Dental implant procedure

The dental implantation procedure is actually a simple one, comprised of only two steps:

1. Pre-operation
The jaw is prepared for in procedure, which involves drilling at the edentulous jaw sites – sites where there is no tooth – for the titanium screw, which is part of the dental implant. The hole, which is very small, must be drilled with great care so as to not damage any nerves in the jaw.

2. Implantation proper.
Just before the implant is screwed into place, the pilot hole is slowly widened so that the dental implant will fit into it better. Once the implant itself has been screwed in place, a protective cover is placed on top of the screw to allow osseointegration – the anchoring of the dental implant to the jaw.