Page 55 - Southdown Dental Implant Book

54 | GETYOURSMILEBACK:EVERYTHINGYOUNEEDTOKNOW... attach anything to the dental implant(s) that day. Remember that technical word, “osseointegration”? Well, that needs to happen, before any abutments, crowns or dentures can be attached to the dental implants. Osseointegration (essentially, the bone fusing to the screw-like surface of the dental implant in the jaw) usually takes three to six months. And osse- ointegration must occur before you can safely place an abutment or crown onto an implant, or clip a denture to an abutment/implant combination. IMPORTANT: “OSSEOINTEGRATION” CAN NEVER BE RUSHED. IF ANYTHING IS ADDED TO THE DENTAL IMPLANT TOO SOON, YOU CAN BET THAT IT WILL FAIL