Because of All-On-Four, the latest in fixed dentures, you can get all the benefits of implant-supported dentures with no downsides. It’s the right choice for permanent dentures with a low cost, little time in the chair and reduced healing time too. This option is available now from San Diego Dentist Association members.
A Big Step Up From Removable Dentures
Old-fashioned removable dentures are held in place by any remaining teeth or the gum ridge, if it’s stable enough to support them. For decades, this was the only choice, and it worked fine for many people. You could remove the dentures whenever you wanted, but getting them to fit in stably and stay put comfortably all day was a problem for some people. Permanent dentures don’t need to be removed, so they can be adjusted to fit better, making them superior to removable dentures.
In the past, there were problems with permanent dentures, however. These included the relatively high cost and the lengthy recovery time necessary for the dental implants that were placed in your mouth to support them.
You see, permanent dentures require implants – which are titanium posts that go into the jaw to replace one or more missing teeth. In the past, it took months for these implants to heal and fully integrate with nearby bone for total stability. The healed implant could then support one tooth or several. But costs were high and the treatment was lengthy. You might even have needed to get bone grafting to have enough bone, and that added even more to the healing time.
Now, times have changed for the better.
All-On-Four Fixed Dentures Without A Downside
Permanent dentures are better than removable ones because they’re more stable so you can wear them confidently and without problems or embarrassment. Removable bottom dentures can be especially problematic and often unstable when there are no remaining teeth or implants to which to attach them.
For some, unsupported dentures simply don’t stay in at all, making them impossible to use. This is usually because the ridge of the gums has degenerated so much. In these cases, implant-supported dentures may be the only choice for full arch teeth restoration.
But fixed dentures have been avoided by many who could benefit because of the high cost and the number of long office visits that were necessary in the past for bone grafting, implant setting and monitoring of healing. With the All-On-Four procedure, however, a total arch of dentures can be mounted on four small implanted posts that are placed during a single brief office visit.
Because the implants needed for All-On-Four are small, healing time is greatly reduced when compared to traditional implants. And no grafting is necessary to build up bone because the back implants are long and tilted, allowing them to go into the strong bone at the back of the jaw.
The simplicity means lower cost and something else amazing: You can leave the dental office with teeth the same day.
Reach Out For More On All-on-Four Fixed Dentures
All-On-Four fixed dentures are available to a wide range of people, but, of course, some people are not good candidates. If you’re missing all teeth on the top, bottom or both (or need the rest of the teeth on either or both arches extracted), you can get permanent dentures, experience less healing time and pay less than for traditional implants when you choose All-On-Four.
SDDA dentists are experts on implant-supported dentures, modern dental implants and other methods of teeth restoration. Contact one of these experienced dentists now to learn more details on the many benefits of All-On-Four fixed dentures and other procedures that may be right for you.
You have more options for teeth restoration than ever before. If All-On-Four isn’t right for you, there are bridges, mini-implants and other choices you can consider. For every dental and oral health concern, there’s a solution available from a San Diego dentist you can trust.