We are blessed with two sets of teeth for free by nature but due to continuous wear and tear due to eating, aging environment and accident etc. we may not have the complete set intact. To add to the misery is the lack of awareness about importance of oral hygiene and need for regular dental check ups. Most of the Indians start loosing their teeth as early as 35 years in urban population and even at 20 years in rural population. So, by 55-60 years, 15-20% of the population is edentulous. Since the average life span of Indians has increased by 10 years, so is the need for fixed and permanent solution for missing teeth.

Now, how many of us know that replacing a missing teeth is as mandatory as replacing a dysfunctional valve in the heart. Yes of course! It's a fact and not a myth that loss of teeth affects the alignment of the adjoining and opposite teeth which in turn disturbs occlusion (your capacity to chew the food), affects digestion and absorption and so on. Ultimate conclusion is 32 healthy teeth are essential components of healthy body.

The mode of restoration of missing teeth are many but Dental implants are a safe, medically proven, esthetic alternative to traditional crowns, bridgework and dentures because implant restoration looks and feels more like natural teeth. More over them offer new levels of comfort, security and confidence over traditional treatments. For more than two decades, dental implants have been helping to provide quality life to patients with restorative needs.

Conventionally, a two stage surgical procedure is required to bring about Osseo integration of implant with the jaw bone and loading of the super structure. Both stages are performed under strict surgical and sterilization protocol, with a 4-6 month healing period in between.

But the implantologist of today is now able to virtually analyse and plan a surgery before actually performing it in the patient's mouth. This concept is called Computer Aided / Computer Guided Implant Placement (CAD/CAM Solution). CAD software helps the dentist to carry out a virtual surgery on the patient's simulated jaw on the computer. CAM helps to create a surgical template to perform the surgery in the patient's mouth as per planning on the software.