© An Ozonater Production 2010 Dental implants are one way to replace one or multiple missing teeth. The  procedure can take from 3-6 months  and the replacement tooth is the next best  thing to your own natural tooth. As long as you are in good general health and have  sufficient bone in the jaw then you are likely to be a suitable  candidate for dental  implants. Our Specialist Oral Surgeon, Mr Bikram Bal, uses the well known Straumann Dental  Implant system. Options for replacing missing teeth include:  1. A Maryland bridge 2. A conventional fixed-fixed bridge  2. An Implant 3. A removeable acrylic or cobalt chromium denture  4. Doing nothing and leaving a gap