Dental Implants
Before we discuss what a dental implant is, we must first understand the different parts that make up a natural tooth. For didactic purposes, we are going to divide the tooth in two, the root found on the bone and the crown, which is the visible part. Then, if we lose only the crown, but the root is healthy and complete, the tooth may be restored by placing a dental pin and a porcelain crown. However, if the root has also been lost, we need to find an alternative means to fasten the dental crown. It is in those cases that the implant plays a key role, for it works as an artificial root (a titanium root) which is embedded on the bone, just as a natural root, thus replacing the natural root lost. Once the implant has been placed, all we need to do is place a porcelain crown on the implant, thus completing the recovery of the missing tooth.

Dental implants consists of two stages
First stage: surgical
We place one or more implants, as required, and wait for bone integration, i.e., we wait for the implant to merge into the patient’s bone. Generally, depending on the patient’s age and bone structure, there is a 2-6 month waiting period before we may proceed to the second stage.

Second stage: Prosthetics
This is where we place the final prosthetics on the dental implant or implants placed earlier.
Indication of dental implant
Individual replacement of missing teeth
Replacement of removable prosthetics by fixed prosthetics
Replacement of bridges by individual crowns
As a means to fix and guarantee the stability of complete removable prosthetics, notably improving the quality of life of the patient.