If you don’t like the idea of dentures or have had problems with them, All-On-4 implant-supported dentures are a smart, beautiful and affordable choice that solve many of the problems of traditional removable dentures. You can experience a rapid improvement in your appearance – often in a single office visit with follow-ups to ensure healing – when you choose this type of fixed dentures.
With the unique All-On-4 system, a whole arch of teeth can be supported on just four modern dental implants – smaller and different from other implants so they’re more affordable and heal quicker. If you’ve had teeth extracted in the past and want a better alternative to regular dentures or need extractions plus quick and complete restoration, this proven technique could be right for you.
San Diego Dentist Association members are happy to discuss the All-On-4 fixed denture procedure and its benefits with you. All you have to do is make an appointment. In the meantime, here’s some useful information that may help you with making an informed decision about moving up from non-anchored removable plates to today’s implant-supported fixed dentures – or having All-on-4 restoration as your first choice for beauty, comfort and function following extractions.
These are essentially three reasons you might want to consider an implant-supported denture:
All-on-4 offers quick improvement in your quality of life.
Everyone who has no teeth on one or both arches or is planning extractions needs to know about All-on-4 fixed dentures. After just one session at the dental office, you can leave with teeth. The result is remarkable in most cases and provides amazing function for chewing and eating, unmatched beauty, clear speech and a boost to your self-esteem right away. Even better, there are fewer problems with All-On-4 than with larger and more expensive dental implant solutions, better function than with regular dentures and no need for multiple surgeries as might be necessary with other full-arch restorations.
All-on-4 comes at a lower cost than other solutions.
Placement of All-on-4 implants is quicker and less complex than other implant-supported restoration techniques and requires fewer implants, fewer surgeries and reduced overall chair time. Because the back implants are placed at an angle to reach thick, healthy bone at the back of the jaw, you can avoid having a bone graft that requires a lot of time in surgery and a lengthy healing process. And because of the simplicity, this modern kind of permanent denture costs much less than other fixed dental prostheses.
All-on-4 offers stability, even if you have significant bone loss.
Those longer, tilted back implants are the key to excellent stability even if you have degeneration of the jawbone from gum disease or years without teeth. The back two implants are anchored to the strong anterior bone of the back of your jaw for stability – which means your teeth are always snug, properly functioning and feel like natural teeth. X-rays and other tests will determine whether you’re a good candidate and exactly how implants are placed.
Additional Benefits Of All-on-4 Fixed Dentures
When you select All-on-4 full-arch restoration, you benefit in these and other ways:
Same-day results. You can eat and smile with stable, beautiful teeth that fit well from the start. And you only need one session in the dental chair plus some follow-up checks. You can have dramatic improvement over your previous situation in hardly any time at all.
Better appearance. Your new fixed denture will look better than you’re expecting because you may have never seen this type of restoration before. Just as nice, your jawbone won’t degenerate over time as it may with regular dentures, preventing facial structure deterioration that some call “that denture look.” No caving in of your face means fewer wrinkles around your mouth because of bone loss, so you can look better and perhaps younger.
No restrictions on eating. When you choose All-On-4, you’re choosing no restrictions on the kinds of foods you can eat. In fact, your eating habits will almost certainly improve over time since you’ll have the most reliable teeth you’ve had in years. Plus, you can enjoy food without clicking or loosening – or the embarrassment these issues can cause you.
A lifelong beautiful smile. This type of implant-supported denture allows you single-day results that last the rest of your life. The final fixed denture doesn’t need to be removed and is supported permanently on its four healthy, stable implants. Your dentist can remove it for cleaning when necessary and to make repairs or replace the denture if needed.
Fewer health issues. You’ll have a healthier mouth when you don’t have the problems that come along with missing or failing teeth. That means you will experience reduced likelihood of periodontal disease, reduced infection rates caused by teeth and gum bacteria and reduced disease from inflammation. That can mean better overall health and less chance of developing diseases linked to gum disease bacteria, including heart attack, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and more.
Easy care. Just brush your new teeth like natural teeth and visit your SDDA dentist for regular cleanings. Home and dental office cleanings are both a cinch.
And these things all add up to improved quality of life.
Is All-on-4 Right For You?
You could have beautiful, functional and pain-free new teeth that look as good as or perhaps better than your natural teeth ever did – in about 2.5 hours per arch in the dental chair. You’ll leave with temporary teeth that you can use for 6 to 8 months (perhaps made from your old dentures) and then you can get permanent teeth once implants are healed. Those could last the rest of your life.
Bottom line: There’s no downside to All-on-4 treatment from an SDDA dentist. Get the look and function you deserve by reaching out now.
To find out if All On Four Dentures are right for you, call (619) 745-6870.