What are dental implants ?
Dental implants are artificial titanium roots intended to replace natural roots in a safe, biocompatible, and durable way when a tooth is missing following a dislocation or extraction. And each implant has 3 distinct parts : the titanium post which duplicates the root of a tooth, the abutment, which attaches to the post and the crown, which attaches to the abutment. It is the most ideal and effective solution to allow the dental crown or bridge to be fixed while preserving the nearby teeth as healthy. In short, the objective of dental implants is to cover the aesthetic and functional function of a missing natural tooth, several teeth, or even all teeth. In fact, this technique aims to avoid bridges that require the mutilation of healthy teeth by replacing removable appliances with a fixed prosthesis. The placement of dental implants is a painless surgical procedure generally performed under local anesthesia by a dental surgeon that lasts between 30 minutes and 1 hour.