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8038 Rochester Rd. Gasport NY
At Dentistry by Dr. Kaplansky, "same-day implants" means pre-designed healing teeth seated the day after surgery — engineered from your CBCT scan, not a denture clipped onto implants chairside. The TeethNow zirconia system in Gasport, NY delivers a healing prosthesis that fits your anatomy because it was designed for your anatomy, before surgery ever began. Patients across the Buffalo-Niagara region rely on this protocol over the conversion-fit "teeth in a day" approach used by national chain providers.
Dr. Igor Kaplansky, DDS — Diplomate ABOI/ID, Fellow AAID/FICOI/FAGD, ZAGA Center Certified
Two very different definitions of "same day" circulate in dental implant marketing. Understanding which one a provider is selling matters for the result you actually live with.
| Approach | What It Actually Means |
|---|---|
| Definition 1: Surgery Day (Chain Provider Approach) | You walk in for surgery and leave the same day with some form of teeth attached. The prosthesis is typically an existing denture adapted chairside — clipped or snapped over the implants before the surgical sites have begun to stabilize. The result is "teeth in a day" framing that requires significant chairside conversion and ongoing adjustment over the following months. |
| Definition 2: Day After Surgery (TeethNow Approach) | Your provisional prosthesis is pre-designed from your CBCT scan and placed the day after surgery — once the implant sites are ready to receive it properly. The fit is engineered in advance from digital planning, not improvised chairside. You still leave very quickly with teeth in your mouth. The difference is in how those teeth were made — and who made them. |
| Factor | TeethNow (Dr. Kaplansky) | Chain "Same Day" Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Prosthesis design timing | Before surgery — from CBCT scan | Day of surgery — chairside adaptation |
| Prosthesis type | Pre-fitted healing teeth | Denture conversion |
| Healing teeth placed | Day after surgery | Same day as surgery |
| Final material | Zirconia | Varies — often acrylic |
| Timeline to permanent teeth | 4–5 months | 6–12 months typical |
At Dentistry by Dr. Kaplansky, healing teeth are placed the day after your surgery — not the same day. This is a deliberate clinical choice: seating a prosthesis on surgery day before the implant sites have begun to stabilize introduces fit and healing risks. The TeethNow healing prosthesis is pre-designed from your CBCT scan and seated when the anatomy is ready to receive it properly.
The healing prosthesis is a set of provisional teeth — not a denture — designed from your CBCT scan before surgery takes place. They are pre-fitted to your anatomy. They protect the implant sites and allow function during the 4–5 month healing phase, at which point the permanent zirconia teeth are placed.
Chain "teeth in a day" systems typically conversion-fit an existing denture chairside on surgery day. The prosthesis is sized to clip over the implants rather than designed around your anatomy. TeethNow engineers the healing prosthesis from your CBCT scan before surgery is scheduled. The result is a pre-fitted zirconia-bound provisional — not a repurposed acrylic denture.
Permanent zirconia teeth are placed at 4–5 months, once osseointegration is confirmed. During the healing phase, the pre-designed provisional teeth remain in place and are fully functional for normal speech and a soft-food diet.