“How long after the implant will I get a crown?”
I will have a dental implant surgery next week. How long after the implant will I get a crown?
6 Answers
usually 3 months later.
Usually, the surgeons in my area wait for 3 months until I can begin work to make a crown for the implant. Then it's about 3 weeks later that the crown is delivered. Depending where the implant is placed in the mouth, sometimes a crown (usually a temporary) can be placed immediately. If so, the patient is forbidden to use that tooth for 3 months until the bone heals. That is often the case when a front tooth is replaced with an implant. But the patient must be aware that the long-term prognosis for success is lower with immediate implant crowns. Dr. Conrad
This is dependent on the dentist that placed it. In my office, we wait 3 months then reevaluate the implant. If everything looks good, then we start the impression for the crown and it takes about a week for the crown to come back from the lab. In the past, it use to be 4 months but I have heard as short as 2 months.
Your final crown will be inserted in 2-4 months depending on type of implant and quality of your bone. A temporary crown can be inserted as soon as the day of implant placement as long as the implant is stable,
The surgeon will judge the quality/density of the bone where the implant will be placed and let you know. Evaluating the healing at 3 months is common, then getting the crown made, which can take up to a month. Occasionally an implant might be restored in 2 months, more frequently it goes longer, rarely as long as 6 months of healing
Depending on a number of factors, crown placement both temporary and final can be placed the same day or it can take 3-4 months or longer.
