Immediate loading
For a long time, patients had to wait 3 to 6 months of healing between implant placement and the fitting of teeth. When conditions allow, immediate loading now lets you leave with fixed temporary teeth on the day of the procedure: you never go home with a gap.
The principle
Implants and temporary teeth are placed on the same day, without waiting for the bone to heal. The temporary tooth is fitted before healing is complete for two reasons: aesthetics, since you are never without a tooth, and the gum, which heals around the future tooth from the start. The final crown is made afterwards, once the bone has healed.
For this, the implants must be perfectly stable in the bone from the moment they are placed: this is the most important condition.
The temporary teeth are also protected from chewing forces. When one or a few teeth are replaced, the temporary tooth is there for aesthetics, not for chewing: it is adjusted so that it does not touch the opposite teeth. When all the teeth of an arch are replaced, the temporary bridge, which links all the implants together, spreads the forces.
Think of a broken arm held by pins and a cast: you cannot carry a suitcase, but you can write or get dressed without disturbing healing, because the bone is held firmly. Immediate loading relies on the same idea: if stability is ensured, the implant can heal while carrying a temporary tooth.
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Who is it for?
You are missing one to three teeth. If bone density allows good implant stability, a temporary crown or bridge can be fitted immediately, without contact with the opposite teeth. The final crown or bridge is made after 4 to 6 months.
You are missing all your teeth. A temporary resin bridge can be fixed as soon as the implants are placed: 4 to 6 implants in the lower jaw, 6 to 8 in the upper jaw, provided bone density and volume are sufficient.
Implant bridges made at our practice
Key information
Contra-indications
Immediate loading is not possible in certain situations:
insufficient bone density (visible on the 3D X-ray);
insufficient bone volume;
very poor oral hygiene;
less reliable bone healing, for example in very heavy smokers or with uncontrolled diabetes.
Precautions after the procedure
In the weeks after the procedure, take particular care with your oral hygiene.
Do not bite or chew hard food for at least 8 weeks.
Contact us with any question, discomfort or pain.
