Dr. Katie To compares titanium and ceramic dental implants. Titanium is the traditional silver option, while ceramic offers a tooth-colored alternative. Both replace the missing tooth root through surgical placement, bone integration, and final restoration.
I'm going to be focusing on the dental implant specialist part of it, and I'm going to be comparing our two most popular types of implants. Most people are familiar with titanium, is the silver implant. Some people might have heard of ceramic and then are here to learn a little bit more. I'll tell you the difference between them. If you lose a tooth in your mouth, you lose the tooth, but also you lose the root of the tooth. The implant mimics the tooth root. So generally what happens is you'll get the implant first, wait for the— for that to heal.
