TEETH IN A DAY
Dr. Malkin and her team at Tribeca Advanced Dentistry have been performing Teeth-In-A-Day procedures since 2007. This immediate implant function procedure is an innovative treatment which allows the same day replacement of infected or missing teeth with a naturally & beautiful fixed dental solution. This procedure is less invasive, requiring placement of fewer implants and usually no bone grafting, which significantly reduces recovery and downtime, and immediately improves your quality of life when compared to conventional implants.
How is Teeth-in-A-Day different from conventional procedures?
With conventional implant procedures patients often have to wear removable full or partial dentures while their gums, bone, and implants are healing. This often can take as long as 12 to 18 months. Yet, with Teeth-In-A-Day procedure, you can have your smile restored in a single visit. Patients will awaken after comfortable IV and return home with their immediately functional teeth attached to the implants.
The most popular teeth-in-a-day procedure performed by Dr. Olga Malkin is All-on-4, which is an advanced alternative to traditional dentures. Not only does this procedure allow patients to receive their implants and beautiful new teeth on the same day, it also can replace a full arch of teeth using only four implants without bone grafts. This can save time and money. This immediate function approach to implant restorations is not only for patients with existing dentures, it is also for patients who have non-restorable, decayed, or failing teeth.
Your smile can be restored without going through the 6 months to 1 year healing process and having to wear conventional dentures. Even in situations where only a few missing or decayed teeth are replaced with implants, Dr. Malkin is able to offer this immediate function approach.
If you were told that you do not have enough bone for dental implants or need to wear removable complete or partial dentures after extraction and prior to getting implants, please let us introduce you to the All-on-4 procedures.
Teeth-in-A-Day, What To expect:
In short the process is as follows:
- Xrays and a consultation with Dr. Malkin to see whether this procedure is the best solution for you
- 3D Imaging Scan
- Discuss a treatment plan, pricing and financing options with the treatment coordinator
- If you decide to proceed, you will put a deposit and schedule the surgery date
- Right after the surgery under IV sedation, you will receive implants with the temporary but fully functional new prosthetic teeth
- Within 3-6 month after implants heal, Dr. Malkin will be working with the dental lab on the final set of permanent prosthetic teeth
Schedule a consultation with Dr. Malkin. She will examine your mouth, and discuss your dental situation, treatment options, and associated costs. If you decide that Teeth-in-A-Day is a good option for you, Dr. Malkin will take a 3D CT scan to provide a detailed and accurate treatment plan with precise costs, treatment, and payment schedule. If you decide to proceed with Teeth-in-A-Day procedure, the office will collect the first payment and propose to schedule a convenient surgical date. In preparation for the surgery, we will take impressions, multiple records and pictures to send to the dental lab.
Dr. Malkin will check your medical history to make sure that you are healthy to undergo the procedure. You will be contacted by our anesthesiologist to answer any questions or address any concerns. Dr. Malkin will discuss with you what type of smile you like and what smile fits your face. She often asks a patient to bring their old pictures with you natural teeth or pictures of people or celebrities whose smiles you find attractive. On the day of the surgery under IV or oral sedation, the doctors will extract any diseased teeth, place the implants, and attach temporary but naturally-looking teeth to your dental implants. You will walk away with fully functional teeth and will be able to start eating and drinking immediately (“soft diet” only).
Over the next 3-6 month, Dr. Malkin will monitor you while your implants heal. Once implants are fully healed, we start the process of making your final prosthesis. This can take up to 4-5 appointments depending on a number of changes you would like to make to your temporary teeth. Dr. Malkin works patiently with you and her dental lab to give your the smile that you are happy with. These appointments usually do not require any numbing and are of minimal discomfort.