When you lose teeth, it can compromise both the form and function of your smile. Through our Smile in a Day process, Saline Oral Facial & Dental Implant Surgery offers total restoration, allowing you to smile confidently while enjoying all your favorite foods again. We are pleased to offer Smile in a Day to our patients in Saline, MI who have lost multiple teeth or anticipate needing several teeth extracted.
How is Smile in a Day Different from Dentures?
Historically, full smile restoration has been performed with slip-on dentures. Smile in a Day is altogether more advanced and effective, using a handful of carefully placed dental implants to secure your dental prosthesis in place. This leads to a more natural-looking result, a stronger and more secure bite, and preservation of your healthy teeth and jawbone.
What are the Advantages of Smile in a Day?
Our practice recommends the Smile in a Day procedure for a number of reasons, including:
- Total smile rehabilitation in just one appointment
- Natural-looking and fully functional results
- No unwanted effects to remaining healthy teeth
- Longer lasting and more cost effective than traditional dentures
Ideal Candidates for Smile in a Day
If you live in Saline, MI and have lost a number of teeth, whether to facial trauma or severe tooth decay, you may qualify for Smile in a Day. During your initial consultation, our doctor will evaluate your teeth and gums, along with your medical history, to confirm your eligibility for a safe, successful procedure.
Missing Teeth
If you are missing a single tooth, you are probably better qualified for a simple implant placement. With the Smile in a Day treatment concept, we can replace multiple teeth, including entire dental arches, with as few as four carefully placed implants. This makes Smile in a Day a great option if you require total smile rehabilitation.
Good Health
The best candidates for surgery also need to have good health overall, including no underlying health conditions that would create high-risk situations during surgery. Additionally, it is important to have any periodontal disease brought under control before receiving dental implants.
What is Involved in the Smile in a Day Process?
On the day of your surgery, you will receive a friendly welcome from our patient care team. We will show you back to a private, comfortable treatment area, and then administer full anesthesia.
The process begins with the careful extraction of your unhealthy or nonviable teeth. Your doctor may also perform a bone graft, fortifying and preparing your empty sockets for implant placement.
Smile in a Day may be performed with just a few implants, titanium rods inserted in the bone to serve as artificial tooth roots. We then place the final dental prosthesis, a custom-made bridge or denture made to look, behave, and be nearly as strong as your natural teeth.
Recovery and Aftercare
Following your Smile in a Day procedure, you will be discharged to rest and relax at home. Most patients feel ready to resume their normal activities within just a couple of days, though it may take several days to transition from soft foods and liquids back to your normal diet.
Some swelling and tenderness can be expected during your recovery, but these symptoms can almost always be managed with simple non-narcotic remedies, such as Motrin.
You’re in Good Hands with Saline OMS
Smile in a Day provides you with a second chance at a confident, complete, fully functional set of teeth. Our practice has extensive experience promoting patient well-being during the Smile in a Day process, and we invite you to schedule a consultation to learn more. Contact Saline Oral Facial & Dental Implant Surgery in Saline, MI at (734) 547-6003.
