Dental Implants

A dental implant is composed of three components: a small titanium screw that is inserted into and fuses with the jawbone, an “abutment” or post which attaches to the implant, and a crown (in the case of one implant) that fits over the abutment to provide a natural looking tooth that functions well. Dental implants may be used to replace individual teeth, multiple teeth, or all your teeth in one or both arches. In the case of a full arch, 14 teeth may be supported by as few as four implants.

Advantages

Dental implants are the closest possible restoration to your natural teeth – Dental implants are fixed in place and should be indistinguishable from your natural teeth.

Dental implants allow you to have a wide and varied diet – dental implants do not move, ensuring that none of your favourite foods are off limits.

Dental implants help to preserve your jawbone – dental implants stimulate the growth of new healthy bone and preserve the bone already present.