Put simply, dental implants are artificial tooth roots, which are implanted before further dental work is carried out. People who have lost teeth and roots due to serious decay may need to have dental implants.
The fist recorded evidence of dental implants actually leads back to the Mayan period in Central America, although thankfully, dental procedures have moved on since then! Although the theory has been known since these times, it was only perfected quite recently.
Dental Implants take the form of a titanium screw, which is inserted into the jawbone. As you can imagine, this requires a degree of experience and so any dentist practicing this procedure must have additional qualifications.
A dental implant is part of a long term dental procedure. When the implant is in place, it must be left for between two and six months before any more work is carried out. The success of the implant depends a lot on the quality of the bone, and the way that the drill hole has taken.
Dental implants carry a high success rate of up to 95%. This is because the dentist will have gone through an exhaustive set of scans and questions. The success of the operation depends on operator skill and the quality of the bone, and so you must follow any instructions that the dentist gives to ensure that the operation takes and heals correctly.