Understanding When Immediate Dental Implants are Possible
- Do you have a failing, damaged or unsalvageable tooth that needs to be extracted?
- Interested in dental implants to replace your tooth, and wondering if they can be placed immediately?
- Looking to minimise your treatment timeframe?
- Do not want to wait months to receive an implant after extraction?
Immediate dental implants, which are similar to same-day teeth (Teeth in a Day), can make dental implants happen after extraction.
The process involves placing dental implants immediately after a tooth extraction at our Surrey clinic, so patients can show off their smiles sooner.
Free from delay and immediate results
- Replace missing teeth immediately after an extraction
- Leave with temporary teeth on the same day as placement
- Reduce the number of appointments
- Shorten the overall treatment timeline
- Suitable for single, multiple & full mouth cases
- Same-day smile transformation with Dr Rifai
- Flexible finance up to 5 years
However, for various reasons we’ll dive into below, it’s not always possible to place implants and temporary teeth at the time of extraction.
It’s only suitable in certain cases – and it’s a complex decision made by a dentist like Dr Ali Rifai.
Discover if you’re suitable for immediate implants
It won’t be enough that you simply want a faster treatment process. For dental implants after extraction to work, you’ll need to meet certain criteria.
You’ll typically be the right candidate if you have:
- Failing, broken, or severely damaged teeth
- Healthy enough jawbone to support immediate placement
- Good overall oral health and gum condition
- Enough healthy soft tissue around the implant area
If you really want to know if you’re a suitable candidate for immediate-loading and placement, and live in or near Surrey, the best place to begin is with a consultation to assess your suitability.
Our highly experienced, GDC-registered implantologists have over two decades of experience and have placed thousands of dental implants, many of which have resulted in full-mouth same-day teeth.
Book an immediate dental implant consultation today to undergo 3D CBCT scans and mapping to learn what’s possible.
Benefits of immediate implants
- Helps preserve natural gums and jawbone structure
- Can reduce the risk of bone density loss after extraction
- May help avoid additional procedures such as bone grafting
- Reduces scar tissue formation during healing
When immediate implants won’t be suitable
Not all patients are suitable for immediate implant placement or dental implants after extraction. This will be determined by Dr Ali Rifai if he finds that immediate placement could cause healing complications that affect long-term implant stability.
Unsuitable candidate profile:
- Severe bone loss
- Active gum disease
- Untreated infection
- Insufficient healthy gum
- Low soft tissue support
- Poor oral hygiene
- Uncontrolled dental problems
- Teeth grinding or excessive bite pressure
- Sinus limitations in upper jaw cases
- Complex cases requiring bone grafting
In some cases, delayed dental implants might provide a safer, more predictable, and more successful long-term outcome by allowing the bone and gums to fully heal before implant placement.
Delayed placement might be better in some cases to avoid:
- Dental implant failure
- Gum recession around the site
- Bone loss
- Excessive pressure
- Complications & infections
- Implant instability during healing
Immediate dental implants vs delayed implants
| Consideration | Immediate Dental Implants | Delayed Dental Implants |
|---|---|---|
| When Are Implants Placed? | Immediately after tooth extraction | Several months after extraction and healing |
| Treatment Timeline | Faster overall treatment | Longer overall treatment time |
| Temporary Teeth | Same-day temporary teeth possible | Usually requires temporary gap or denture |
| Appointments Needed | Fewer surgical appointments | More staged appointments |
| Aesthetics After Extraction | Immediate smile restoration | Gap present during healing in some cases |
| Bone Preservation | Helps preserve bone and gum structure | Greater risk of bone shrinkage after extraction |
| Healing Predictability | More technique-sensitive | Often more predictable healing conditions |
| Suitability | Requires strong bone and implant stability | Suitable for more complex healing cases |
| Risk of Implant Failure | Slightly higher in unsuitable cases | Lower risk in compromised sites |
| Bone Grafting | May help avoid grafting in some cases | Grafting sometimes needed after healing |
| Best Suited For | Patients wanting faster smile replacement | Patients needing additional healing time |
Explore delayed dental implants from £2,150 (£46 per month). Or talk to us about dental implants after extraction and learn if they’re possible for you.
