Your timeline

The full-arch implant process, step by step

From consult to final zirconia in about 3 to 4 months. 

What to expect

Six steps

Your journey to a fixed smile

Every step is handled by the same doctor and the same team.
01

Free consult & 3D imaging

We take a 3D CBCT scan, intraoral scans and photos, review your health history and talk through your goals. You leave with a clear plan and your exact flat fee.
02

Digital planning

Implant positions are planned virtually in 3D, and your new smile is designed digitally — tooth shape, length and bite — before surgery day.
03

Surgery day

With a CRNA managing your IV sedation, failing teeth are removed and 4–6 implants are placed with high initial stability. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) from your own blood may be used to support healing.
04

Fixed teeth in about 24 hours

Your 3D-printed provisional bridge is screwed onto your implants about a day after surgery. You go home with fixed teeth and a soft-food plan.
05

Healing (3–4 months)

Your implants fuse with your jawbone. We see you for check-ins and adjustments along the way.
06

Final zirconia delivery

We scan, try in and refine your final design. Once you approve it, your milled zirconia bridge is delivered — and your 6-month maintenance schedule begins.

Recovery

What the first weeks really look like

First 72 hours

Swelling and soreness peak around days 2–3. Ice, rest and prescribed medications keep you comfortable.

Soft-food diet

Smoothies, eggs, pasta and fish while your implants heal. We’ll give you a full list.

Back to routine

Most patients plan a few days off. Your timeline depends on your job and how you heal.

Keeping it clean

Gentle brushing and a water flosser from day one, with clear written instructions.

Written instructions

You go home with clear post-op instructions covering diet, cleaning and medications.

Check-in visits

Scheduled visits to check healing and fine-tune your provisional bite.

Traveling for treatment?

Coming from Wyoming, Nebraska or farther?

Patients drive in from across Wyoming and Nebraska, the Denver metro and Colorado Springs. Flying? Both offices are about an hour from Denver International Airport.

Visit 1 · Consult

Your 3D scan, plan and exact fee — usually one day.

Visit 2 · Surgery

Plan on about a 4-day stay to cover surgery and your 24-hour provisional delivery.

Visit 3 · 3-month check

A healing check and records for your final — about 2 days.

Visit 4 · Final delivery

Your final zirconia bridge — about 1 day.

FAQ

Questions patients ask

About 3 to 4 months from surgery to your final zirconia bridge, with fixed provisional teeth delivered within about 24 hours of surgery.

Your fixed provisional bridge is placed within about 24 hours of surgery. You’ll wear it while your implants heal, then switch to your final zirconia.

Surgery is done under IV sedation with local anesthesia, so most patients remember very little. Expect soreness and swelling for several days afterward, managed with medication and ice.

You’ll follow a soft-food diet while your implants heal. Once your final zirconia bridge is delivered, you can return to a normal diet.

Plan on four visits: your consult, surgery (about a 4-day stay), a 3-month check (about 2 days), and final delivery (about 1 day).

Brush twice daily, use a water flosser around the bridge, and keep your professional maintenance visits every 6 months. Those visits also keep your warranty active.

Patient stories

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Two Northern Colorado offices

Care close to home

Same doctor, same team, same flat fee — at either location. Patients come from the Denver metro to Colorado Springs, all along the Front Range, and across Wyoming and Nebraska.

Office

Fort Collins

2510 E. Harmony Rd, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO

COMING SOON 2027

Office

Longmont

640 Terry St
Longmont, CO 80501

Keep exploring

Learn more before your consult

IV sedation →

How CRNA-administered sedation keeps surgery comfortable.

Cost & flat-fee pricing →

One fee per arch — what’s included and how to pay.

Traveling for treatment →

Coming from Wyoming, Nebraska or across Colorado.

Step one is the easiest.

A free consult, a 3D scan, and a clear timeline built around your life.