It has always been the aim of all prosthetic dental treatment to restore natural conditions in the mouth as faithfully as possible when teeth have decayed or been lost. The smaller the number of teeth remaining, the more difficult it is to achieve this aim.
With large prostheses, it is frequently impossible to achieve perfect functioning in the long term, because changes may occur in the jaw and the gums of the mouth as a result of the situation. The prostesis no longer fits well, it loses its hold.
In many such cases, tooth implants offer a better solution. Implants replace missing teeth, including the root. They are implanted in the jaw in place of the old missing teeth. While the implant is healing, the bone adheres to it, so that eventually it is firmly anchored in the bone. During the healing period, which lasts at three mounts, the implant lies below the gum of the mouth, which protects it against stresses during this phase. Then a peg is screwed into the implant, on which the "new tooth" is firmly fixed in place like a traditional crown. The implant takes on the pressure from chewing instead of the root, and gently introduces it into the jaw, almost like the natural tooth.
