Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating. This page covers the implant supported dentures appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 2 visits and 6-8 days, then 3 months for the definitive denture.
Chair time runs roughly 20-30 minutes per fixture once the flap is open, so a single implant is a short appointment while a full arch typically occupies two to three hours including the temporary. Implant placement is done under local anaesthetic infiltrated around the ridge; you stay awake, feel pressure and drilling vibration but no pain. IV sedation is offered for longer arch cases and for patients with a strong gag reflex. Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating.
The gum is reflected and the osteotomy is drilled in graduated steps under saline irrigation to keep the bone below 47°C — overheating is the classic cause of early failure.
Each implant is driven to a recorded insertion torque. That number decides whether a temporary can be loaded immediately or whether the site is left to integrate submerged.
Sutures go in, and a healing abutment or an immediate temporary is fitted depending on the torque reading and where the implant sits in the smile line.
A removable denture that clips onto 2-4 implants for far more stability than a conventional denture.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 6-8 days, then 3 months for the definitive denture, with 2 visits in total.
Implant placement is done under local anaesthetic infiltrated around the ridge; you stay awake, feel pressure and drilling vibration but no pain. IV sedation is offered for longer arch cases and for patients with a strong gag reflex.
Chair time runs roughly 20-30 minutes per fixture once the flap is open, so a single implant is a short appointment while a full arch typically occupies two to three hours including the temporary.
An oral surgeon or an implantologist places the fixtures; the prosthetic stage — abutment, scan, crown or arch — is usually handled by a prosthodontist working with the same in-house laboratory.
Expect gauze pressure for 30-45 minutes, a numb lip for two to four hours and a small amount of oozing on the first evening. You walk out unaided, but you should not fly the same day if a graft or sinus lift was involved.
Cost and alternatives for Implant Supported Dentures.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Usually two to four in the lower jaw and four in the upper, where the palate offers less retention.
Yes, and that is an advantage for cleaning around the abutments.
Ask for the figure in Ncm. Above roughly 35 Ncm supports an immediate temporary; below that, the fixture is normally left to integrate before anything is loaded on it.
Get the brand and reference in writing. A globally distributed system can be serviced by any dentist at home; an unbranded fixture often cannot.
Only the CBCT answers this. If a graft is likely, ask whether it is quoted separately and how many extra months it adds before the final restoration.
2 visits — and 6-8 days, then 3 months for the definitive denture. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
Fixed All-on-4 or All-on-6 never comes out but costs more; implant dentures split the difference between denture and bridge.
Stability, not fit, is what implant retention actually fixes.
Load transferred to implants takes pressure off the ridge.
This is the usual middle path between denture and fixed bridge.
Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating.
| Sessions | 2 visits |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 6-8 days, then 3 months for the definitive denture |
| Recovery | 1 week; the existing denture is usually relined as a temporary |
| Expected lifespan | Implants 15-20 years; the denture relined every 2-3 years |
Fixed All-on-4 or All-on-6 never comes out but costs more; implant dentures split the difference between denture and bridge.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating. Chair time runs roughly 20-30 minutes per fixture once the flap is open, so a single implant is a short appointment while a full arch typically occupies two to three hours including the temporary.
Retention comes from locator abutments or a bar; you still take it out to clean, but it no longer moves while eating. Implant placement is done under local anaesthetic infiltrated around the ridge; you stay awake, feel pressure and drilling vibration but no pain. IV sedation is offered for longer arch cases and for patients with a strong gag reflex. Chair time runs roughly 20-30 minutes per fixture once the flap is open, so a single implant is a short appointment while a full arch typically occupies two to three hours including the temporary.
An oral surgeon or an implantologist places the fixtures; the prosthetic stage — abutment, scan, crown or arch — is usually handled by a prosthodontist working with the same in-house laboratory. Expect gauze pressure for 30-45 minutes, a numb lip for two to four hours and a small amount of oozing on the first evening. You walk out unaided, but you should not fly the same day if a graft or sinus lift was involved.
2 visits and 6-8 days, then 3 months for the definitive denture are what the plan is built around. Fixed All-on-4 or All-on-6 never comes out but costs more; implant dentures split the difference between denture and bridge.