Sometimes names can be misleading. For example… Panama hats come from Ecuador. The Hundred Years War lasted 116 years. And the black box they always talk about on
airplanes is actually orange (feel free to insert your own “Orange is the New Black”
joke here). What does all this have to do with Same Day
Dental Implants? Well, as in these examples, the name doesn’t
quite tell the whole story. The promise of Same Day Implants is this… You have a tooth or teeth that are missing
(or on their last leg so to speak) and want to get them replaced. Generally with traditional implants, you first
have any bad teeth removed. Then you wait for things to heal. Then you have implants put in. Then you wait for your mouth to heal from
that surgery. Only then are your permanent teeth put in. This entire process can take anywhere from
6 to 18 months. That’s a long time to go without one or
more of your teeth! So you can see the appeal of same day implants
or Teeth in a Day©. Just show up at the dentist’s office and
walk out the same day with a mouthful of teeth.
No months of keeping your mouth closed because
you’re too embarrassed about people seeing your missing teeth. In one way, same day dental implants are exactly
what they sound like. A cosmetic dentist, aided by technology, can
perform a relatively minimally invasive surgery to place implants in your mouth. And they can put “teeth” on the implants
immediately so you’ll leave the office with a full set the same day the implant surgery
is performed. Here’s the thing to understand though… The teeth you get that day are temporary. There is still quite a bit of healing that’ll
take place in your mouth after that surgery. You’ll have to go back for follow up appointments. The dentist will check to make sure the osseointegration
process is going well. (Osseointegration is just a big, fancy word
that means the bone around the implants has attached itself directly to the implant, is
growing around it and supports it properly.) Your dentist will also make sure your mouth
is healing correctly and there’s no infection or other issues.
Only after things have healed completely can
your permanent teeth get fitted on the implants. So kinda how the Hundred Years War didn’t
last exactly 100 years, same day dental implants don’t exactly happen all on the same day. But you do walk away with a full set of teeth
the same day as the initial surgery so the name is more fitting than say, Chinese checkers
– which were actually invented in Germany! To find out if you’re eligible for same
day dental implants and how long the process will take, you should visit a local cosmetic
dentist. To find one near you who specializes in dental
implants visit CosmeticDentistryNearMe.com
