The implant itself can last decades and often a lifetime, with documented success rates above 98% at ten years. The crown on top may need replacing at some point over a long lifespan.
Placement is carried out under local anaesthetic, so you won't feel pain during the procedure, and sedation is available for anxious patients. Afterwards, expect some swelling and tenderness for a few days.
Go to A&E for spreading facial swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing, signs of sepsis, severe facial trauma, or uncontrolled bleeding. For life-threatening symptoms, 999 is the right call.
Severe pain not responding to painkillers, a broken or knocked-out tooth, a lost filling or crown causing problems, significant swelling, persistent bleeding, or trauma to the face or mouth.
The emergency appointment fee at DWL is £75, which covers triage, examination, and small x-rays if needed. Any immediate treatment is quoted separately in writing.
No. We are closed Saturdays and Sundays. For weekend dental emergencies, call NHS 111.
No — and we will not claim to. We operate Mon-Fri 8am-7pm (Tue from 9am) by appointment. Out-of-hours dental urgencies should be directed to NHS 111.
Same-day private appointments are available Mon-Fri where capacity allows. The earliest you call, the better the chance of fitting you in that day. Out-of-hours, NHS 111 is the right call.
Usually, yes. Many patients book the examination (£65) and a 30-minute hygiene appointment (£85) together.
You get an honest explanation, a written treatment plan with itemised prices, and time to decide. Nothing is booked in the chair under pressure.
Yes. Gum disease and mouth cancer — the two most serious things we screen for — are usually painless in their early stages.
Yes, at every examination. We check the soft tissues of the mouth and feel the neck and jaw as a routine part of the appointment.
A new-patient examination is an extended visit. Routine examinations for returning patients are typically 15 to 30 minutes.
At Dental & Wellness London, a new-patient examination starts from £75. That covers the full assessment, oral cancer screening, and a written summary of findings.
We do not currently offer a multi-family discount, on the principle that pricing should be transparent and equal rather than discounted-by-relationship.
Yes. Dr Vishal Patel is an Invisalign Diamond II provider, and that experience applies to teen cases as well as adult ones. Invisalign Express is £2,200 and Moderate £3,400, each with one refinement, and Unlimited is £4,500–£4,900 for more complex cases. Your orthodontic consultation is free, and the plan suitable for you is confirmed in writing.
Yes — and that is the structural design of the practice. Continuity of clinician across the family is the default.
For routine paediatric care from age five upwards — yes. We are not a paediatric specialist practice, but we offer examinations, prevention, hygiene, simple fillings, and orthodontic-readiness assessment.
We typically see children from around age five. Before that, NHS provision is generally strong for under-fives and paediatric specialist care is the right pathway for children with more complex needs.
Not as a defined service. The integrative, multi-disciplinary model sits outside the NHS contract and is private by nature. Ordinary evidence-based dentistry remains available on the NHS.
We were built as an integrative clinic in 2009, with dentistry, Ayurvedic medicine, nutrition and psychological practice under one roof and six practitioners who can work together.
No, and we will not claim it can. Oral and general health are connected, and addressing the mouth can support overall wellbeing — but dental work does not cure systemic disease.
Not at our clinic. Whole-person care does not mean rejecting safe, evidence-based dental tools. We use diagnostics and treatments judiciously and explain the reasoning.
The terms overlap and are often used interchangeably. We tend to use "biological" for the materials-and-technique side and "integrative" or "whole-health" for the multi-practitioner side.
It is dental care that treats the mouth as part of the whole body, considers how oral health interacts with general health, and favours conservative, biocompatible treatment.