The Treatment Timeline for French Patients9 to 11 Months, Two Visits, Nothing in Between You Can't Plan For

The shape of it

A full-mouth reconstruction at Stunning Dentistry for a French patient is a two-visit programme over 9–11 months. The first visit (surgical phase) is 10–14 days in Hyderabad. The second visit (final-bridge fit) is 7–10 days in Hyderabad, 4–6 months after the first. Between the two visits you are at home in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, Nice, or wherever you live in France, with an immediate-loaded provisional bridge that functions well enough for normal daily life while the implants osseointegrate.

The rest of this page is the actual calendar, how long each phase takes, what happens in each, and what you need to do at each step.

The full calendar at a glance

Phase 1: Enquiry to confirmed plan (3–5 weeks)

Week 1

You submit an enquiry through the Stunning Dentistry France landing page, or your French home dentist emails us directly on your behalf. You receive a response within 4 French business hours from your named Spanish-or-French-fluent patient coordinator. The coordinator introduces themselves (name, photograph, mobile number, how to reach them across email, WhatsApp, and phone) and sends you the document checklist:

• A recent panoramique (OPG) radiograph, ideally within 12 months.
• A recent cone-beam CT (CBCT) if you have one; if not, we will schedule one with a partner radiology practice in your French city.
• Intraoral photographs.
• Your medical history (a simple questionnaire we send; takes 25 minutes).
• Your mutuelle and private health policy details if you intend to seek reimbursement.

Weeks 2–3

Your documents arrive. The coordinator shares them with the assigned senior prosthodontist and oral surgeon team. The team reviews and prepares an initial case assessment within 3 French business days.

You then have a 45–60 minute video consultation with the lead clinician, scheduled at a time that works for France time zone. The consultation is conducted in French by default (our French-fluent coordinators participate; the senior clinicians speak English and are comfortable handling clinical discussion through the coordinator's interpretation where preferred, though most French patients are comfortable switching to English for the clinical portion).

Weeks 4–5

You receive the written treatment plan and quote, in French and English side by side. The document runs 14–20 pages and includes: diagnostic summary, surgical plan, prosthetic specification, materials, timeline, itemised quote in Euro, travel estimate, payment schedule, and an appendix of frequently asked questions from French patients.

You have as long as you need to decide. If you want a second opinion with your French prosthodontist, we are happy to send the clinical records to them directly. About 32% of French patients take a second opinion before confirming; we have never had a French second opinion conclude that our treatment plan was clinically inappropriate.

Phase 2: Booking to travel (6–10 weeks)

Confirmation and deposit

You confirm by email or WhatsApp. A 10% deposit secures the surgical booking and commits the implant order from Straumann or Nobel Biocare. The deposit is refundable per the cancellation policy detailed on the emergency-support page.

Visa

Within 2 French business days of deposit, your coordinator issues an invitation letter on clinic letterhead for your India e-Medical Visa application. Full detail is on the visa-support page; summary here is that the application is online, takes 90 minutes, costs USD 80, and is approved within 72 hours for 98% of French passport holders.

Flights

The coordinator sends you a flights shortlist with three or four routing options through Frankfurt (Lufthansa + Air India or Vistara), Munich (Lufthansa), Doha (Qatar Airways), or Istanbul (Turkish Airlines). Direct flights from Paris CDG to Hyderabad do not exist; the cleanest single-stop options from Paris are Qatar via Doha (14.5 hours total journey) and Turkish via Istanbul (15 hours). From Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, and Bordeaux, your options route via Frankfurt, Munich, or Paris CDG first.

We do not book flights on your behalf (different insurance position) but we will hold a tentative seat booking with our partner travel agency for 48 hours if you want us to.

Hotel

The coordinator books your hotel from the partner block (Taj Krishna, Park Hyatt, ITC Kohenur, Novotel, Radisson Blu, Marriott Executive Apartments, Hyatt Place, Courtyard Marriott). You pick your tier; we handle the reservation and the reduced partner rate.

Weeks 8–10

Pre-departure pack arrives in the post. This contains: wallet card with all emergency numbers, coordinator contact sheet, partner hotel information sheet, driver contact protocol, 3-tier soft-food guide adapted for French tastes (see hotel-transfers page), pharmacy protocol, and a printed packing list. Your coordinator then schedules a 20-minute pre-departure video call 72 hours before you fly.

Phase 3: First Hyderabad visit (10–14 days)

Day 0 (arrival day)

Your chauffeur-driven car meets you at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport with a name board. The driver's name, photograph, and mobile were sent to you 72 hours before departure. He takes you directly to your hotel. Your coordinator meets you at the hotel reception, in person, and walks you through the check-in, the room, the hotel facilities, and the schedule for day 1.

Day 1 (clinic, diagnostics, plan confirmation)

You arrive at the clinic at 9:30 AM. The morning is taken up with final diagnostics: CBCT if not already done, periodontal charting, bite analysis, shade selection, and the surgical consent process. Lunch in the clinic or at a restaurant of your choice. Afternoon is a final treatment-plan confirmation with the lead prosthodontist and surgeon: any last adjustments before the surgical day.

Day 2 (surgery day)

The surgical day. Depending on case complexity, this is 3–7 hours of clinical time. Local anaesthetic for most; IV sedation on request. The full surgical team is a lead surgeon, an assistant surgeon, the lead prosthodontist for immediate provisional placement, an anaesthetist, and 2–3 dental nurses. Any bone grafting, sinus lift, or zygomatic implant placement happens on this day. Immediate-loaded provisional bridges are fitted by end of day so you leave the clinic with fixed teeth.

Days 3–5 (recovery and first reviews)

Clinical reviews on day 3 and day 5. Pain and swelling are typical days 2–4 and generally resolve by day 6. Soft-food protocol starts immediately and is maintained strictly through the integration interval. The coordinator checks in morning and evening.

Days 6–10 (provisional-bridge refinement, tourism)

A refinement appointment on day 6 or day 7 adjusts the provisional bite and polish. Days 8–10 are free for local tourism, we arrange a chauffeur-driven day to Golconda Fort and Chowmahalla Palace, a second day to Ramoji Film City if of interest, or quiet hotel time if preferred. The coordinator has a chauffeur on standby for any spontaneous outings.

Days 11–14 (final review, fly home)

Final clinical review before you fly home. You leave with: a provisional bridge that functions for normal life, a detailed home-care protocol, a 2-week supply of any prescribed medications, a written report for your French home dentist, the coordinator's 24/7 mobile number, and the date of the week-22 phone check already diarised.

Phase 4: Integration interval (16–24 weeks at home in France)

This is the phase most French patients are most anxious about before they travel and least anxious about once they are in it. The implants osseointegrate with the bone over 3–6 months depending on anatomy and protocol. During this interval you:

• Follow the soft-food protocol. Detail is on the hotel-transfers page but the short version: weeks 1–4 Tier A (pureed, blended, soft-cooked), weeks 5–12 Tier B (soft solids, well-cooked meats, no crusty bread or hard vegetables), weeks 13–24 Tier C (most normal foods with common-sense exceptions like no baguette crust, no noix crues, no grosses viandes fibreuses).
• See your French home dentist twice: at week 3 (routine check, our clinician writes directly to them with the handover protocol) and at week 16 (mid-integration check, with OPG sent back to us for review). Your coordinator arranges both.
• Have a phone check with your SD coordinator at week 22. Standard 20-minute call to confirm progress and book the second Hyderabad visit.
• Have a pre-visit video consultation with the senior clinician at week 36 to confirm implants are ready for final-bridge fitting.

Nothing unusual happens in this phase for 96% of French patients. The 4% who have a question or concern, usually a minor issue like a provisional chip or a soft-tissue irritation, resolve it through the coordinator within 48 hours, almost always with their French home dentist as the in-person clinical hand.

Phase 5: Second Hyderabad visit (7–10 days)

Day 0 (arrival)

Same process as first visit, shorter onboarding because you know the hotel and the team. The coordinator meets you at the hotel.

Day 1 (final scan and design approval)

Final digital intraoral scan. The bridge design is reviewed on a large screen with the prosthodontist; you can request adjustments to shade, shape, and bite feel before the milling starts. Design is signed off by you and locked.

Days 2–4 (milling and try-in)

The bridge is milled in our in-house CAD/CAM lab from a monolithic zirconia disc (shade-matched, polished, glazed). You come in for a try-in on day 3 to check fit and bite before final glaze. Adjustments at try-in are normal and expected.

Days 5–7 (final fit and occlusal calibration)

Final fit and seating on day 5. The prosthodontist takes 2–3 hours to seat the bridge, check retention torque on the abutment screws (for screw-retained designs), adjust occlusion, and verify function through speech and chewing tests. Day 6 is a 30-minute occlusal review.

Days 8–10 (discharge, fly home)

Discharge appointment. You receive the full discharge pack (Clinical Summary PDF, Digital Records USB, Patient Summary in French, warranty documentation) and a final review before flying home. The provisional bridge is kept as a spare.

Phase 6: Post-return stabilisation (4 weeks at home)

Week 1 home: gentle bite loading, continuing with softer foods as you adjust to the new proprioception. Week 2: gradual reintroduction of most normal foods. Week 3: within-30-days appointment with your French home dentist (scheduled before you flew home). Week 4: your coordinator's month-1 phone check confirms all is well.

Most French patients report the post-return adaptation to the final monolithic zirconia bridge is smooth and the proprioceptive change from provisional to final settles within 10–14 days.

Phase 7: Review milestones (months 1, 3, 6, 12, 24)

Month 1 phone check. 15–20 minutes with your coordinator. General wellness, eating, speech, hygiene.

Month 3 video consultation. 30 minutes with your treating clinician. OPG sent in from your French home dentist is reviewed on screen.

Month 6 hygiene with French home dentist. First six-monthly professional hygiene with your home dentist. They send a short report to us; your coordinator follows up with any questions.

Month 12 video consultation + OPG review. 45-minute clinical consultation with OPG, intraoral photographs from your home dentist, and any patient-reported issues.

Month 24 comprehensive review. 60-minute video consultation plus OPG review. First full 2-year follow-up; assesses integration, bone levels around implants, occlusal wear on the zirconia, and the overall trajectory of the work.

What happens if the timeline slips

Sometimes life intervenes. A family emergency, a work commitment, a non-dental health issue. We are flexible:

• Phase 1–2 (pre-travel): unlimited flexibility. Your plan holds for 9 months at the quoted price.
• Phase 4 (integration interval): can safely extend from 16 weeks to 32 weeks with no clinical consequence. We have extended to 52 weeks for patients with non-dental medical events; this requires a revised plan and a fresh CBCT before the second visit.
• Phase 5 (second visit): can be postponed once at no cost; a second postponement incurs a small lab-hold fee (€380) because the bridge disc has been milled and staged.

The coordinator manages all rescheduling, visa updates, and clinical-team communication.

Sources: Stunning Dentistry French patient treatment records 2021–2026; coordinator timeline audit Q1 2026; Air France, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines timetable audit April 2026; Hyderabad partner hotel block April 2026; Straumann SLActive and Nobel Biocare integration-interval clinical guidelines 2024.