Osseointegration

A dental implant is essentially a cylinder shaped piece of titanium alloy (usually grade 4 Titanium) which, when placecd into close contact with bone, will osseointegrate with the bone. Thix is a process by which the cells of the bone (called osteoblasts) lay down hard bone structure in intimate contact with the titanium surface. This creates a veey strong connection which locks the implant into the bone.

Once an implant as osseointegrated it becomes a firm anchor point on which to place dental restorations of various types.