Imagine getting a severely damaged tooth extracted and getting it replaced with a fully functional artificial one, all in one day. Is it really possible? Yes, with same day dental implants, it totally is!
It’s a fairly recent technology in implant dentistry that has completely eradicated a common (and probably the biggest) flaw associated with traditional implant procedures – their extremely time-consuming nature.
Whether you’re a busy executive with a jam-packed working schedule or simply don’t have the mental/physical patience to be in the dentist’s chair for months on end, same day dental implants are the perfect alternative for you!
Let’s discuss more about this amazing technology in this blog, particularly focusing on the quick recovery and exceptional results that follow.
The Problem With Traditional Implant Procedures
In this information-packed age, people are more informed about tooth loss (and the harrowing consequences of leaving it untreated) than ever. They know that dental implants are the best course of action and are more than ready to invest in them, but one thing becomes a major obstacle in their path – time!
People don’t have the time to go through the tedious, several-month-long procedures associated with traditional implant treatments.
This conflicting situation – where you deeply care about your missing teeth and want the best replacement for them but the replacement itself is so demanding – leaves the patients with two options:
- Either dismiss the idea of getting implants altogether.
- nvest a bit more and get same day dental implants with the same.
If you’re in the same boat, please don’t shield yourself from the blessing of permanent teeth replacement; get same day dental implants and transform your oral health instantly!
Same Day Dental Implants: How They Solve The Problem
Same day dental implants, also known as ‘one day dental implants’, refer to modern implant treatments that heavily expedite the traditional implant procedures, to the point of compressing them to just one day.
We’re literally talking about a ‘single’ dental visit where everything pertaining to the implant treatment (the pre-surgical preparations, the surgery itself, and the prosthesis placement) is dealt with.
As unbelievable as it may sound, it’s actually true – thanks to the advancements in implant techniques and materials that have enabled surgeons to achieve in just one day what they took several months to achieve.
You can simply walk into the dentist’s clinic, have your teeth extracted (if applicable), get an implant placed on the extracted site (which is instantly topped with a temporary prosthesis, a crown/bridge/denture, whichever is needed), and walk out the clinic with a fully functional smile!
Same Day Implant Procedure Eligibility
The super quick nature of same day dental implants is no secret; the technique is already out in the market, performing in full bloom and garnering the popularity that it deserves.
However, as expected, its unbelievably quick results raise equal eyebrows (and suspicions) as praises. People are compelled to ask, are same day dental implants safe?
The answer is: yes, same day implants are completely safe, provided the patient meets all the eligibility requirements. Now the question is who is eligible for same day dental implants? There are a few core eligibility criteria that apply to all dental implant related procedures that apply to same day dental implants too. These include:
- Having adequate jawbone volume
- Having decent overall health (including physical and mental fitness for the implant surgery)
- Absence of any persistent oral infections/conditions that may impede the treatment effectiveness
- Absence of harmful habits like chain smoking, alcohol consumption and bruxism
Same Day Implants Vs Traditional Procedure: Difference In Recovery And Results Explained
Considering the mind-blowing extent of treatment timeline compression (from several months to a single day straight) demonstrated by same day implants, it’s natural to wonder what causes such a huge difference.
The secret lies in how same day dental implants approach the key factors of implant placement, which is grossly different from how they’re approached in a traditional procedure.
Here’s a comparison of the two approaches:
Traditional Approach
- Traditional implant treatments are performed in chunks, with each core stage of the treatment (teeth extraction, implant fixture insertion, abutment attachment and prosthesis placement) performed in a separate dental visit.
- Let’s assume you’re getting a traditional implant denture. What happens is you first get the implant fixture (screw) inserted, after which there’s a healing period of about 3-6 months, during which the implant bonds with the surrounding jawbone. Once this is achieved, a connector (abutment) is attached to the fixture, followed by a further 2-3 weeks of healing period. Finally, the implant is topped with a prosthesis.
- A full arch prosthesis would require anywhere from 6-8 implants if placed traditionally.
- On the whole, the entire process would take 3-4 dental visits and 4-9 months to complete.
Same Day Approach
- Same day implants aren’t performed in stages; they’re performed as a single-sitting linear procedure. All the implants involved in the treatment are placed in one day (including the fixture and abutment placement) and immediately loaded with a ‘temporary’ prosthesis on the very same day. The implants have a unique structure which is specially designed to facilitate instant osseointegration and they are placed strategically in high-density bone areas, which allows them to be loaded instantly.
- This means that there’s no osseointegration waiting period ‘between’ the implant and prosthesis placement; however, there’ll be a waiting period ‘after’ the temporary prosthesis placement. Also, the 2-3 weeks of healing period that follows after abutment placement is also bypassed, as the implant fixtures and the abutments are placed right after one another. This makes the overall recovery extremely quick.
- One important factor that adds to the quicker recovery and high speed is the incorporation of modern implant techniques (like all on 4 implants). This technique requires only 4 dental implants to support a denture, all of which are placed and loaded with a temporary prosthesis on the same day.
- Though ‘temporary’, the immediate prosthesis provides enough functional and aesthetic value to allow the patient to eat and speak with confidence for months to come (the osseointegration period, which we referred to earlier). This period will be the same in length as a traditional osseointegration period, which means it’ll take 3-6 months for the implants to bond with the jawbone.
- After the osseointegration period, the temporary prosthesis is ultimately removed and replaced with a permanent prosthesis, which marks a perfect end to your implant treatment.
Conclusion
Same day dental implants not just have a quick turnaround time; they also have quicker delivery and extremely impressive results (with the same level of functional efficiency and aesthetic value that traditional procedures take months to deliver).
For more insights into same day dental implants, schedule a FREE consultation with San Francisco Implant Clinic, a premium practice located in California, USA. Talk to our team of implant experts and pave your way to a healthy and beautiful smile restoration.
