Dental implants and diving

[KathyV]

When you say "the first phase", is that installation of the posts?

My procedure was elongated due to a required bone graft (and the healing period), installation of the post into the grafted area (and the observation period to see if everything would set), then the fitting of a temporary, and finally the fitting of a final.

I could not dive during the graft healing or the post setting, due to concerns over getting sea water in my mouth, and had nothing to do with the mouthpiece.

I don't know enough about it, I will ask my husband for the details, thanks.

 

[lowlysubaruguy]

When you say "the first phase", is that installation of the posts?

My procedure was elongated due to a required bone graft (and the healing period), installation of the post into the grafted area (and the observation period to see if everything would set), then the fitting of a temporary, and finally the fitting of a final.

I could not dive during the graft healing or the post setting, due to concerns over getting sea water in my mouth, and had nothing to do with the mouthpiece.

I had a sinus lift bone graft and implant that all done at the same time. Fairly complex upper jaw sever degradation of the jaw to boot. I was on a flight for a dive trip the day I was released to dive by my dentist which was I think 90 days from the actual procedure. Everything went just fine.

I’m sitting in the airport on a dive trip right now new tooth in place I’m like a real boy again. Had to remold my mouth piece to work with more teeth

 

[StefinSB]

There will be a tiny airpocket between the post and the bone. However, that is of no concern as that airspace doesn't communicate with the outside world. Two tooth implants here.

 

[ibj40]

I had a sinus lift bone graft and implant that all done at the same time. Fairly complex upper jaw sever degradation of the jaw to boot. I was on a flight for a dive trip the day I was released to dive by my dentist which was I think 90 days from the actual procedure. Everything went just fine.

I’m sitting in the airport on a dive trip right now new tooth in place I’m like a real boy again. Had to remold my mouth piece to work with more teeth

Very similar to my circumstances as well, only I had two separate 90 day windows.

Congratulations!