A dental implant is made of titanium, making it extremely strong, lightweight and biocompatible. In size and shape, the implant resembles what we think of as a construction screw. Depending on the work being done, implants range in width and length. a specialist at Cameo will review your options with you before treatment.

The implant is surgically placed directly into your jawbone. The remarkable next step is the response from your own body. Decades of research has found that the properties of titanium are extremely biocompatible, our bone is willing to heal and grow around it. As the bone heals, it will create connections with the titanium post that essentially bonds the two together, making the bone and post one. This healing response is known as osseointegration. Today, surgeons use titanium to make surgical repairs all over the human skeleton, including in the knees, shoulders, hips, and more. In dentistry, this discovery allows us to restore the entire base or root of your tooth.

Once the implant and jawbone are firmly healed together, we can then customize a dental crown. With the crown in place, we have done more than replace a missing tooth, we have fully restored a missing tooth. This will help keep your jawbone healthy, your teeth from shifting, and can even improve your ability to chew and speak.