How is the dental implant placed?

A dental implant must be surgically placed into the jawbone on an outpatient basis in a dental office usually. No overnight hospital stay is necessary.

Anesthesia in the form of local or general is used to make you comfortable during surgery. You will be given instructions about eating and drinking before surgery. If you use general anesthesia, you will need to make arrangement regarding having a way to get home after the surgery procedure.

Here is how the surgery progresses: Your gum is cut to reveal the bone. A hole is drilled into the bone where the dental implant cylinder is to be placed. The deeply planted implant cylinder serves as the root of the tooth and the top of it sits level with your gum line. Upon securing the cylinder, stitches are used to close your gums over the cylinder. A temporary and removable denture or crown is placed on top of the implant area.