Dental implants offer a permanent solution for your missing teeth. A dental implant prosthetically replaces the root of a missing tooth. Natural teeth consist of the crown and the root. The crown is the visible section that is covered with white enamel. Supporting the crown is the tooth root which extends into the jawbone. The root is the part of the tooth that is effectively replaced by an implant.

A root implant is made of titanium. It looks like a small cylinder or screw. After an implant is placed in the jawbone, a metal cylinder called an abutment eventually is attached to it. The abutment serves as a base for a crown, denture or bridge. Often the implant can be placed at the same time as removal of the tooth, all on the same day.

Benefits of Dental Implants:

• Unlike a dental bridge, implants do not require the grinding of adjacent teeth
  for support.
• Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth.
• Implants provide fixed teeth which helps to speak and chew properly

Implants can be used to restore:

• Single missing tooth
• Several missing teeth
• Patients with no teeth
• Fixed implant frameworks
• Implant supported overdentures