Dental implants are artificial substitutes for natural tooth roots. Today almost every dental implant that is used is made up of surgical-grade titanium alloy to exacting technical and biological specifications. This material is absolutely compatible with the tissues of the body; therefore the body does not reject them. Implants are embedded into the jaw bone to which replacement teeth are attached. Implants can provide support for improved appearance, speech, comfort, and chewing ability. It is used to support one or more false teeth. Dental implants are used to support natural looking teeth and enable patients who are missing some or all of their natural teeth to smile, speak with confidence, avoid socially embarrassing situations and chew their food more comfortably. Anyone who wants to replace missing teeth can benefit from implants as they provide many advantages over traditional dentures.

A missing tooth can cause lot of functional and psychological discomfort. Conventional dentures (removable) provide only 20 percent chewing efficiency compared to that of a natural dentition and are loose and generally uncomfortable. Alternate methods of replacing teeth like caps and bridges (fixed) provide about 55 percent chewing efficiency but you end up losing precious enamel of supporting teeth, rendering the supporting teeth susceptible to sensitivity and further decay. Thanks to recent advances in the past couple of decades in the field of implantology, today patients can chew with 95-100 percent efficiency of that of a natural tooth without the problems associated with conventional methods. Most importantly implants feel like your own natural tooth.