Implants are different to any other way of replacing missing teeth. The fact that they’re placed directly into the jaw via surgery is paramount to why they’re a long-term (if not permanent) solution.
Titanium is known for being compatible with the human body, making it the perfect material from which to create replacement tooth roots, AKA dental implants. Once your implant is placed, the bone tissue in your jaw readily grows around the implant so that the implant essentially becomes your new tooth root. This means your bone tissue can remain strong, stable and present.
Unfortunately, once a tooth is lost, or you opt for non-implant-based treatments, the bone doesn’t have the capacity to stay busy and therefore recedes away.
Implants make sure this doesn’t happen by completely replacing the root of a tooth.