Before getting dental implants, it's perfectly understandable if you want to know everything that there is to know about having them. If you are wondering how dental implants feel once they're in your mouth, you don't need to look any farther. Here's a simple explanation as to how dental implants feel.

Strong and Sturdy

For starters, you don't need to ever worry about dental implants feeling flimsy or being breakable. The crowns that are mounted on top of dental implants are the same kind of crowns that are used to cover and protect damaged teeth. They're meant to take a lot of stress and strain, so you can chew and bite to your heart's content.

The real strength of a dental implant, though, is the implant itself. Once your implant is in place, it's not going to move around or drift in your mouth like dentures and bridges can, so you won't be constantly reminded that there's an artificial tooth there.

No Nerve Endings

There are, of course, some differences between a real tooth and a dental implant. For example, dental implants don't have nerve endings.

Inside every tooth are a number of nerve endings that are responsible for transmitting signals to the brain. These nerves can alert the brain to pressure, sensitivity, pain, and things like hot and cold.

While this might seem slightly disconcerting, you really don't need to worry about it. If you've ever had a dental crown before, you're already used to how this will feel. In addition, any real teeth that you have will continue to send signals to your brain, so feelings like hot and cold will still be registered.

Gums and Bone

Finally, you don't have to worry about losing all sensation in your new artificial tooth.

While the tooth itself won't be sending any signals, the areas around it will. When you bite down on your dental implant, your gums will feel the pressure and so will your jaw bone. Whether you notice it regularly or not, these same sensations happen whenever you chew with normal teeth. So you'll continue to feel pressure and vibrations, just not at the surface level.

Most people completely adapt to their dental implants in no time at all. If you're already missing teeth, you're going to feel a lot more after getting a dental implant than you do without any tooth at all, so don't fret.

If you have other questions about dental implants, talk to a dentist.