Dental Implant Institute of Montreal - FAQS FAQs 1. Dental implants are used to attach artificial replacement teeth firmly to the bone. Implants can support a single crown, which replaces a lost tooth, or they can serve as anchors for fixed bridges which would replace several missing teeth.
Implants can also act as anchors for a removable partial or complete denture.
The choice of which implant will be used depends upon the quality and quantity of available bone, as well as the type of prosthesis or denture which will be supported by the implant. Dental implants were used by the early Egyptians and the history of modern oral implantology dates back almost 50 years. Today, implants are recognized throughout the world as a safe dental procedure with a very high rate of success. Implants are made of medically pure titanium, the same metal successfully used in hip implants. There are numerous companies manufacturing dental implant devices.