Dental implants are a permanent tooth replacement option. Because implants are anchored directly into your bone tissue, they preserve bone health. 

A gap in your smile can certainly make it hard to feel confident in work or social settings, but there are even more important reasons to replace one or more missing teeth. Your teeth work together to create a supported upper or lower arch. 

When one or more teeth are missing, the adjacent teeth can begin to shift out of position, weakening the connection between teeth and bone. This can cause the remaining natural teeth to loosen and eventually fall out. 

The planning stage is a critical part of getting dental implants. Advanced imaging provides the data needed to create a customized treatment plan, including the precise placement angle for your post. 

On the day of your procedure, you’ll receive an anesthetic injection to ensure you remain comfortable throughout the process. Your dentist makes an incision in your gum tissue to access the underlying bone. Then, your dentist drills a small pilot hole to guide the positioning of the post. 

Once the post is securely in place, your dentist closes the gum tissue around the post, and the healing begins. Once your new crown is ready, and your bone tissue has fused to the implanted post, you’ll return to have the crown installed, which completes the implant process