Do I go without teeth?

Our protocol is to progress our patients to fixed provisional teeth (such as a temporary bridge) as soon as possible, usually before the implants are placed.

Thus, these provisional teeth then act as the temporary teeth whilst healing is taking place and therefore patients leave the practice on the day of the implants being placed with their teeth in place.

In patients wearing dentures, the old dentures can be usually be modified around the newly placed implants and patients leave the practice wearing their teeth the day the implants are placed.

Every patient and procedure is evaluated separately and there might occasionally be a recommendation that a patient go without their dentures for a short period of time but this is very rare in our practice.