| A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement | | | | Dental implants are used by people who have |
| that is used in dentistry to hold a replacement tooth | | | | generally lost a tooth to periodontal disease or an |
| or bridge. There is one main treatment of dental | | | | injury. One major difference between dental implants |
| implants that is most commonly used, this is where a | | | | and other tooth replacement methods is that a |
| small titanium screw is placed into the bone of your | | | | dental implant does not rely on other teeth to |
| jaw to help provide a secure fitting, the bone will | | | | support the replacement. Implants if cared for |
| then fuse around the fixture making is strong and | | | | correctly have been proven to last for a lifetime so |
| able to have a prosthetic tooth placed on top and | | | | they really are an effective and long lasting solution |
| being able to function efficiently. | | | | to tooth loss. |