Holiday gatherings. Birthday parties. White weddings. These are the times when loved ones pull out cameras to capture memories that will be cherished for years. But if you have a major life milestone coming up and you’re missing a tooth, the thought of flashing a big grin for those photos may feel awkward. You deserve to enjoy those moments without holding back. With same-day tooth replacement, we can complete your smile in just one visit, so you’ll be ready to smile with confidence when it matters most.
How is it possible? By combining mini implants with advanced same-day crown technology, we accelerate restorations. This means that in many cases, you’ll be able to leave our office smiling with a complete set of teeth in time for your big event! You’ll be ready to eat, laugh, and embrace life’s sweetest moments with a full set of pearly whites fit for the occasion.
The Time Barriers of Traditional Implants
Conventional dental implants are a popular option for replacing a missing tooth. The results look beautiful and feel natural, but the process involves a large time commitment and multiple procedures.
The first part of placing traditional implants is cutting open the gums, lifting the flap, and screwing the implant into the bone.
After a healing period for the implant to fuse to the jawbone, you’d need to come in for another appointment to place the top component of the two-piece implant and a temporary replacement.
Next, you’d need to wait a few more weeks before you come in for a permanent replacement.
This process is already quite involved for replacing a single tooth. But many patients hear they need another step added to the process: bone grafting.
A natural part of losing teeth is that your jaw starts to shrink. Because traditional implants are much larger, the jawbone must have sufficient volume to support them. After bone loss, grafting restores lost bone volume before the implant placement.
This adds another step to your restoration timeline.
All together, the timeline could stretch six to ten calendar months before you reach your permanent replacement. As much as we love tradition at our practice, we’re happy to leave this one in the past. Today, we celebrate the beauty of same-day tooth replacement!
The Process Behind Same-Day Tooth Replacement
Same-day tooth replacement is possible thanks to two remarkable advances in dentistry: mini dental implants and our same-day crown technology.
Together, these tools allow us to complete what once took months in a single visit.
Mini Dental Implants
When the road to traditional tooth replacement is too long for you, mini dental implants offer a streamlined way to replace missing teeth quickly.
These single-piece implants are about half the diameter of traditional implants, which allows them to be placed using a minimally invasive technique.
To place mini implants, we simply make a small hole in the site of the gums. Then, we gently guide the implant into the bone.
Because the process puts less stress on the gums, you’ll enjoy a faster, more comfortable recovery.
Mini implants also support an immediately functional restoration. Once we place it, you’ll be able to bite and chew immediately after.
CEREC Same-Day Crowns
When it comes to completing your smile in a single day, the mini implant is just half the story. The other half is producing the final crown. Normally, these take weeks to produce in a lab.
At the Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, we have a Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramic (CEREC) system right in our office. This machine uses a 3D scan of your smile and custom-prints your final crown during the same appointment.
This means we’re able to place an implant and your final restoration in one visit. You’ll leave our office with a complete set of teeth and a fully functional bite. You’ll be ready to sit down at the dinner table, laugh with your family, and take photos you’ll treasure for years to come.
Learn About Same-Day Tooth Replacement in a Free Consultation
Traditional dental implants require a long process of multiple visits. But with same-day tooth replacement, we can complete your smile in just one visit. By combining minimally invasive mini dental implants with the powerful CEREC machine, we’re able to deliver a final, fully functional smile restoration in just a single visit.
The Center for Cosmetic Dentistry has three generations of dentists all under one roof. You could say that dentistry is a family legacy for us. We’re a fan of tradition, but we also love innovative ways to improve smiles. We celebrate same-day tooth replacement because it helps you smile in time to capture beautiful memories with your loved ones.
Our time-honored motto is enriching lives one smile at a time, and we would love to enrich your life by completing your smile in just one visit. Book a free consultation today.
