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The placement of dental implants is a surgical procedure. Patients rightfully wonder how a dentist or oral surgeon can help with pain and anxiety during implant placement. Fortunately, there are several types of anesthesia for dental implants available to keep patients comfortable during dental procedures. Here at New Teeth Now, we offer general anesthesia to our full-mouth dental implant patients to truly make the implant experience as comfortable and easy as possible. 

Are You ‘Put Under’ for Dental Implants? 

In some cases, yes. If you’re getting multiple implants or you have anxiety about the procedure, some oral surgeons can offer general anesthesia. While under this type of anesthesia, you’ll be completely asleep and will feel no pain.  

During the New Teeth Now procedure, any extractions will take place while you’re asleep, meaning you won’t have to experience them. When you wake up, the implants will already be placed, and you’ll have no memory of the procedure. 
 
Ultimately, the use of general anesthesia for dental implants depends on what kind of dental implants you need and, most importantly, the credentials of your doctor. An oral surgeon who has the required training and certification is authorized to administer general anesthesia while a family dentist is not. 

What Anesthesia Options Are Available? 

The two anesthesia options available for dental implants are IV sedation and general anesthesia. In addition, numbing injections are common, especially for those getting just one or two implants. Nitrous oxide – commonly known as “laughing gas” – is often added to control mild anxiety. 

Twilight Sleep/IV Sedation 

There’s a reason IV sedation is referred to as twilight sleep. During this form of anesthesia,  patients remain conscious but unaware. They can obey commands from the dentist but will experience no anxiety and remember little to none of the procedure once the drug wears off. A local anesthetic is used to block the actual pain. When a dentist performs a full-mouth procedure, for example, this is the only method they are licensed to offer. 

General Anesthesia 

General anesthesia is the best choice for dental implant patients, but it’s not available at a dentist’s office. It can be administered only in a surgeon’s office. At New Teeth Now, a full team of anesthetists prepares the patient and monitors their vitals throughout the procedure.  

Patients under general anesthesia neither experience nor remember anything from their procedure. It is much like being in an extra deep, dreamless sleep. Only oral surgeons can provide this option, which is typically selected for patients getting multiple implants or bone grafts. Your oral surgeon may also choose general anesthesia for your procedure if you’re likely to suffer from extreme anxiety.

Can Any Dentist Administer General Anesthesia? 

No, regular dentists are limited to providing local anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and in some areas, IV sedation. Only an oral surgeon is allowed to provide true general anesthesia. Learn more about the difference between a dentist and an oral surgeon.

When to Choose General Anesthesia for Dental Implants 

The use of general anesthesia for full-mouth dental implants provides a number of benefits compared to IV sedation. Here are a few reasons that make general anesthesia the superior option for this complex procedure: 

Patient comfort – After the procedure, you’ll appreciate how general anesthesia for dental implants makes it seem like they were all done in an instant. You won’t have to feel someone doing things inside your mouth at all, let alone for hours. 

Physical and psychological health – General anesthesia provides a valuable solution to alleviate psychological stress by ensuring you remain asleep throughout the entire procedure. When under general anesthesia, you are intubated and your airways are kept clear of surgical obstruction or drainage. Contrast this to IV sedation, during which drainage could be swallowed and cause choking. Another benefit of general anesthesia is that the patient is not aware of the sights, sounds, or sensations associated with surgery, so the patient does not come away feeling the trauma associated with other dental procedures.  

Efficiency – With general anesthesia, patients are fully asleep and unresponsive, making procedures quicker and easier for the surgeon and patient alike.   

Safety – General anesthesia is not only more comfortable and convenient, but it makes lengthy procedures, such as zygomatic implants, much safer.  

Is General Anesthesia Safe for Older Patients? 

Yes! General anesthesia is a safe option for older patients getting dental implants. At New Teeth Now, our team will review your medical history to make sure you are healthy enough for the procedure. This option is very common for older patients visiting our office, and we would never perform the procedure if we felt it weren’t in the best interest of the patient. 

What Do Patients Think of Anesthesia? 

According to one study, dentist-phobic patients had a 100% satisfaction rate after receiving general anesthesia during dental implant placement. The patients in this study were unlikely to get the recommended treatment under other conditions. 

Is There Pain After Dental Implantation with General Anesthesia? 

You may experience relatively mild pain once you wake up. This can be well-controlled by pain medication. For the first few days, you may be given a prescription. After that, over-the-counter pain pills should be sufficient. 

Will Implant Placement Be Complete When You Wake Up? 

There are a variety of methods used for placing implants. Most of them require multiple sessions between the start of the process and the final placement of the implant crown(s). If your dentist uses one of these methods, then no, you will not wake up with your implants completely ready.  

One type of implant process promises to give you a new smile in one day, and it’s one of the top reasons we’ve treated thousands of satisfied patients at New Teeth Now. With New Teeth Now, you will go home the same day with new teeth! There’s no waiting for bone grafting to heal or crowns to be fitted. You will wake up and shortly afterward, your new teeth will be fitted to your implants. And with general anesthesia for your dental implant procedure, you can feel confident that you’re in the best hands, the hands of an experienced oral surgeon. 

Interested in Dental Implants Using General Anesthesia? 

If having your full-mouth dental implant procedure performed under general anesthesia sounds like the perfect solution for you, contact New Teeth Now to schedule a consultation. 

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Yes! On the day of the New Teeth Now procedure, patients go home with new teeth and a new smile.

New Teeth Now is a sophisticated process designed by the best board-certified oral surgeons in the world. Our surgeons truly have the patient’s best interests at heart. It’s important to understand what the “Now” in New Teeth Now truly means. So, let’s hear what our very own board-certified oral & maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. David Kirkpatrick, has to say about it.

When Will You Receive Final Teeth Following Your Full Mouth Dental Implant Procedure?

Undergoing a full mouth dental implant procedure is a significant life decision to restore not just the functionality of your bite but also your confidence in your smile. The journey to discovering your new smile is not one that you will take alone. You deserve to have a team of experts who put your interest first at your side. The timing for receiving your final teeth is important, and it shouldn’t be rushed. Here’s why rushing into final teeth too soon can be detrimental to the outcome of dental implants:

Understanding the Healing Process for Same Day Dental Implants

The post-surgery healing process is crucial for the success of dental implants. Your bone needs time to recover and fuse with your new implants. This healing process takes several months. During the healing period, your gums can undergo significant change. Immediately following the implant procedure, your gums will typically be swollen. Swelling is a normal part of the healing process, and your gums shrink to a different level as they heal. The natural shrinkage that occurs during healing is unavoidable. You are refitted for final teeth after healing is complete, ensuring that your new teeth fit properly.

Skipping the healing phase, is not in your best interest. Expediting the placement of final teeth ignores the time required for critical biological processes and risks a less-than-optimal fit between your gums and the new teeth. Impatience on the part of a dentist or surgeon can lead to discomfort and even additional costs down the line.

The Waiting Period: A Necessary Phase

Contrary to the approaches of some clinics that may offer immediate placement of final teeth — sometimes as soon as 24 hours after surgery — reputable dental centers advocate for a waiting period of five to six months. At New Teeth Now, this interval is not because we want you to have to wait but to ensure that your implants and gums have sufficiently stabilized to support the final teeth.

During this waiting period, temporary teeth or bridges are provided to ensure you are not without teeth. These temporaries accommodate the initial changes your mouth undergoes post-surgery, including the crucial gum shrinkage.

The Value of Precision

Once the gums have healed, precise measurements can be taken to create final teeth that fit your healthy gum tissue. This means no unnecessary gaps that could cause severe speech issues or discomfort. The keyword here is “unnecessary” as there will still be a small gap for functional purposes. If you have a question about the fit of your new teeth, our team will be available throughout the process to answer questions and address your concerns. Our approach ensures that your final teeth not only look natural but feel comfortable and function as close to the real thing as possible.

Think of New Teeth Now as the high-end, tailored option, whereas other clinics offer All-on-4® as a big-box-store solution. Do you really want to entrust the quality of your smile and your health to retail medical services?

The Risk of Rushing

Those clinics that rush the process, placing final teeth before the mouth has fully healed, often leave patients facing avoidable risks and additional costs. As gums shrink and spaces emerge between the bridge and gum line, these patients find themselves returning for adjustments and new bridges, incurring more expenses, discomfort and long-term challenges.

Choosing the Right Clinic

Seeking immediate results is understandable, but the journey toward a perfect smile with a full mouth dental implant procedure is a rewarding one. New Teeth Now prioritizes the needs of our patients, which means doing things right the first time. Our approach ensures a better fit, better functionality and a design that lasts.

During the healing period, our in-house lab will take this time to carefully craft your final teeth from zirconia, the strongest prosthetic material available, ensuring a fit that’s not only precise but long lasting. Once your final teeth are in place, you have a future of brighter, healthier smiles to look forward to.

Trust in the process and choose a path with a more satisfying journey and a positive outcome. The friendly and knowledgeable staff at New Teeth Now are eager to share more about our unique process. Contact us today to embark on your journey to a perfect smile.

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In a nutshell, dentures are the cheap, low-quality alternative to full-mouth dental implants provided by a New Teeth Now oral surgeon. 

Many people recognize that dentures typically aren’t the best replacements for missing teeth. Dentures are notorious for slipping out of place, fitting poorly, and even causing mouth sores and gagging sensations. However, some of the alternatives aren’t much better. This is why people specifically look for high-end alternatives to dentures rather than just any substitute. 

Here we’ll discuss some of the tooth replacement options besides dentures, starting with high-end alternatives like dental implants and why they deliver superior results. 

Evaluating the Benefits of Denture Alternatives 

Not all denture alternatives offer the same benefits, even when they’re in the “high-end” price range. That’s why it’s important to consider what you’re getting for the price instead of assuming that paying a lot will lead to the perfect choice. Dental implants are the true high-end alternative, which is why we specialize in perfecting them through the New Teeth Now procedure. Here are some of the benefits of high-end alternatives to dentures: 

Functionality   

Unlike bridges and dentures, dental implants function like natural teeth. They’re not designed purely for cosmetic improvement but to help you chew and maintain oral health without the inconveniences of dentures or temporary fixes. Among the many benefits that come with dental implants are fewer dietary restrictions. Our implant patients can enjoy anything they would be able to eat with natural teeth. Dentures cannot offer this! 

Appearance 

Although their primary purpose is to replace missing teeth, dental implants also provide a cosmetic benefit: They look much more realistic than dentures and are often mistaken for a natural smile. In fact, some patients may request that minor flaws be added to make their implants look more natural. Additionally, implants can help stop bone loss. As a result, they can prevent sunken or sagging facial features from becoming worse due to bone loss. 

Compatibility 

Dental implants are relatively easy on your existing teeth. They don’t put extra strain on surrounding natural teeth. They’re also easier to care for than dentures or other alternatives, as they require fewer trips to the dentist. Typically, implants need to be professionally cleaned only once or twice a year, just as natural teeth do. 

Customization  

Dental implants are also a fantastic option to fit the widest variety of oral health situations. They are the gold standard for tooth replacement and are great for patients who are missing one tooth or several, or who need the full-mouth implant we offer at New Teeth Now. 

Longevity and Value  

While dental implants are considered a high-end option, they are stronger and last much longer than dentures or other alternatives. This makes them a cost-effective option, as they typically last for a patient’s lifetime without requiring any sort of replacement or refitting. 

Enhanced Quality of Life 

With dental implants, patients experience higher confidence as they rediscover how to smile easily and freely again. Some have even attributed rejuvenated love lives to their dental implants! 

What Are Some Other Alternatives to Dentures? 

While not the highest-quality alternatives to dentures, there are other procedures that can help you maintain your smile before needing full extractions. These have benefits over dentures but lack the quality and lasting value of dental implants. You may hear about options such as: 

Overdentures – If you have teeth left, and they’re in the right places, they can be used to secure an overdenture. The benefit is that the appliance won’t slip around like a traditional denture; however, the natural teeth may fail prematurely because overdentures put a lot of excess strain on them, despite any crowning. As with bridges, the quality of the crowns used for the appliance and on the natural teeth can greatly affect the expense. 

Dental bridges – These devices can be used to replace one or a few teeth. They are supported by adjacent natural teeth, which must be crowned. The crowns for these teeth can sometimes be made of high-end materials that are cosmetically superior. Fancy crowns can make your bridge much more expensive than a bridge crafted from lower-quality options, but functionally, it will be no different. Another important consideration is that a dental bridge that does not have implant support requires the patient to sacrifice healthy surrounding teeth to support the bridge. This also will not protect the jaw from bone loss and can lead to unexpected complications. 

What to Expect with High-End Alternatives to Dentures 

Unlike dentures, bridges, and overdentures, implants don’t just sit above your gums. Instead, titanium posts are implanted in your jaw, and these support the visible crowns. This technique provides several benefits: 

Chewing forces are transmitted to your jawbone. This preserves the mass, shape, and strength of the bone. One benefit of this is that the problem of the fit changing is eliminated. You also won’t end up with the sunken chin and upper lip that often develops in long-term denture wearers. 

You won’t feel permanent implant dentures “sloshing around” in your mouth. Your speech will be crisp and clear. You’ll also be more comfortable. 

You have more choices. You can go with permanent implant crowns, which you care for much like real teeth but clean more like dentures. These options make it easy to keep your new teeth clean, even if you have dexterity challenges. 

Once your implants have healed, your dental replacement will be almost fuss-free. Other than cleaning, implants require very little maintenance. There’s no relining and refitting, and implants don’t move unless you want to move them. If you get the permanent kind, they won’t move at all – they’ll be cemented to their posts, much like a regular crown is cemented to its tooth. 

Implant crowns look natural. None of the implant hardware is visible once the installation is complete. What you’ll see in the mirror is a row (or two rows, if you have both arches done) of disease-free, natural-looking teeth. You can even get perfect-looking teeth if you want to, but most people go for a realistic look so it isn’t obvious to others that work was done. 

Dental Implants Are an Investment 

Implants are the largest investment for tooth replacement, making them high-end by definition. These denture alternatives require surgical procedures, meaning you need a skilled oral surgeon for the best results. However, they bring many extra benefits compared to dentures, bridges, and even overdentures.  

The biggest advantage is that if you haven’t had extractions yet, then you can have any problem teeth pulled while under general anesthesia. For dentures, patients normally are awake during any necessary extractions, which can be a very uncomfortable experience.  

In addition, dental implants preserve your jawbone integrity. Only implants can preserve your jaw and avoid a sunken appearance associated with toothlessness. 

The Best Alternative for Full-Mouth Teeth Replacement 

A dental implant is the ideal solution, no matter how many teeth need replacement. However, implants are especially beneficial for patients who have few viable teeth remaining in their dental arch. In many cases, it just makes sense to remove the remaining natural teeth to make way for a beautiful, new set of implants. Patients who need extractions as part of their full-mouth dental implant procedure benefit from the use of general anesthesia when they turn to the highly qualified oral surgeons at New Teeth Now. 

Former Denture Wearers Are Thrilled with New Teeth Now 

Our patients who used to wear dentures share with us all the time that they are happier with New Teeth Now. After being freed from the discomfort and hassle of dentures, they are overjoyed. Now, they no longer deal with ineffective denture adhesives, poor fit, or new bone loss. Instead, they have a set of replacement teeth that are the closest thing to natural teeth available! 

Set Up a Consultation for Dental Implants 

Here at New Teeth Now, we specialize in improving the lives of patients who are sick and tired of wearing dentures. We can handle routine and challenging cases, and our surgeons have the expertise to offer implant solutions to patients who have been turned away by other specialists. Call us today to request your treatment plan! 

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