Restore your smile and oral function with our state-of-the-art dental implant solutions at Lakeside Dental Practice in Surrey.!
Losing a tooth changes more than your smile. You start chewing on one side, avoiding certain foods, covering your mouth when you laugh. At Lakeside Dental Practice in Godalming, we place dental implants using digital planning, surgical guides and real-time 3D navigation, so the implant goes exactly where we planned it. The result is a replacement tooth that looks, feels and works like your own.
Dental implants are modern, artificial tooth roots made from biocompatible materials like titanium that are surgically placed into your jawbone. Once integrated, they serve as a stable foundation for custom-made crowns, bridges, or dentures, restoring both the functionality and appearance of your smile.
Replace one missing tooth with a custom implant and crown, restoring natural aesthetics and function.
For patients missing multiple teeth, we offer bridges supported by dental implants to ensure a secure, long-lasting solution.
If you're missing most or all of your teeth, the All-on-4® treatment concept from Nobel Biocare supports a full arch of fixed teeth on as few as four implants. Suitability depends on your bone volume and general health, which we assess at your consultation.
Dental implants are an excellent solution for various dental concerns, including:
Placing an implant well is a question of millimetres. The angle, the depth and the position all affect how the final tooth looks and how long the implant lasts. That’s why we don’t place implants freehand.
Every case starts with a 3D CBCT scan and a digital intraoral scan. We use those to plan the implant position on screen before you’re anywhere near the chair, mapping the exact route around your nerves, sinuses and neighbouring roots.
From there, we work in one of two ways.
Surgical guides for static guided placement: We routinely use a custom surgical guide, a small template made to fit over your teeth or gums that holds the drill on the precise path we planned. It’s the standard approach for most of our implant cases.
Nobel X-Guide® for dynamic navigation: For cases that benefit from live guidance, we use the X-Guide® dynamic navigation system. It tracks the handpiece and your jaw in real time and shows the surgeon turn-by-turn 3D guidance on screen throughout the procedure, in the same way sat nav guides a driver. If your plan needs adjusting mid-surgery, we can adapt without stopping to remake a guide.
Both approaches do the same job: they take the guesswork out of implant placement. Guided surgery often allows for smaller incisions and a more comfortable recovery, though your experience will depend on your individual case and how much treatment you need.
An implant is a long-term investment, so the system it comes from matters. Components need to still be available in ten or fifteen years, and any dentist you see in future needs to be able to work with it. We use three well-established systems, chosen to suit the individual case:
Your dentist will explain which system they’re recommending for your case and why, before you commit to anything.
A single dental implant with a crown at Lakeside Dental Practice starts from £3,504, which includes the surgical placement and the custom-made crown that sits on top.
Your implant consultation is £202 and includes x-rays and a written report. If a 3D CT scan or full mouth scan is needed to plan your case, that’s quoted separately.
Costs go up from there if you need preparatory work such as an extraction, a bone graft or a sinus lift, and full-arch treatments are priced individually. You’ll receive a written treatment plan with the full cost before any treatment begins, so there are no surprises.
We also offer interest-free finance to help spread the cost, subject to status and eligibility. You can see the full breakdown on our private fees page or read more about finance options.
With proper care and regular check-ups, dental implants can last for decades, often a lifetime.
Most patients experience minimal discomfort due to local anaesthesia during the procedure. Any post-operative discomfort is generally manageable with prescribed pain relief.
The healing process, or osseointegration, typically takes 3 to 6 months, during which the implant fuses with your jawbone.
Candidates for implants should have sufficient jawbone density and overall good health. During your consultation, we’ll assess your suitability and discuss any necessary preparatory treatments.
Implant failure is rare when proper protocols are followed. In the unlikely event of failure, our team will work with you to determine the best alternative treatment.
Yes. We routinely use custom surgical guides for guided implant placement, and we also have the Nobel X-Guide® system for dynamic navigation during surgery. Both let us follow the digital plan precisely, based on your CBCT scan. Your dentist will recommend the approach that suits your case at your consultation in Godalming.
We mainly use Nobel Biocare, MIS and Dentsply Sirona implant systems. All three are well-established, widely supported systems with a long clinical track record, which matters when you need components or servicing years down the line. Your dentist will explain which system they're recommending for your case and why.
A surgical guide is a custom template that fits over your teeth or gums and holds the drill on a fixed, pre-planned path. X-Guide® is dynamic navigation: it tracks the handpiece live during surgery and displays real-time 3D guidance on screen. A surgical guide is set before we start, while X-Guide® can be adjusted during the procedure.