The partnership between oral surgeons and prosthodontists in implant treatment

Your prosthodontist and oral surgeon work as a team, not in sequence.  A prosthodontist is a dental specialist who creates complex tooth restorations. And in this case reviews your 3D scan first to help determine if implants are the right option, then works with the oral surgeon to map out exactly where each implant will go in preparation for surgery day. On the day itself, the oral surgeon places the implants. 

A custom, personalized set of teeth are designed by the prosthodontist from all the measurements and photographs made before surgery. This planning is so you won't go without teeth while your implants heal. The teeth are placed the same day as your surgery, giving you a full smile right away and at the same time protecting the implants during healing. Your prosthodontist is now crafting your final teeth, so they're ready once healing is complete.  

When you're consulting a provider, it's always a good idea to ask how their surgeon and restorative side prosthodontist communicate with each other during the process. That handoff between two specialists matters as much as either individual step.  

For anyone in this community who's gotten dental implants, was it one office handling everything, or split between two providers?