Typical timings only. Your dentist sets the plan for your case, and it can change after the examination.
Usually one trip
- Veneers and crowns: often about 5 to 8 working days: preparation, temporaries, try-in, fitting.
- Teeth whitening: one or two appointments over a day or two.
- Root canal treatment: one to three visits over a few days, sometimes followed by a crown.
- Bonding and fillings: usually a day or two.
Usually two trips
- Implants: the implant is placed on the first trip. The bone needs to heal around it, often for about three to six months, before the final crown is fitted on a second trip.
- All-on-4 and similar: fixed temporary teeth are often fitted within days of surgery; the final bridge follows on a later trip, after healing.
- Bone grafts and sinus lifts: add healing time before implants can be placed or loaded.
Planning the days
- Count working days: clinics are often closed or busy at weekends and on public holidays.
- Add a buffer day or two at the end for adjustments.
- Put beach and swimming days before surgery, not after.
- Ask the clinic in your request how many days and trips it expects. On dental.holiday every quote states both.
Tip. A cheaper quote that needs an extra trip can cost more in the end. Add flights and hotel nights for each trip before you compare.