Immediate Load (Same-Day) Dental Implants in Lakewood, WA

For many of our neighbors in Lakewood and Tacoma, the biggest worry about tooth replacement isn’t the procedure itself—it’s the thought of walking around with a gap in their smile for months while they wait for things to heal. Traditional implant methods often require a long waiting period, but at the office of Dr. Kevin Kim, DDS, we offer a faster path through Immediate Load (Same-Day) Dental Implants. Often called “Teeth in a Day,” this advanced technique allows Dr. Kim to place your dental implant and a temporary, functional tooth in just one appointment. This means you can arrive at our clinic with a missing or failing tooth and leave with the confidence to smile at the Lakewood Towne Center that same afternoon.

[Image showing a patient receiving a temporary crown on the same day as their implant placement]

The secret to success with Immediate Load (Same-Day) Dental Implants is all in the preparation. As a specialized Dental Implant Periodontist, Dr. Kevin Kim uses CBCT 3D Imaging to look deep into your jawbone before you ever arrive for your visit. This high-tech mapping allows us to find the exact spot where the bone is strongest and densest. By using Computer-Guided Implant Surgery, Dr. Kim can place the implant with such high stability that it can support a tooth right away. While you still need to be a bit careful with what you eat during the healing phase, you don’t have to deal with the embarrassment of a “flipper” or a hole in your smile.

Not everyone is a perfect candidate for same-day teeth, which is why Dr. Kim performs a thorough Dental Implant Consultation first. We look at your overall health and the condition of your bone to ensure the implant will be rock-solid. This is especially helpful for our patients near JBLM or those with busy work schedules in Tacoma who don’t have time for multiple surgical visits. By combining the extraction of a bad tooth and the placement of a new one into a single session, we reduce the total number of appointments and get you back to your routine much faster. It is a game-changer for people who value their time and their appearance.

We believe that being informed helps our Lakewood community feel more relaxed about their care. To understand more about how your bone heals around these “immediate” teeth, you can explore resources from the American Academy of Periodontology or read the Mayo Clinic’s overview on dental implant timing. These experts explain that while the implant still needs time to fully fuse with the bone, the “immediate load” technique is a safe and proven way to restore your smile quickly. Dr. Kevin Kim, DDS is dedicated to using this technology to make your dental experience as easy and stress-free as possible.