In the culinary world, the word “instant” is sometimes frowned upon due to its association with poor quality. While instant coffee, instant rice, and instant soup are convenient, they’re not exactly winning awards for their taste. However, when it comes to replacing teeth, there’s an option that combines the convenience of those instant meals with the quality and excellence of a Michelin-star restaurant. Mini dental implants allow you to receive new teeth in a day that provide extremely high reliability and functionality.
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots that stimulate the jawbone. This is an important feature that safeguards your long-term oral health. When you lose even one tooth, the bone that once supported the tooth starts to diminish. The stimulation provided by dental implants prevents the loss of bone and tissue density over time.
Additionally, titanium dental implants provide the sturdiest, most functional way to replace missing teeth. Their physical connection to the jawbone gives your new teeth the stability that older options, like traditional removable dentures or tooth-supported bridges, can’t match.
The essential element to making teeth in a day possible is an evolution of the dental implant that allows for remarkably efficient outcomes: mini dental implants. Sometimes called same-day implants, we insert these tiny titanium screws directly into the jawbone to provide a sturdy base for replacement teeth. Despite their narrow design, we can use them to support a dental crown, dental bridge, or dentures.
We can’t use traditional implants for this procedure because they take far longer than mini implants to heal fully. The invasive nature of their placement means that traditional implants require 3 to 6 months to fuse with the jawbone. They may also require a bone grafting procedure, adding a few more months to the healing process. That’s a far cry from the promise of “teeth in a day,” but mini implants make this shortened timeline possible.
How Mini Implants Allow for Teeth in a Day
So what makes mini implants so different? It all starts with the size. Think of the difference in width between the two implants as the difference between a pencil eraser and a toothpick. Mini implants are half as thick as their traditional counterparts, which allows us to place them without incisions or stitches. We only need a tiny pilot hole to implant them, and with a local anesthetic, you won’t feel any pain. Traditional and mini implants will then need time to fully fuse to the jawbone, a process known as osseointegration. Mini implants take far less time to integrate with the bone, meaning you can use your new teeth much sooner. Less discomfort, less invasiveness, and less waiting time make mini implants the preferred choice for tooth replacement.
In addition to being faster to place and easier to recover from, mini implants are more affordable. Mini implants are about half the cost of traditional implants. This is because they are easier to place, have a shorter treatment timeline, require fewer visits, and use less material. That means you’ll leave your appointment with a new smile and more money in your pocket.
How Teeth in a Day Work
Thanks to mini implants, the process of placing your implants and loading them with artificial teeth on the same day is fairly straightforward.
- Free consultation: All of our implant cases begin with a free consultation. Dr. Mann or Dr. Shatkin will examine your situation, take X-rays, and discuss your dental needs and preferences.
- Implant procedure: After applying a local anesthetic to ensure a pain-free experience, we drill a tiny pilot hole to guide the implant, then carefully place the screw into the jawbone. The entire process only takes a few minutes per implant. We’ll then take impressions and place a temporary restoration.
- Loading new teeth: While you wait for your custom restoration, you’ll wear temporary teeth for just a couple of weeks. With your brand-new restoration, you’ll be able to enjoy all your favorite foods again!
Owing to our minimally invasive technique, any post-procedure discomfort is mild and should diminish within 24-48 hours.
Learn More About Teeth in a Day…Today!
If you want replacement teeth and don’t want to wait, choosing teeth in a day is your best option. Dr. Shatkin, Dr. Mann, and the experienced staff at the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Scottsdale, AZ, are here to answer any questions and help you through the process. Contact us today to schedule your free consultation.
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