Advantages of dental implants 1. Alveolar bone support, stable retention, basically restoring the function of the original natural teeth. 2. No damage to neighboring teeth: no need to cut and grind the neighboring natural teeth. 3. Comfortable and natural feeling: Patients generally think that dental implants do not feel foreign body. Since there is no need for the abutments and rings necessary for removable dentures, there is no sluggishness of taste and discomfort caused by large abutments, and dental implants feel more comfortable in the mouth than traditional restorative techniques. 4. Longer use: Because they are implanted in the alveolar bone, dental implants are stronger and more stable, and this advantage is especially prominent when eating and speaking. The failure rate of dental implants is lower than the rate of tooth loss in human beings, and there are cases where dental implants are still intact for more than 40 years. 5. No lasting effect on alveolar bone resorption. 6. It can solve the problem of difficult restoration of missing teeth at the free end. Dental implant procedure 1. After a thorough preoperative oral examination and assessment of general health, an implant plan is established. The establishment of the implant plan is very important. It determines the direction of the implant and largely influences the success and prognosis of the implant. 2. Under local anesthesia, the first surgery is performed to bury the implant (i.e., the artificial root), and then the mucosa is sutured. 3. After implant placement, it is usually necessary to wait 1.5-6 months (depending on the implant system) for the implant to form a strong osseointegration with the alveolar bone. 4. Under local anesthesia, a second surgery is performed to expose the implant covering screw. 5. Fabrication of the superstructure – the denture part. 6. After the upper part of the denture is completed, it is fixed to the implant using screws or bonding agents.