Dental implants are not really natural teeth, but rather titanium artificial tooth roots that are implanted into the alveolar bone in the area of the missing tooth through a very small surgical procedure. After 2-6 months, the artificial tooth root is bonded to the alveolar bone, and then a porcelain crown is fabricated on top of the artificial tooth root. In recent years, with the continuous development of science and technology and people’s pursuit of quality of life, dental implant technology has been accepted by more and more people. In developed countries, the first thing that people think of after tooth loss is to use dental implants to repair missing teeth; in China, the number of dental implants is also increasing year by year by a considerable margin. Dental implants have been recognized by the dental community as the first choice for restoration of missing teeth, known as the human “third set of teeth”. Since dental implants are so favored, what is the superiority of dental implants? 1, wide range of indications. Dental implants are suitable for the restoration of missing teeth in any situation, including single missing teeth, multiple missing teeth and missing teeth. With the advancement of dental implant technology, the indications for dental implants have been very wide, in addition to systemic diseases that cannot tolerate minor surgery (such as tooth extraction), other problems can be solved in a specific way. There is no clear limitation on the patient’s age for implant surgery, from 16 years old to more than 80 years old, as long as the patient’s general condition can tolerate, all can be implant surgery. 2. Aesthetics and comfort. Dental implants can be made according to the shape of the patient’s face, the shape and color of other teeth, to achieve the best overall coordination and aesthetic effect. At the same time, dental implants do not use the necessary abutments and rings for movable dentures, so there is no sense of foreign body, which is very comfortable, convenient, and conducive to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene of the oral cavity. 3. Good fixation and strong function. Dental implants are made of artificial tooth root and alveolar bone, like a tree rooted in the soil, with strong retention and stability. The crown made on such a solid root can well restore the chewing function of the teeth and increase the chewing efficiency, and its effect is much better than the traditional restoration. 4.No damage to neighboring teeth. Traditional fixed restorations need to wear down the natural teeth on both sides of the missing teeth area, using both sides of the teeth at the same time to afford the bite force of the denture in the missing teeth area, which is extremely damaging to the neighboring teeth. On the other hand, dental implants exist independently of other teeth and “grow” in the alveolar bone as natural teeth do, so there is no need to grind the neighboring teeth and bear the biting force with the help of neighboring teeth. 5. Simple operation. Dental implant surgery is a small oral surgery outpatient surgery, similar to tooth extraction, using local anesthesia, trauma is small, no need to stay in the hospital, you can eat after the operation, almost painless. Generally an implant implantation only takes ten minutes to half an hour to complete. 6. Prevent bone atrophy. Under normal circumstances, due to the lack of chewing force in the missing teeth area of the alveolar bone will gradually shrink with the extension of time. However, dental implants have close to normal physiological stimulation of the alveolar bone, which can prevent and slow down bone resorption, and have a better protective effect on the alveolar bone. 7. No toxic side effects. Since the artificial tooth root is made of titanium, a biomaterial with excellent compatibility with the human body, it is non-toxic and does not have any adverse side effects on the human body. If the osseointegration of dental implant fails, that is, the dental implant is not successful, it can also be taken out to wait for the bone to heal and then do the implantation, or change to other restorative methods. With the above introduction, I believe you have understood the advantages of dental implants. Choosing dental implants can give you back a good appetite and a bright smile for life.