{"id":99,"date":"2013-05-15T20:05:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T01:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2015-10-14T14:51:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:51:37","slug":"why-does-the-dental-implant-process-take-so-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/why-does-the-dental-implant-process-take-so-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does the dental implant process take so long?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why does the dental implant process take so long? How long does it really take? \u2013 Thanks Torri<\/p>\n<p>Torri &#8211; After you receive <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/dental-implants-plano.html\">dental implant surgery<\/a>, time is allowed for your jawbone to heal and fuse with the dental implant.<\/p>\n<p>The healing period ensures that the implants are stable and will hold a replacement tooth. Prematurely attaching a replacement tooth to the implant can cause the implants to loosen.<\/p>\n<p>The healing period for dental implants is typically two to six months. During this time, a temporary tooth replacement can be placed on the implant. You will have progress checks with the implant surgeon to ensure that the healing process is progressing.<\/p>\n<p>This post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/\">Plano dentist<\/a> Dr. Miranda Lacy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does the dental implant process take so long? How long does it really take? \u2013 Thanks Torri Torri &#8211; After you receive dental implant surgery, time is allowed for your jawbone to heal and fuse with the dental implant. The healing period ensures that the implants are stable and will hold a replacement tooth. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/why-does-the-dental-implant-process-take-so-long\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why does the dental implant process take so long?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[105,108,107,104,69,106],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-implant","tag-dental-implants-heal","tag-dental-implants-healing","tag-dental-implants-jawbone","tag-how-long-implants-heal","tag-plano-dental-implants","tag-plano-implant-dentist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why does the dental implant process take so long? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/why-does-the-dental-implant-process-take-so-long\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why does the dental implant process take so long? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why does the dental implant process take so long? 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