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If you are searching for same day dental implants near me, the short answer is: yes, same-day implant treatment may be possible for some patients, but it depends on your bone, gum health, infection status, bite forces, and the stability of the implant at the time it is placed.
“Same day” also does not always mean your permanent tooth is completed in one appointment. In many immediate-load cases, the dental implant is placed and a temporary tooth or temporary full-arch restoration is attached while the implant heals. The final restoration is made after the implant has integrated with the jawbone. The American Academy of Implant Dentistry describes immediate-load or same-day implants in this way.
At Angela Leung DDS PC – The Endodontics Implant Center in South San Francisco, Dr. Angela Leung evaluates whether immediate implant placement, same-day temporary teeth, or a staged approach is more appropriate for each patient. The practice serves San Francisco, Daly City, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Hillsborough, and surrounding Bay Area communities.
Yes. In selected cases, a tooth can be removed and a dental implant placed during the same appointment.
Dr. Angela Leung explains on the practice’s implant dentistry page that immediate implant placement may be possible when the patient’s bone anatomy and available bone at the site support it.
Term
Meaning
Immediate implant placement
A damaged or failing tooth is removed and the implant is placed into the extraction site during the same appointment.
Immediate loading / same-day implan
A temporary tooth or temporary restoration is attached to the implant shortly after placement, sometimes during the same appointment.
Staged implant treatment
The extraction, bone healing, implant placement, and restoration occur in separate phases because additional healing is safer or more predictable.
Those differences matter. Having an implant placed the same day does not automatically mean it should be immediately loaded with a tooth.
Usually, same-day teeth are temporary teeth rather than the final restoration.
Your jawbone still needs time to heal around the implant through a process called osseointegration. The American Dental Association notes that bone grows around the implant and stabilizes it, and some patients can receive replacement teeth during the same visit while others need a healing period first.
Cleveland Clinic states that osseointegration can take roughly three to nine months depending on the patient’s healing response.
A temporary restoration lets appropriately selected patients avoid spending the healing period without teeth. Once healing and implant stability are satisfactory, the temporary restoration can be replaced with the final crown, bridge, or full-arch prosthesis.
That distinction is especially important when advertisements promise “teeth in one day.” The surgery may happen in one day. The complete biological and restorative process still continues afterward.
Same-day treatment works best when the implant can achieve adequate initial stability and the surrounding tissues can support healing.
Enough healthy bone to support the implant
Healthy or manageable gum tissue
Adequate implant stability at placement
An extraction site that can be treated appropriately
A bite that can be controlled during healing
Good oral hygiene
General health compatible with implant surgery
Willingness to follow temporary diet and post-surgical instructions
The AAID specifically notes that immediate-load implants may be an option when there is enough natural bone and the implant is secure enough to tolerate the temporary restoration.
Your age alone does not determine candidacy. Your medical history, medications, healing ability, bone condition, gum health, smoking history, and oral condition usually matter more.
The fastest implant plan is not automatically the strongest implant plan.
There are situations where allowing the site or implant to heal before attaching a functional restoration may offer a more predictable path.
A staged approach may be considered when there is significant bone loss, inadequate initial implant stability, extensive grafting, active oral disease, difficult anatomy, uncontrolled bite forces, or another factor that could interfere with healing.
Angela Leung DDS PC already takes this case-by-case approach for full-arch treatment. The practice notes that same-day temporary teeth may be appropriate when stability, anatomy, infection control, and bite forces support them; when they do not, additional healing may better protect the result.
That is why a promise of same-day permanent teeth before imaging or examination should be treated cautiously.
Your evaluation determines whether “same day” is realistic for your mouth, rather than whether a particular treatment can theoretically be completed quickly.
At Angela Leung DDS PC, implant planning can include examination of your teeth and gums, bone anatomy, bite, medical history, existing infection, and restorative needs.
A badly damaged tooth does not always need to be removed.
Because Dr. Angela Leung has a background in both endodontics and implant dentistry, the evaluation can include whether a tooth can still be predictably saved as well as whether replacement with an implant is the better option.
This is especially valuable when you have been told that several teeth should be extracted.
Dental implant treatment depends on having a safe location for the implant and enough supporting bone.
Three-dimensional cone-beam imaging may be used when clinically indicated to assess jaw anatomy and nearby structures. The Angela Leung DDS PC technology menu includes cone-beam imaging and guided implant planning tools.
An implant used for immediate loading has to be sufficiently stable.
Angela Leung DDS PC uses Osstell Implant Technology, which provides an Implant Stability Quotient measurement through resonance frequency analysis. These measurements can help the clinician evaluate implant stability rather than relying on a fixed calendar alone.
If the stability supports immediate temporization, that option can be considered. If it does not, protecting the implant while it heals may be more appropriate.
If same-day temporary teeth are appropriate, the restorative portion needs to be planned before surgery.
For full-arch cases, this may involve digital records, imaging, scans, diagnostic planning, temporary tooth design, implant placement, and temporization as coordinated parts of the treatment sequence.
Even if you leave with temporary teeth, the implants continue integrating with the bone.
Follow-up visits allow the dentist to monitor healing, implant stability, gum health, bite forces, and the temporary restoration before moving forward with the final prosthesis.
Patients searching for same day dental implants near me may be looking for two very different treatments.
A single-tooth immediate implant may involve extracting one failing tooth and placing an implant into that site at the same appointment. Depending on stability and location, a temporary tooth may also be possible.
A full-arch same-day restoration is designed for patients who need to replace most or all teeth in an upper arch, lower arch, or both. Multiple implants support a temporary full set of teeth while the implants heal.
AAID notes that full-arch concepts such as All-on-4 can, in selected cases, use multiple implants to support a temporary set of replacement teeth on the day the implants are placed. The permanent restoration follows after healing.
At Angela Leung DDS PC, full-arch treatment may involve fixed full-arch implant bridges, implant-supported dentures, staged treatment, or other implant configurations based on the patient’s anatomy and restorative goals.
Bone loss does not automatically rule out dental implants, but it can change the treatment sequence.
Some patients have enough remaining bone for implant placement. Others may need bone grafting to create a stronger foundation.
Bone grafting may sometimes be performed during an extraction or implant procedure. In other situations, the graft needs several months to mature before implant placement.
At Angela Leung DDS PC, grafting decisions are based on factors such as available bone, implant stability, infection risk, anatomy, and the position needed for the final restoration.
If another office has told you that you do not have enough bone for implants, a three-dimensional evaluation may help clarify which options remain available.
Sometimes, but not every infected site is appropriate for immediate implant placement or immediate loading.
The clinician needs to evaluate the amount and location of infection, remaining bone, gum condition, extraction site, and ability to stabilize the implant.
Some cases can move directly from extraction to implant placement. Others benefit from infection control, grafting, or healing before the implant is placed.
The safest sequence is determined after examination and imaging not from the keyword you searched or a standard treatment package.
Implant surgery is performed with anesthesia so the surgical area is numb during treatment. Sedation options may also be considered for appropriate patients.
After surgery, tenderness, swelling, and soreness can occur. The amount varies according to the number of implants placed, whether teeth were extracted, whether grafting was required, and the complexity of treatment.
Angela Leung DDS PC offers several comfort and sedation options and provides post-operative instructions based on the procedure performed.
Not immediately.
A temporary restoration may look and feel like teeth, but the implants underneath it are still healing. Patients with immediate-load implants are commonly instructed to follow a modified or softer diet so excessive bite forces do not interfere with osseointegration. AAID specifically notes a modified diet during healing for immediately loaded full-arch implants.
Your dentist will tell you which foods are appropriate and when you can gradually return to stronger chewing.
Following those restrictions is part of the treatment—not an optional precaution.
They can reduce the number of separate surgical or toothless stages for selected patients, but the biology of healing still takes time.
Traditional implant treatment may involve extraction, healing, implant placement, osseointegration, and final restoration over several appointments.
Immediate placement may combine the extraction and implant surgery. Immediate loading may also add a temporary tooth during that same treatment period.
The advantage is consolidating appropriate treatment stages, not bypassing healing.
Cost varies considerably because “same-day dental implants” can describe anything from one implant with a temporary crown to a complete full-arch reconstruction.
The total fee may depend on the number of implants, extractions, grafting, sedation, diagnostic records, temporary restoration, final restorative material, laboratory work, and complexity of the case.
At Angela Leung DDS PC, patients receive a written estimate after examination and imaging. The practice also reviews insurance and financing options for qualifying patients.
Be careful when comparing implant prices based only on an advertised starting number. Make sure you know whether that number includes the implant surgery, abutment, temporary restoration, final teeth, imaging, extractions, grafting, and follow-up care.
A successful same-day implant plan should be based on clinical conditions—not pressure to finish treatment quickly.
An implant that feels stable on surgery day still needs time to integrate biologically with the jawbone. Loading it too aggressively can place unnecessary stress on the healing interface.
This is one reason Angela Leung DDS PC incorporates implant stability measurements with Osstell technology when appropriate. The objective is to help determine whether the implant is ready for a particular restorative stage rather than assuming every patient should follow exactly the same timeline.
Sometimes the appropriate decision is to proceed.
Sometimes it is to wait.
Both decisions can be part of good implant dentistry.
Angela Leung DDS PC – The Endodontics Implant Center
1131 Mission Road, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 415-681-2697
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Saturday & Sunday closed)
If you’re dealing with missing teeth, failing dental work, or full-mouth breakdown, the fastest relief is clarity.