Dental implants are usually placed three or six months after bone grafting.
Dental implants are the ideal way to restore missing teeth, they are comfortable, durable, aesthetically pleasing and comparable to natural teeth.
Dental implants can be placed immediately after extraction or three months after extraction.
For patients with large alveolar bone loss or small amount of remaining bone in the maxillary sinus, implants cannot be placed at the same time, and a one-stage surgery is needed first. That is to say, artificial bone or autogenous bone implantation, waiting for the implanted artificial bone or autogenous bone and the alveolar bone to heal, and then carry out the second stage of surgery for implant placement. Generally, it takes three months or six months, and a CBCT can be taken for confirmation before surgery.
After bone implantation, it is usually necessary to wait for three or six months before implantation, and it is recommended to check under the guidance of the doctor and listen to the doctor’s advice.