Before getting the procedure done, the patient must understand how a dental implant works, the surgical procedures involved, as well as the alternatives to dental implants.
No surgery is completely risk-free, so we will look at potential risks, as well as the procedure for looking after your dental implants immediately after surgery.
So what exactly are dental implants? Dental implants are a different way of replacing lost teeth, as they are fixed in your jawbone, so they function more like a natural tooth. Implants can be used to replace a single tooth or all of them.
They can replace several teeth to hold a fixed bridge, or they can be used to secure removable partial and full dentures. They can replace teeth lost to disease, or teeth that may have been knocked out due to trauma, for example, when playing sports.