Your appointment pathway
Four stages. Your doctor selects the options that apply to you.
Plan
Consultation
& 3D scan
Your diagnosis,
plan and price.
Place implant
Staged
Extract → 3–6 months → Implant
Site must heal or rebuild bone first.Immediate
Extract + Implant
Same visit · one recoveryWhen bone and site allow it.Healed site
Implant placed
Tooth already missing; site already healed.2 weeks / 6 weeks / 3 months
Your doctor decides which applies.Heal
Healing cap now
A small cap sits through the gum and shapes tissue while the implant integrates.
Nothing to uncover → RestorationBuried, then uncovered
TWO-STAGECover screw; gum closed over implant.
Uncover + healing cap
≈ 3 weeksThen ready to restore.Final tooth
Digital scan
Usually no putty
Try-in
When needed
Crown delivered
Your tooth is back
Your doctor will explain which route and timing apply to your treatment.
Read a text version of the diagram
- Consultation and planning
We examine the area and use a 3D scan when indicated to plan placement.
- Prepare the site and place the implant
Your route may be extraction followed by healing, extraction and implant placement together, or placement in an already-healed site.
- Healing and follow-up
Keep the appointments your doctor assigns. Your plan may include checks at two weeks, six weeks, or three months according to your case.
- Shape the gum
A small healing cap may be placed at surgery. If the implant heals under the gum, a later appointment uncovers it and places the cap. We typically allow about three weeks after uncovering before the restoration scan.
- Make and fit your crown
We scan for the crown, arrange a try-in if needed, and check the final crown’s fit and bite.
About the procedure
A dental implant is a small post placed in the jawbone to support a replacement tooth. The visible tooth is a crown, made to fit your mouth and bite.
- Replaces
- One missing tooth
- Treatment
- Surgery, healing, then a crown
- Your plan
- Timing depends on your healing
At Drill Dental
We plan around your bone, gum health, and the tooth being replaced. Our aim is to preserve healthy tissue and use the least invasive approach that is appropriate for your case. Some implants can be placed when a tooth is removed; others need a healing stage first.
Aftercare
Instructions for looking after yourself
Food & drink
What to choose and what to avoid
Recovery & concerns
What to expect and when to call
Your doctor’s instructions take priority. If you had more than one procedure, ask your team which instructions to follow. Contact your office.