Dental implant placement could sometimes require a time commitment, with weeks or months in between placement and restoration. But what if we could offer results in only one visit? In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and dental implant expert talks about the same-day placement process.
The Need for Replacing Missing Teeth
When should you see our team for dental implant placement? We want to see you when you suffer from tooth loss. Whether this means a single lost tooth or the loss of most of your natural teeth, we can help restore your smile’s health, function, and appearance with dental implants. Not only that, since the body accepts the new implants as natural roots, this prevents the loss of mass and density in the jaw that usually follows tooth loss. As a result, your jaw remains intact so you avoid further tooth loss or the risk of an older appearance. Not only that, but we can often complete every step of the process in only one appointment.
The Same-Day Placement Process
Same-day dental implants, also known as immediate-load, begin with our team examining your smile with digital technology so we can assess the state of your jawbone and make sure your smile can support new teeth. If so, we use the images to plan the placement process, choosing the best angles, positions, and depths to insert the new roots. Each one is a biocompatible post made from titanium, which bonds with the jaw and is accepted as a natural root. We will guide them into place with digital surgical guides, and use local anesthesia and sedation to ensure the process is a comfortable one for you.
Finishing Your New Tooth
Once we insert them into the jaw, they will bond with the structure and act as a new root with time. During this first visit, we will attach an abutment to the post that will extend above the gum line. This enables our team to attach an abutment that enables us to secure a restoration. The custom crown will complete an individual one, offering a durable chewing surface and a lifelike appearance. If you have suffered from advanced tooth loss, then we can insert multiple posts into your jaw and then attach a bridge or even a complete set of new teeth. With All-On-Four, we can support a full smile with only four posts per arch!
If you have any questions about same-day dental implants, then contact our team today!
Brooklyn Periodontics Offers Complete Smiles Again
Our team wants to offer a full smile, and in only a single appointment. For more information on securing new teeth in only one visit, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
