{"id":75,"date":"2020-02-25T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=75"},"modified":"2020-03-25T17:30:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:30:28","slug":"dental-implants-long-heal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/dental-implants-long-heal\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does It Take for a Dental Implant to Heal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/dental-implants-long-heal\/\" class=\"block-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elderly_couple_smiling__1584632086_74219-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"elderly couple smiling with dental implants \" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elderly_couple_smiling__1584632086_74219-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elderly_couple_smiling__1584632086_74219-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elderly_couple_smiling__1584632086_74219.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re missing at least once tooth, chances are you\u2019ve heard\nof or maybe even considered replacing it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/dental-implants.html\">dental\nimplants.<\/a> These biocompatible titanium posts are considered the gold standard\nof tooth replacement today. Once they\u2019re placed, they can last for several\ndecades, possibly even the rest of your life. But how long does it take to recover\nfrom getting implants? Let\u2019s go over an approximate timeline of all the steps\ninvolved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preliminary Procedures <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, before you can even get your dental implants\nplaced, you have to undergo some treatments first, the most common of which is\na bone graft. When you\u2019re missing teeth, your jawbone is no longer stimulated\nby the roots of those lost teeth. As a result, the bone begins to shrink from disuse,\nmeaning it\u2019s not strong enough to support a dental implant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bone graft involves your dentist placing artificial bone\ntissue onto your jawbone. Over the next few months, your jawbone will become\nstrong enough to support as many dental implants as you need to restore your\nsmile. However, it will add several months to your total healing time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implant Placement Surgery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During your implant placement, your dentist will make a\nsmall incision in your gum tissue, accessing your jawbone to place the implants\ndirectly in it. Your gums should be completely healed after a few weeks, but\nyou\u2019ll unfortunately have to wait longer than that to receive your new teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your implants have been placed, a remarkable process\ncalled osseointegration starts to occur. During this process, your jawbone\nactually grows around your implants until they are essentially the same\nstructure. However, osseointegration can take anywhere from three to six months\non average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abutment Placement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After osseointegration is complete, your dentist will place\nthe abutment, which is a metal connector piece that attaches your new tooth to\nyour implant. This will require another minor surgery which will entail a few more\nweeks of healing afterward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Receiving Your New Teeth <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, after all that waiting, you\u2019re ready for your\nimplant to be restored with a lifelike dental crown. Once this process is\nfinished, no one but your dentist should be able to tell the difference between\nyour implant and the rest of your natural teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, the total process of getting dental implants can\ntake anywhere from six months to a year or longer. Every case is different, and\nyour dentist should go over a more detailed timeline with you at your\nconsultation. However, you shouldn\u2019t let the long wait time deter you from\nreplacing your missing teeth from a solution that could last the rest of your\nlife! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\">Dr. Roger Morton<\/a>\nhas been a dentist for more than 20 years. He partners with the best oral\nsurgeons in the Wylie, TX community in order to place dental implants, and he\ncan restore them himself with a realistic dental crown, bridge, or denture. To get\na more accurate and personalized implant healing timeline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/contact.html\">visit Dr. Morton\u2019s\nwebsite to schedule a consultation.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re missing at least once tooth, chances are you\u2019ve heard of or maybe even considered replacing it with dental implants. These biocompatible titanium posts are considered the gold standard of tooth replacement today. Once they\u2019re placed, they can last for several decades, possibly even the rest of your life. But how long does it take to recover from getting implants? Let\u2019s go over an approximate timeline of all the steps involved. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliefamilydentistry.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/dental-implants-long-heal\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dental Implants | Dental Implant Recovery Time | Dr. Roger Morton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When you get dental implants, how long does it take to recover? 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