a good candidate for implants, after which your dentist will implant a ‘post’ into your jawbone. Eventually, your false tooth will be attached to this post, but first the area and bone around the post must heal completely, which will take several months.
The next appointment is when you will receive an ‘abutment’ which is the part that attaches the post to the false tooth. This takes about two weeks to heal. You will then return to have impressions made of your teeth, so a lab can create a dental crown that will sit over the abutment and look like a real tooth - the final appointment will be to fit the crown and ensure everything looks and works as it should.
Your dentist will talk you through this process in more detail at the time.
It is extremely rare, but technically it is possible for a tooth implant to fall out. This can happen due to a number of factors, including poor care and maintenance by the patient (such as smoking), so it’s important you take care of your implant at every stage of the process and onwards to ensure it remains in good condition.