Dental Implantologist
Teeth in an Hour™ - A Dental Implant Smile Makeover :
Teeth-in-an-hour™ is the perfect solution for people that have no teeth (or will have the teeth removed) in either top jaw, bottom jaw, or both. The process is truly remarkable. Historically, patients would have multiple surgeries over the course of 4-9 months to obtain what is now completed in approximately one hour. The process is cutting edge: A CT scan is used with Virtual Reality software to plan the implant placement and fabricate the final bridge (teeth replacement) before the surgery is even performed. This computer guided dental implant surgery is extremely accurate, safe, and allows for virtually painless dental implant treatment, allowing our patients to walk out with beautiful teeth the same day!
With the use of NobelGuide™, a final prosthesis can be made prior to your visit, which can be inserted at the same time that the implants are placed. This is a technology called Teeth in an Hour.
How does Teeth in an Hour™ work?
Using a high-tech 3-D (CT) scan of your jaw structure and three-dimensional computer imaging technology, the precise placement of the implant abutments is planned out, and a highly aesthetic non-removable bridge (tooth replacement) is fabricated - all before the short incision-free procedure is ever performed.
Before your appointment, a precise surgical guide is created, and then then implants are placed in a precise position for optimum esthetics and function. Because the implants fit exactly into the surgical sites created for them, there is no healing time necessary for the bone to fill in around them, and this is why you can function immediately! Since so much time and effort is spent in the planning phase and it is so precise, the actual surgical appointment goes fairly quickly.
The end result for you:
- Immediate function of your dental implants.
- Less pain during the appointment and during the post-operative recovery period.
- A highly aesthetic and functional result because of the careful planning.
Steps involved in the Teeth in an Hour™ process :
Initial Consultation -
The fit and the aesthetics of your denture need to be verified. This denture will be used to design your new set of teeth.
Imaging Visit -
In seconds, a hi-tech, 3-D scan is performed to gather digital information about your jaw bone.
In The Lab -
The digital information gathered from the scan is processed by a special planning program to create a 3-D virtual model of your jaw and your removable bridge.
Final Office Visit -
Your implants act like natural teeth and help prevent further jaw bone loss, allowing your bone to become stronger and more dense. The computer guided dental implant surgery is extremely accurate, safe, and allows for virtually painless dental implant treatment. Allowing you to walk out with Beautiful Teeth - Today!
Advantages of Teeth in an Hour™. Flapless procedure (no sutures).
Surgery takes about 1 hour. Highly accurate procedure.
Virtually painless. Patient requirements of Teeth in an Hour™.
Fewer dental visits. Cost effective
Can return to work the following day. Final teeth are highly aesthetic.
Patient must have all bone grafting and extractions done prior to surgery.
Patient and quantity to support Teeth in an Hour™ prosthesis.
Patient must be able to open his/her mouth wide enough to fit instruments.
Patient must have CT scan done - to see if he/she is a candidate for Teeth in an Hour™.
Can be done for the upper or lower jaw (in the same day!).