All-on-4® is a full procedure especially developed for clients without enough jawbone for conventional dental implants. In the past, if a patient had too little bone remaining for implants, they only had two choices: common dentures or a bone graft procedure. All-on-4® presents the alternative for implants without requiring a bone graft.
The All-on-4® Remedy
All-on-4® offers a number of benefits not provided with conventional dental implant therapy. For example, All-on-4® is:
- Better Standard — The dental implants applied with All-on-4® are specifically made for patients with less bone.
- Lesser Budget — 50% of the cost for implants comes from the requirement of jawbone grafts. Eliminating jawbone grafts while safely depending on existing bone decreases cost.
- Minimal Time — Bone grafts must heal and firm up before implant dental treatments can begin, extending the time from beginning to end. With All-on-4®, no bone grafts are needed.
- Finer Attractiveness — Most clients are able to depart our practice with their first set of “healing dentures” on the day we install their dental implants.
So, if you are tired of broken dentures or have labored to brave life without teeth, the All-on-4® process is developed to help you and the Placerville Dental Group is ready to help with this life-adjusting treatment.
The All-on-4® Procedure
Your Initial All-on-4® Consultation
First, we need to understand what your objectives are for a full mouth rehabilitation. Are you satisfied with your upper or lower jaw and just need to change one arch? Do both arches need modification? Do you have any physical, medical or behavioral issues that determine the selections we make to create the most anxiety free result? Do you want permanently affixed dentures or “snap-in” dentures that are detachable for brushing?
Where to Place Your Dental Implants?
After deciding on your objectives, we then lead to the consideration of where to establish your implants. Placing implants is careful work. Our dentist needs to comprehend exactly how much jawbone you have and where the bones are strongest. The length and location of the dental implants are determined by taking x-rays and scans of the oral cavity and the surrounding jawbone structure. All-on-4® provides certain sizes of implants and designs of dental prosthetics based on your individual requirements.
The All-on-4® Dental Implant Procedure
Digital studies about your gumline, jaw, and bone structure is used to construct guides that aid the dentist to place the dental implants perfectly. Certain tooth extractions may be needed, and adjustments may be completed to your gumline for cosmetic reasons. The dental implants are all affixed at the same time. For the majority of clients, after confirming the durability of the implants’ connection to the bone, transitional “healing dentures” are screwed into position on the implants, so you can depart our dental practice with a full group of teeth on the same day as your procedure.
Finishing Your Procedure
After a recuperation period of 2-3 months, the dental implants have fused with your jawbone and can manage the forces produced by chewing with standard dentures. Over that time, your custom dentures were made according to your specifications. When you return, we detach the healing dentures and attach the long-lasting dentures. If they are the removable type, we make sure you can detach them easily before leaving our practice.
With your brand-new, complete collection of teeth, you can return to eating the foods you like, to speaking normally, to singing, and to smiling with self-esteem! The implants support your jaw and maintain the remaining bone. Your confidence and appearance increase, and an essential part of your life seems normal again!
For more information about the All-on-4® system for full mouth reconstruction in Pollock Pines, contact the Placerville Dental Group.
