Dr. Armands Ozolins (SIROWA Dental Clinic) explains what dental implants (artificial teeth roots) are?

"Dental implants are small titanium parts what placed into jaw bone grows into it and integrates so strong as if they were part of your body providing a solid base of individual or multiple teeth. Teeth that are based on dental implants actually are identical to natural teeth and they provide a completely natural feeling in the mouth.
 
Choosing dental implants you won’t "damage" teeth that are besides to fix and restore new prosthetic into your mouth.

With dental implants you will not have foreign body sensation in the mouth - it will not interfere with or actively playing sports eating.

Above all, it prevents thejaw bone atrophy, which can not be done by any other prosthetics.You won’t hide your smile anymore!”

Link to publication in Latvian at medicine.lv, July 2011