2. Why dental implants ???  They are the standard for replacing missing teeth in 2010  People lose teeth for lots of reasons  Cavities  Gum disease  Accidents

3. History of Dental Implants  They have been around for hundreds of years  Ancient Mayans used shell pieces in 600 AD  Today’s modern implants were invented in Sweden in 1965 (45 years ago)

4. What is a dental implant? It is an artificial root made of titanium (Ti 22 ) to which your dentist attaches a new tooth

5. How has nanotechnology made dental implants better?  Older implants took 6 months to bond to bone  The new Nanotite implant can have a tooth in your mouth in 2 months

6. What is NanoTite?  Nano-sized particles (20-80 nm) of Calcium Phosphate are bonded into the titanium

7. Prepare to be amazed !!!! Fold your glasses so the RED lenses is over your LEFT eye and the BLUE lenses is over your RIGHT eye

10. Calcium Phosphate particles on implant @ 20,000x magnification

12. RED BLOOD CELLS BINDING TO NANO SURFACE

13. NEW BONE ATTACHED TO IMPLANT

14. THE END ANY QUESTIONS