One of our dentists will insert your implant through a small opening he makes in your gums. He will numb the area with local anesthesia first, so you shouldn’t feel any discomfort. However, you can also receive one of our two forms of dental relaxation if you’d like. Once the implant is in place, your bone fuses to it. After it’s healed, we attach a dental restoration to it, usually using a small piece of hardware called an abutment.