Teeth in a Day is a dental implant treatment that can allow suitable patients to have implants placed and a fixed set of replacement teeth fitted on the same day. It is sometimes also described as same-day dental implants or immediate-load dental implants.
How does Teeth in a Day work?
For suitable patients, dental implants are carefully planned and placed into the jawbone. A fixed temporary set of teeth can then be attached to the implants, often on the same day.
This means that rather than wearing a removable denture while the implants heal, you can leave with fixed replacement teeth.
The implants still need time to integrate with the surrounding bone. Once healing is complete, the temporary teeth are usually replaced with the planned definitive restoration.
Who is suitable for Teeth in a Day?
Teeth in a Day is not suitable for everyone. Before recommending this approach, I need to assess your mouth, gums, available bone, bite and general health.
The implants must be able to achieve sufficient stability when they are placed, and the temporary teeth need to be carefully designed so that the implants are protected while healing takes place.
If immediate fixed teeth are not appropriate, this does not necessarily mean that you cannot have dental implants. A different treatment approach may provide a more predictable result.
Is Teeth in a Day really completed in one day?
The implant placement and fitting of the immediate fixed teeth may take place on the same day, but the overall treatment is not completed in a single day.
Planning takes place beforehand, the implants then require time to heal, and further appointments are needed to monitor healing and produce the definitive replacement teeth.
Careful planning comes first
I have been placing dental implants since 1988, and while developments in implant dentistry mean that immediate fixed teeth are possible for some patients, I do not believe that treatment should be chosen simply because it is faster.
My priority is to recommend the approach that gives you an appropriate, predictable and maintainable result. Following a full assessment, I can advise whether Teeth in a Day is suitable for you or whether another implant treatment would be more appropriate.