Dental Implant Success Depends On The Right Material and Expert Placement
If you have lost a tooth or have periodontal disease (infection of the gums that may lead to loosened teeth), you probably have heard about dental implants. Implants have revolutionized our ability to help patients by enabling dentists to be able to replace missing or failing teeth with implants which look just like natural teeth.
Dental implant Procedure
Dental implants serve many purposes. Not only do they provide excellent replacements for lost teeth, they prevent bone loss in the jaw and the shifting of teeth that naturally occurs when one is missing. This is critical, as the neglect in many cases can lead to misalignment, as the teeth near the missing one naturally start to lean in towards the gap.
However, the widespread use of dental implants has led to many companies providing versions which generally ha