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With today’s modern dental technology, you may be able to receive one-day dental implants. Under certain circumstances, a dental implant can be placed right away, and a temporary restoration is used so that you don’t have to sport a toothless look while the bone heals. To learn more about your dental implant options, please call the office of Dr. Sussman and Dr. Pogal at (585) 227-4390 today for a free consultation. Our dentists serve patients throughout the Rochester area, including Fairport, Brighton, Greece, and other nearby communities.
One day dental implants are now used in various combinations that enable our patients to undergo one or more extractions yet still leave the office without the toothless look.
One tooth or an entire arch of teeth can be replaced in a single treatment session for most patients.
Supereruption Treatment
The adjacent picture above depicts what can happen when idiopathic gum disease and bad occlusion affecting a central incisor can cause a tooth to erupt too far, or seemingly grow out of the jaw.
Treated early enough, where bone loss that is normally associated with supererupted teeth is prevented, a dental implant is inserted into the extraction socket within minutes of the final removal of the affected tooth.
Supplemental bone graft material can be added as needed, along with a specialized GTR (Guided Tissue Regeneration) membrane, to facilitate implant osseointegration and the overall regrowth of healthy hard and soft tissues (bone and gingiva).
Special Implants for Unique Treatment
The post placement X-ray clearly shows the alignment and positioning of the new implant device.
Once seated and torqued to specifications, a healing cap is placed so a cosmetic flipper prosthetic can be placed to provide a suitable cosmetic result while protecting the implant site and soft tissues around the new implant.
Osseointegration, which usually takes about 3 to 4 months, completes the process of forming new bone that embeds the implant in the patient’s jawbone. The gingiva tissue will also regenerate.
Other older traditional implant designs often required that all-bone regeneration be completed before implant placement.
Thanks to computerized engineering (CAD/CAM) and modern 3D Imaging, improved implant design continues to emerge, enabling reconstructive dentists to deliver timely treatments that achieve some of the highest implant success rates on record.
The top view pictured here is a mirrored image reflecting the patient’s upper jaw (maxilla).
Notice how the placement and healing cap are equidistant from the adjacent teeth.
The final porcelain crown, which will eventually be custom-fabricated, is expected to have symmetry values that resemble a natural tooth.
The overall size and appearance will be identical to the other central incisor, further promoting the appearance of a natural-looking tooth that matches in color, shading, and incisal edge formation.
Temporary Restoration Choices
Most of our implant dentistry patients have a choice between flipper devices and acrylic-based temporary crowns (or bridgework, when indicated).
In most instances, an immediate function implant loaded with a temporary crown is kept “out of occlusion” (placed slightly below the adjacent teeth) to protect the implant and facilitate optimal tissue regeneration.
After osseointegration is complete (3-4 months), a permanent crown (porcelain or PFM) is fabricated and placed at the correct occlusal height.
In situations where a risk still exists that an implant site will be subject to biting forces (front teeth bite into nearly everything), a flipper device provides the greatest assurance that healing progresses without incident or injury to sensitive tissue during regeneration.
Questions?
For additional information about dental implant treatment options, please contact our dentists directly or call Dr. Sussman and Dr. Pogal today at (585) 227-4390 to schedule a complimentary private consultation at our office near Fairport in Upstate New York.