How to Get New Teeth in A Day

Did you know that dental implants, long known to be the best solution for missing teeth in terms of dental health and appearance, can be a quick solution as well? While long waiting periods were once a given during implant-based restorations, today, many patients can have their dental implants and their new teeth placed all on the same day. That means that Clarksville TN dental patients no longer have to choose between the best solution for tooth loss and the quickest, most convenient one – today’s dental implants can be both, all in one package.

New Teeth In A Day Clarksville

Getting new teeth in one day (or dentures in a day, as some people refer to them) is made possible by specialized dental implants, as well as advanced surgical techniques and dental technology. Unlike traditional dental implant placement, which requires patients to wait 3 to 6 months for implants to heal and bond with the jawbone before their new teeth are fitted, these procedures are done with immediate-load dental implants, which are specially designed to support new teeth immediately after placement. That means that Clarksville dental patients who are good candidates for new teeth in a day can walk into Cumberland Surgical Arts toothless in the morning and leave in the afternoon with a healthy, attractive new smile.

How It Works

The process begins with two or more visits with Dr. Lee or Dr. DeFelice – both of whom are board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons. The first appointment will be a consultation, during which your surgeon will evaluate your oral health and structure, as well as your general health to determine if you are a good candidate for new teeth in one day. If so, treatment planning will begin, which may require either one or two additional appointments, and generally consists of using 3-D imaging information used for your evaluation to create an interactive computer model of your mouth.

That model will be used to formulate a very precise surgical plan for the placement of your immediate-load implants. Replacement teeth will also be fabricated during this planning phase. Once surgical planning is complete and your new teeth are ready, you’ll have your surgery, during which your implants will be placed and your new teeth mounted to them. After a healing period of about three months – 6 to 8 weeks of which you’ll spend confined to a very soft diet to ensure your new implants aren’t displaced – a new, stronger set of replacement teeth will be fabricated and fitted, completing your dental restoration.

So if you were considering settling for lesser options – traditional dentures, for instance – due to the time-consuming nature of dental implant restoration, new teeth in a day is certainly worth looking into. With these procedures, you can have the best of both worlds: Quick, convenient dental restoration and the distinct advantages that only dental implants can offer – replacement teeth that look, feel and function like your own natural teeth.