How an implant goes in.
The gap. Where a tooth is lost the bone beneath it has nothing to hold. The drawing starts there: gum, bone, and the outline of the tooth that is missing.
Placement. A titanium post goes into the bone where the root was, under local anaesthetic. It is a short visit. The post sits below the gum while it heals.
Healing. Bone grows against the threads over the following months. How long is decided by your bone at review visits, not by a brochure.
The connector. A small abutment attaches to the post and comes up through the gum. This is what the crown will sit on.
The crown. A crown is made to the shade and shape of its neighbours and seated on the connector. You leave with a tooth, and a care plan for it.
Reversible here. In writing in the room. Scroll back and it comes apart again. In the consult you get the same sequence on paper, with the number and the dates.