Implants tend to be a bit more of a specialist treatment, so normally your general dentist will refer you onto a specialist for this. The implant itself takes place across a series of appointments. The first one will involve taking X-rays and images, and this will be used to plan the implant. The second one is the main appointment in which they will pop the screw into the bone. At this point, we then leave it 3 to 6 months for the screw to kind of integrate with the bone and make sure it's ready to have the final fake tooth put on. If it's a front tooth, you may be concerned about going round with a gap, in which case they will provide you with a temporary denture or little plate that you pop in and out whilst you are waiting for the screw to integrate with the bone. Once the implant surgeon is happy that it's all ready to go, he'll then take some impressions and then the final fake tooth known as the crown, will then be attached onto the screw and you'll have your implants all done.