BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LA. - Capt. Matthew Sherwood, 2nd Dental Squadron dental resident, and Senior Airman Alexus Alafa, 2nd DS dental assistant, prepare Staff Sgt. Mozer Da Cunha, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, for the insertion of a prosthetic tooth at the Barksdale Dental Clinic, April 4, 2019. A dental implant consists of a metal post implanted into the jaw, an abutment which serves as an extension of the post and the prosthetic tooth, which attaches to the abutment piece.

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