Call me back

We’re Accepting New Patients!

Read More Next

Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Bone and sinus treatment

Serving patients throughout Lewes, Ringmer and Brighton

When a tooth is lost, the jawbone beneath it shrinks from lack of stimulation and can change the shape of your mouth. Loss of bone can also be caused by gum disease, tooth development defects, trauma, and by previous dental procedures where efforts were not made to restore natural bone.

Before dental implant treatment can begin your dentist will first need to check that there is sufficient bone for an implant to be placed successfully. If there is insufficient bone you may need to have pre-treatment before your dental implants can be placed. This may include oral surgery procedures such as bone grafting, bone expansion or sinus lifts.

At your initial consultation our implant dentist, Georgios Prodromidis , will use x-rays and scans to establish if pre-treatment is required and will explain this further.

Pre-treatment

Bone expansion

Your dentist may recommend a bone expansion if your jawbone is too narrow for a dental implant to be fitted. This involves making a small hole into your jawbone where your implant will eventually sit and using bone graft material to widen and strengthen the bone. The bone will be left to heal before a dental implant can be successfully installed.

Bone graft

Bone grafting is a treatment that is used to strengthen the area of bone your dental implant will be inserted into. This involves taking bone from elsewhere in the mouth and placing it in the area to be strengthened. After a number of months, this will fuse together, creating a stronger base for your implant.

Bone Graft Video
Play

Sinus lift

If there is not enough space to fit a dental implant in your upper jaw, Georgios may recommend a sinus lift. This involves moving the sinus membrane upwards to create space in your bone for your new tooth. Once the membrane has been moved, a bone graft will fill the space that has been created to make a suitable space for your dental implant.

Sinus Lift Video
Play

Once Georgios is happy your bones and gums are healthy, your dental implant treatment can begin.

Book a consultation with Georgios today to find out more about how dental implants could change your life!

Implant Dentist

Georgios Prodromidis

Dr George Prodromidis graduated from University of Athens (Greece) in 1997. In 1999 he was awarded with a scholarship from the States Scholarship Foundation, Athens, Greece. He proceeded with his first master’s degree in 1998 and completing it in 2001 when he was awarded with an MSc in Oral Pathobiology and clinical specialty in Oral Medicine. After his first Master’s degree he proceed...

Georgios Prodromidis
Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to St Anne's Dental Practice. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

743 Reviews

5.0

30th August 2025

The team are always extremely helpful and efficient, always happy with my visits at St Annes

28th August 2025

Friendly and helpful

27th August 2025

I had toothache and was able to be seen between existing appointments, so that was great

27th August 2025

The dentist, not my usual one, was incredibly efficient and worked with nurse in a very professional manner completing the extraction quickly and painlessly and provided me with paperwork for my aftercare

22nd August 2025

The clinician was warm and friendly, making me feel very comfortable. They explained everything they were doing and alerting me to any changes they saw

19th August 2025

Mia Kowal is very thorough and explains everything well both during and after the examination. She is friendly, kind and welcoming.

12th August 2025

Very professional and pleasant. Thank you to all concerned.

10th August 2025

Very good welcome from receptionist, interesting and attractive environment, excellent welcome as always from my dentist, his work has been effective so I Trust his expertise ( borne out by friends who also attend ). And btw he laughs at my jokes!

10th August 2025

The Clinician is so welcoming, efficient and engaging

8th August 2025

Excellent dentist, one of the best I’ve seen

8th August 2025

Easy to book in, Friendly staff, Clean and Tidy, Not to busy

8th August 2025

I was kept informed throughout the process what was being done, the whole process was to a high standard, great service all round.

8th August 2025

I felt my treatment was thorough and I didn't feel rushed at any point- friendly, pleasant staff

8th August 2025

Professional & courteous.

7th August 2025

New hygienist was thorough and gave lots of good advice. As always, Susan and Jess were brilliant.

7th August 2025

Highly satisfied with eberytjimg100%

6th August 2025

Beautiful team all were very accommodating highly recommended

6th August 2025

All staff were friendly and processional. Nothing seemed too much trouble. All went above and beyond, even practice manager took time to talk me through different options

5th August 2025

This is a response to just one checkup appointment, but the review scores apply to all appointments I've experienced in recent times. From routine inspections to crowns to replacement fillings to extractions the team are without exception incredibly diligent, courteous and friendly, knowledgeable and flexible (sometimes scheduling unexpected appointments at very short notice). I couldn't ask for more from them and have full confidence in their expertise and also their care and attention. I hope they get to see this, as they deserve to feel proud of their work.

3rd August 2025

I’m always greeted with a warm welcome & friendly smile, by the manager and receptionists. The waiting area is immaculate. The dentists & dental nurses are very calming and thorough, and they always talk me through all my options.

Prev Previous
Next Next

Why choose us?

Multi Award Winning

Multi Award
Winning

Five Star Customer Service

Five Star
Customer Service

Invisalign Provider

Invisalign
Provider

State Of The Art Facilities

State Of The
Art Facilities

Leading Dental Care

Leading
Dental Care