What is an implant and what is an implant crown?.
Dr. Hornbrook discussed the difference in these two dental implant details and goes over the implant systems and crown and bridge options.
If you can Imagine we have two teeth and for some reason we lost this tooth in the middle, whether it be gum disease, whether it be decay or even trauma. We could do a bridge between these teeth, but really in most situations an implant is the best option. What an implant is, it's almost like an artificial root. The surgeon basically makes a hole in the bone and then puts an implant that's made of titanium into that hole. You can see it basically reproduces what your natural tooth roots look like.
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