How to Shorten Implant Treatment Time (Same-Day Implants)

Implant Treatment Time

How can the treatment process be shortened?

Same-Day Implants

When a natural tooth is lost, the treatment options that can replace it are implants, bridges, and dentures. Regardless of age or gender, the treatment most commonly chosen to replace a natural tooth is, of course, an implant. Because it is the most widely used, when people think about losing a tooth, they can easily conclude, "I should just get an implant." In that sense, implants have become a familiar and accessible surgical method for anyone.

Because they look very similar to actual teeth, implants are especially valued for fully compensating for the aesthetic drawbacks that occur when a natural tooth is lost. However, if you look into what an implant is and how the treatment process works, you can see that the implant treatment time is quite long.

If you have thought, "It would be great if there were same-day implants that could be finished in just one day," please pay attention to this post.

About the Advantages of Implants

Although implant treatment time is considerable, implants have many advantages to the point that people look for same-day implants. The advantages of implants are as follows.

• Aesthetics

Implants fill the space where a natural tooth has been lost with a device that looks very similar to an actual tooth, so they offer excellent aesthetics.

• Convenience

Implants are fixed and stable. Therefore, compared with other treatment methods, there is less risk of detachment or deformation of the device while eating and chewing.

• Preservation of natural teeth and gums

With other treatment methods, the biggest issues are the side effects of reducing natural teeth or causing gum loss and recession. Implants, however, use only the space left by the lost natural tooth on their own, so they actually help preserve natural teeth.

• Longevity

Implants have clinical data showing a minimum of 10 years and an average of 20 years, and dentists consider the lifespan of implants to be over 30 years.

• Ease of care

Oral hygiene management is easy, and maintenance is also convenient.

Because implants have these advantages, even though the implant treatment time is considerable, they are a replacement tooth treatment with many benefits that makes people consider same-day implants.

About the Implant Treatment Process

So why do implants require a considerable implant treatment time instead of being done as same-day implants? You can understand this by looking at the implant treatment process.

• Examination and treatment planning

Using advanced equipment such as 3D-CT, RAY FACE, and a digital intraoral scanner, the patient’s current condition is accurately diagnosed and a personalized treatment plan is established.

• First surgery

The artificial root, one of the implant structures, is placed into the jawbone at the surgical site.

• Here, a period of osseointegration is undergone so that the implanted structure is stably fixed in the gums.

• Second surgery

After confirming that the implant structure is stably fixed in the gums, the abutment is connected.

• Placement of the prosthesis

A top prosthesis that functions as the actual tooth is fabricated and attached to the abutment connected to the artificial root.

Implant Treatment Time and Same-Day Implants

As you can see from the implant treatment process, it takes quite some time—about 6 months to up to 1 year—for the stages from examination and treatment planning to first surgery, osseointegration, second surgery, and prosthesis placement.

However, if the condition of the gums is excellent, the surgical method that can be considered is same-day implants. This has the following advantages.

• Shortens the implant period by more than 3 months

• Minimizes gum loss for greater aesthetic emphasis

• Minimizes bleeding, swelling, and pain

• Faster return to daily life

• Simpler treatment process

Also called one-day implants, this method significantly shortens the period because, after diagnosis and treatment planning, the implant is placed immediately after extraction, so the total time until the final prosthesis is fabricated and attached is about 3 days.

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic, university-hospital-level advanced system equipment is used. This makes it possible to conduct precise diagnoses of bone shape, nerve location, and postoperative predictions that are not easy to confirm.

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic, because of its history of receiving the Award for Implant Specialized Hospital Category and being selected as an Excellent Implant Institution, it has more specialized implant technology and therefore aims for results with near-0% error, thereby increasing implant success rates.

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic, various implant company products are available, which helps the clinic sufficiently consider the patient’s financial situation. It also consults so that the desired implant surgical method can be possible and can suggest a better direction as well.

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic, side effects are minimized to prevent reoperation and ensure long-term use of implants for 20 to over 30 years.