Dental Implants Strathfield

DENTAL IMPLANT – WHAT IS IT?

Our Concord and North Strathfield patients have chosen a dental implant as a contemporary approach to replace a missing or severely damaged tooth, groups of teeth or to stabilise a loose denture. A dental implant is carefully manufactured by biologically friendly material and similar to a tooth, it is made of 2 parts, Root (fixture) and Crown (tooth).

The root (fixture) of a dental implant is surgically inserted into the jawbone and over a period of time (up to 3 months) the bone grows into the surface of the fixture, resulting in a fully integrated bone-implant surface. This process is important to help you maintain a younger looking jawline, because without ‘roots’, the jaw bone can reabsorb, resulting in a smaller, receded jaw.

Following the integration of the fixture, we then place a crown (2nd part) on the dental implant fixture, resulting in a natural looking and functional smile.