How a Titanium Screw Becomes a Tooth 🦷 | Dental Implant: From Scan to Smile

How does a titanium screw become a tooth? We open up the jaw in 3D and follow a dental implant from the first scan to the finished crown. We cover what an implant is and how bone fuses to titanium (osseointegration), who makes a good candidate, and the full procedure: CBCT and intraoral scans, digital planning, 3D-printed guides, dynamic navigation and robots, gentle drilling under cooled saline, torque and ISQ stability readings, healing, abutment and CAD/CAM crown. We also explain bone grafts and sinus lifts, titanium vs titanium zirconium vs zirconia, the types of implant (endosteal, subperiosteal, zygomatic, short, mini, overdentures, All-on-4), and the pros and cons. Then the risks, aftercare, what happens if a gap is left untreated, and the complications dentists work to prevent. *Question of the day:* an implant can last decades, yet it can't feel pressure like your own tooth. If you lost a front tooth, would you pick titanium, metal-free zirconia, or a bridge? Tell us why in the comments! Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:06 A new root for a lost tooth 00:17 What is a dental implant? 00:50 Who's a good candidate? 01:22 The procedure (planning, drilling, placement, healing, grafting, tech, materials) 03:07 Types of implant 03:40 Pros and cons 04:08 The risks 04:32 Aftercare 05:03 If it's left untreated 05:34 Complications, and how to avoid them 06:24 Question of the day 06:44 Outro Educational content only, not personal medical advice. Please see your dentist about your own teeth. All animation, illustration and music are original. #DentalImplants #Implants #Dentistry #DentalWorks #TheTheoryOfEveryTech #CuriosityEngineered Sources : | ~96% of implants survive 10 years (96.4%, 18 studies) | Howe MS, Keys W, Richards D. Long-term (10-year) dental implant survival: a systematic review and sensitivity meta-analysis. J Dent 2019;84:9-21. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... | | Osseointegration found in 1952 (titanium chamber in rabbit bone), first patient 1965 (Gösta Larsson), implants lasted ~40 years | Nobel Biocare history: https://www.nobelbiocare.com/en-int/o... ; Brånemark Legacy: https://www.branemark.se/branemarklegacy ; overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osseoin... | | Smokers about twice as likely to lose implants (RR 2.23) | Chrcanovic BR, Albrektsson T, Wennerberg A. Smoking and dental implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Dent 2015. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... | | Jaw growth must be complete; implants don't grow with the jaw | Dental implants in growing children (review): https://www.ovid.com/jnls/inpc/fullte... | | High-dose antiresorptive (bone) drugs for cancer: avoid implants, MRONJ risk; osteoporosis doses are not a contraindication | SDCEP, Prevention of MRONJ, dental implants: https://companion.sdcep.org.uk/preven... | | Radiotherapy: not an absolute contraindication, but raises risk | Indications and contraindications of dental implants in medically compromised patients: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... | | Bone heated to 47 °C for 1 minute is damaged | Eriksson AR, Albrektsson T. J Prosthet Dent 1983, summarised in: Heat generated by dental implant drills during osteotomy, a review: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... | | Insertion torque ≥35 N·cm and ISQ ~70 for immediate loading | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... ; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... |