Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth. This page covers the multiple dental implants appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 2 visits and 7-10 days, then 3-4 months.
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. Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth.
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.
Several implants placed in the same visit when more than one tooth is missing.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 7-10 days, then 3-4 months, 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 Multiple Dental Implants.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →No. Fixtures placed at load-bearing positions can carry a bridge across a gap, which reduces both cost and surgery.
Usually yes if grafting is not needed. Grafted sites may need staging.
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 7-10 days, then 3-4 months. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
A partial denture is cheaper and quicker but removable; full-arch options make more sense once most teeth are gone.
Scattered loss changes the plan from single-site to load-position planning.
Clasps and movement are the usual reason patients price a fixed alternative.
Drift narrows the space available and is easier to work around early.
Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth.
| Sessions | 2 visits |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 7-10 days, then 3-4 months |
| Recovery | 1 week of swelling; soft food for 4-6 weeks |
| Expected lifespan | Fixtures 20+ years, bridgework 10-15 |
A partial denture is cheaper and quicker but removable; full-arch options make more sense once most teeth are gone.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth. 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.
Planning is about spacing: how many fixtures actually carry the load and where a bridge span is acceptable rather than one implant per tooth. 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 7-10 days, then 3-4 months are what the plan is built around. A partial denture is cheaper and quicker but removable; full-arch options make more sense once most teeth are gone.