Dental Implants in Poland


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If you have missing teeth you may wish to consider having dental implants. Poland may initially seem a strange choice of location to undergo this procedure, but in recent years many of the Polish doctors and dentists operating in the UK have returned home due to the vastly increased salaries. This fact, coupled with the constantly increasing levels of healthcare across the country, has started to make Poland a highly desirable location for dental treatment. Dental implants are metal bolts which replace the root of the tooth by screwing directly into the jawbone. But what actually is a dental implant? In short, it is a titanium bolt that acts as a substitute for the root of the tooth. This means it is directly screwed into the patient’s jawbone to serve as a reliable anchor for an embellishment, usually a crown or false tooth. Before this final step can be taken however you must allow for the process known as osseointegration to complete – this is simply the integration of the bolt with the jawbone to make sure the foundation of the implant is secure.

Procedure of dental implants in Poland

As a number of Polish dentists have education from British establishments, you can be assured that generally the procedure will be similar (and even if they are educated elsewhere, it is a proven and mostly universal treatment). Certainly the same technology is usually employed when you are receiving dental implants in a Polish clinic (it may prove wise to enquire as to the nature of the treatment beforehand; if it is vastly different it may be as a result of different education, which you can ratify, or may be a portend of dodgy standards).


Computer systems are employed for the preliminary work. The interior of the mouth and its surrounding area must be mapped out in order for your dentist to create a plan of action for the treatment. This comes with the added advantage of allowing the dentist to work out the precise orientation necessary for the implant to be maximally effective. Depending on how useful this initial process transpires to be, the dentist may also have to take a CT (computer tomography) scan, which works by fusing a series of 2D X-ray images into a comprehensive 3D map.

Combined with a first-hand visual inspection, all the data collected will allow the dentist to work out whether or not you will require additional procedures before you are fitted with the dental implant(s). Typically these are limited to processes known as bone grafting and gum (or gingiva) grafting. The former will be undertaken in the case that either the bone is not strong enough to hold the implant, or if there is insufficient bone in the area to allow the procedure to be successful. Either synthetic material or your own bone (which will only be taken in a small amount from non-essentially areas of bone, including the pelvis and chin) is grafted onto the specific area of jawbone. This will then be able to osseointegrate effectively.

If you are deemed to require gum grafting, it is because of the function as the gum as protection for the base of the tooth. This procedure increases the amount of gum tissue and thus makes sure that the implant is further augmented, and that the osseointegration process is successful. In gum grafting, material is taken from various sites of the mouth as appropriate, and is grafted onto the location by any of several methods that have the same ultimate result. After either, both or neither, as appropriate, of these complementary treatments has been completed, you will then be fully eligible for the dental implant.

The overwhelming majority of dental implant procedures in Poland (and the UK) are performed under local anaesthetic, which numbs the area of treatment but does not incapacitate the patient. At the site that has been identified by the dentist via the computer scans as the most appropriate, what is known as a ‘pilot hole’ is drilled directly into the jawbone. This hole is then widened by a series of progressively larger drill bits. To prevent complications which can arise from overheating of the bone during this process, a saline spray is used to maintain a relatively cool temperature throughout this stage of the procedure. Once the hole is sufficiently wide, the implant is screwed into this hole. You will then be released after a time to allow for the lengthy process of osseointegration to complete.

Completing your dental implant treatment in Poland

Although there is no absolute consensus on how long the osseointegration process can take, the safest estimate ranges between 6-12 months. You should make sure to question any dentist who suggests a lower time period, as genuine as they may be. It is always useful to play it on the safe side so you may wish to get a second opinion from your UK dentist if you are in any doubt.

Once the agreed amount of time has elapsed, you will return to the Polish dentist for the final step of your dental implant treatment, which is the fitting of your new false tooth or teeth. After the implant has been exposed, as it may have become slightly covered by an excess of gum tissue, several supports are attached to the top of the implant. All that remains at this stage is for the denture to be fitted, et voila! Your long wait for the full set of teeth you’d been dreaming of is over. Nonetheless, as in the immediate aftermath of any such treatment, you could still experience problems, and so you may agree with the Polish dentist that the best course of action is to remain in the country for a little while at least. Failing this you will have to arrange an emergency procedure with your UK dentist. The propinquity of Poland is extremely handy should you opt to remain.

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