Dental Implant Crowns

What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are titanium posts attached to abutments that hold the tooth replacement or crowns in place. The titanium post functions as your tooth’s root, anchoring the implant in your jaw.

One of the most concerning aspects of losing a tooth is the impact it has on your jaw bone. Your jaw bone depends on teeth roots to stimulate the continuous creation of bone cells. Without that stimulation, you can start experiencing bone loss. Because the dental implant functions as a tooth’s root, it helps to maintain your bone density.

Another benefit of dental implants is that you don’t lose any of your bite strength. With other options, especially dentures, you don’t get the full power behind your bite, making it difficult to chew. Dental implants are connected to your jaw, so you don’t have any bite strength limitations.

With dental implants, you also don’t have to fuss with adhesives as you would with dentures. You have a permanent solution that allows you to speak without worrying about shifting dentures.