Patient guides

Plain explanations of what implant treatment involves and what can go wrong with it. These are general guides, not a substitute for examination — no page here can tell you whether an implant is suitable for you.

• Osseointegration How an implant bonds to bone, and how long healing actually takes.
• Peri-implantitis The inflammatory condition around an implant — how it is recognised and treated.
• Why implants fail The causes and the warning signs, and which of them are avoidable.
• Cleaning and maintenance Looking after an implant so it lasts, day to day and year to year.
• Marginal bone loss What bone level change around an implant means, and when it matters.

Looking for something else?

• — Treatment guides, including full-arch options
• — The implant database, if you want the specifications
• — The journal, for newer and more specific questions
• — Our methodology, if you want to know how any of this was checked