Immediate Dental Implants Adelaide
Looking for a faster tooth replacement option? We assess if you’re suitable for immediate implant placement and plan a stable, natural-looking result.
The Lidums Difference in Immediate Dental Implants
Our specialist team offers immediate dental implants planned with advanced digital technology, so you can enjoy a secure, natural feeling smile as comfortably and quickly as possible.
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Passion and Expertise
Our team is guided by the treatment philosophy established by Dr Arnis Lidums, combining clinical experience, ongoing professional development and a commitment to exceptional patient care.
An Invaluable Experience
Every patient is unique. We take the time to listen to your concerns, understand your goals and answer your questions, ensuring you feel comfortable, informed and confident throughout your journey.
Comprehensive Treatment Planning
Every treatment recommendation is supported by careful diagnosis and comprehensive assessment. This allows us to develop a personalised treatment plan tailored to your oral health, lifestyle and long-term goals.
Modern Technology
Modern dental technology enhances the accuracy of our assessments and supports more precise treatment, helping us deliver personalised care with confidence.
Collaborative Patient Care
We believe the best outcomes come from working together. Our team will guide you through every stage of treatment, ensuring you understand your options and feel confident in every decision.
What are Immediate Implants
Immediate implants are a way of placing a dental implant and a new replacement tooth on the same day. Instead of wearing a loose denture while the implant heals, many patients can leave our practice with a fixed tooth already in place, enjoying a confident smile and comfortable chewing much sooner.
At Lidums Dental this approach is carefully planned using X rays and scans to check that the bone and gums are healthy enough to support an immediate implant. It can be an excellent option after trauma or tooth loss when you want to restore your smile quickly without compromising on strength or appearance.
Not everyone is suitable, so we look for good bone quality, healthy soft tissue, and the ability to follow a thorough after care routine while the implant integrates. When these boxes are ticked, immediate implants can offer a predictable, convenient solution that feels and looks very similar to a natural tooth.
How Immediate Implants work
Immediate implants are planned very carefully before the day of treatment. At your consultation we take detailed X rays and 3D scans to check the health of your jaw bone and gums and to map out the exact position of the implant. This lets us see whether an immediate approach is suitable and gives you a clear idea of what to expect.
On the day, the failing tooth is removed and the implant is placed into the prepared site in the same visit. In many cases we can then attach a custom temporary tooth to the implant straight away, so you walk out without a gap or loose denture. Local anaesthetic is used so you stay comfortable throughout the procedure.
Over the next few months the implant bonds with the bone while you follow our after care instructions and attend review visits. Once healing is complete, the temporary tooth is replaced with a strong, long term crown that matches your other teeth in shape and colour, giving you a secure, natural feeling smile.
Pathway to Your New Teeth
High quality implant care in Adelaide, planned for comfort, function and confidence.
Consultation
Your journey starts with a thorough consultation. We talk through your concerns, medical and dental history and take detailed X rays and scans. This helps us understand whether traditional or immediate implants are right for you and gives you a clear picture of what to expect.
Digitally Guided Planning
Immediate Teeth Where Suitable
Reliable, Long Term Results
Payment and Ongoing Care
Recovery time for immediate dental implants: what to expect
At Lidums Dental, careful planning and modern techniques are used to make implant treatment as comfortable as possible. It is normal to have some tenderness, swelling or bruising for a few days as your mouth heals, especially in the first 48 hours. Many people who have one or two implants without bone grafting feel ready to return to normal daily activities within a day or two, while more complex cases may take a little longer.
Our team will give you clear after care instructions tailored to your situation. This may include sticking to softer foods for a short time, keeping the area clean with gentle brushing and mouth rinses, and using appropriate over the counter pain relief if needed, as advised by your dentist. Follow up visits are scheduled to check healing and make sure your implant and new tooth are on track for a strong, long term result.
Explore Your Dental Implant Options
Immediate Implants are one approach to replacing a missing tooth, but the most suitable option will depend on your dental health, the number of teeth involved and your overall treatment needs.
Explore our other implant services below.
Dental Implants
Dental implants can be used to replace one or more missing teeth by supporting a crown, bridge or other restoration. Treatment is carefully planned around your oral health, available bone and long term functional needs.
All on X Dental Implants
All on X may be considered for patients who need to replace most or all teeth within an arch. The treatment uses multiple dental implants to support a fixed full arch restoration.
Immediate Dental Implants at Lidums Dental Adelaide
We provide carefully planned immediate implant solutions, from traditional to same day options, to help you enjoy a secure, natural feeling smile you are proud to show.
Interest free payment plan options are available.
Immediate Implants FAQs
How is an immediate implant different from a standard (staged) implant, which is better?
Neither is universally better, they suit different situations. A staged implant involves extracting the tooth, waiting several weeks for the socket to heal, then placing the implant in a second procedure. This is sometimes necessary where infection is present, bone is limited, or healing needs to be confirmed first. An immediate implant places the implant into the extraction socket on the same day, skipping the healing wait. When the conditions are right, immediate placement can be equally predictable — the key is careful case selection, which is why not everyone qualifies.
Will I leave the appointment with a visible tooth, or will there be a gap?
In most suitable cases, yes. A temporary crown is attached to the implant on the same day, so you leave with a tooth in place rather than a gap. This temporary crown is functional but intentionally made so it doesn’t take full biting force while the implant is integrating. It is designed to look presentable so you can go about your normal life without feeling self-conscious. The final permanent crown is fitted once healing is confirmed, usually several months later.
Can immediate implants be used anywhere in the mouth, or only for certain teeth?
Immediate placement works well in many positions, but some locations are more predictable than others. Front teeth in the upper jaw, for example, have specific aesthetic demands around gum contour and bone support that require very careful planning. Back teeth carry heavier biting forces that must be managed during healing. The position of the tooth, the shape of the socket after extraction, the angle of the bone, and the quality of surrounding tissue all factor into whether immediate placement is the right approach for a specific site.
What makes someone not suitable for an immediate implant?
The main disqualifying factors are active infection in or around the tooth being extracted, insufficient bone density or volume at the extraction site, uncontrolled systemic conditions that impair healing (such as poorly managed diabetes), and heavy smoking. If any of these apply, a staged approach, where the area is given time to heal before the implant is placed, is usually the safer and more predictable path. This is determined at your consultation using detailed X-rays and 3D scans, not guesswork.
Do immediate implants have a higher failure rate than staged implants?
When properly selected and planned, immediate implants have comparable long-term success rates to staged implants. The critical factor is case selection, placing an immediate implant in a patient or site that isn’t suitable increases risk. At Lidums Dental, the assessment is thorough precisely because we want the result to be predictable. Cutting corners on suitability assessment is where failure rates rise; careful planning is what makes the difference between a reliable outcome and a preventable complication.
What restrictions apply during the healing period, and how long before the final crown is fitted?
During the integration period, typically 3–5 months, the temporary crown should not take direct biting force. You will be asked to avoid biting hard foods directly on the implant site and to follow a gentle cleaning routine. Physical contact sports with facial impact risk should be avoided or appropriate protection worn. Once osseointegration is confirmed at your review appointment, the final crown is made and fitted, usually in two appointments. From that point, the implant functions like a natural tooth with no ongoing dietary restrictions.
One of the Most Advanced Dental Implant Centres in Adelaide
At Lidums Dental, experience, technology and thoughtful design come together to support precise, comfortable implant treatment and strong long term results.
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