How long do you have too be toothless if you get dental implants?

How do you eat for the time the jawbone heals from the point of the extraction of the tooth until the place the implant? It is for the upper back row of teeth on both sides! oh and can you do both sides at the same time, the whole thing in one go?

How long do you have too be toothless if you get dental implants?
depends on what implant? Some implants can be inserted immediately after tooth extraction others after the socket heals about 3 months.
Reply:Generally, when teeth are extracted the jawbone will shrink significantly, so much so that the thickness of bone upon final healing may be insufficient to house an implant. Bone around teeth (alveolar bone) only exists for the sake of the teeth. If you were considering implants you should have discussed bone grafting into the tooth extraction sites at the time of each extraction before any teeth were pulled. This will increase the cost of the final outcome and is necessary for maximum success.





The upper back teeth are usually associated with an anatomical structure called the maxillary sinus. When these teeth are extracted the sinus, which is an air sack, expands to fill the entire tooth socket to within paper thickness of the healed gum. It is nice to have 10 mm of bone to place an implant into, if you can get it, not paper thin bone. This can be remedied with proper planning. A surgical procedure called a "sinus lift" will lift the sinus lining and into the space created by the lift bone graft is placed. The sinus lining is left to rest on the mound of graft material. Over several months the graft will become vascularized and hard enough to be drilled into and an implant placed into it. During those healing months your dentist can make you a temporary (throw away) denture. It is usually made in advance of implant surgery and placed immediately upon completion of that surgery. The number of implants placed at one time is cost as well as dentist determined.
Reply:Hi,





In general it is left for 6 months before implants are placed.





Yes you can do both sides at the same time and the procedure is usually done under local anaesthetic.





If necessary a denture will made to fill the gaps in the meantime.





You will need to also wear the denture during the healing period after the implants are placed.
Reply:Hi cat


I can see you have a lot of questions regarding dental implants.


I suggest you look at this website: http://www.dental-implants-guide.com/ind...





Hopefully it will answer all of your questions


good luck and feel good

Beauty