How long does the oral rehabilitation process take? my father has never taken good care of his teeth, and i would like to help him pay for oral rehabilitation. about how long can we expect the entire process to take?

Well : Well said by other docs--it is completely dependent on the needs and the plan. Sounds complex so i bet your in for two years--but only after a complete diagnosis will you know for sure.

You : You may have heard the expression rome was not built in a day! well neither was a reconstruction completed in a day. Information has to gathered, a treatment plan made, and then the preparatory work begun if you need extractions they take three months to heal before you can have implants. If the teeth need straightening that can take 18- 24 months. Implants take 3 - 6 months before they are ready to be restored. Why don't you allow 24months dr. Neil mcleod dds dentistry that lasts - quality that counts.

That's : That's a great question, but unfortunately it brings up many more questions. An oral rehabilitation is a complex undertaking. It depends, in part on the amount of surgery (either oral, peridontal or implant) and therefore healing time. It also depends on how frequently you space your appointments with doctors, and how much your father is able to tolerate at each visit. A rehabilitation could take as short as a month or two, and as long as one to two years.

Months to years: Oral rehabilitation involves very careful planning and the pooled diagnostic data of many different dental specialists. Consider that orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, implantology and prosthodontics are the most common juxtaposed specialties involved in diagnosing, planning and treating someone for full mouth rehabilitation. Time is not as important as quality. It is a big undertaking.