Dental implants offer the longest-lasting and most natural-looking and feeling solution to tooth loss. For those who’ve suffered from tooth loss, the restored biting, chewing, and speaking functions and enhanced self-confidence provided by dental implants are truly invaluable.
For individuals who’ve lost not just one or two teeth but a full arch, anchoring dentures into the mouth is an effective long-term solution. While this can be done using traditional dental implants, another system, All-on-4®, offers an equally effective and extremely efficient fix.
Today we’re discussing the All-on-4 treatment and identifying instances in which this specialized dental implant system is the right call!
What Are All-on-4 Dental Implants?
“All-on-4” refers to a procedure in which four dental implants are used to support an entire arch of dentures, either in the lower or upper part of the mouth. All-on-4 is gaining popularity among individuals in need of large-scale tooth replacement, as at least six traditional implants are required to achieve what the All-on-4 system does with four (or, if two arches are needed, 12 vs. 8).
How Does the All-on-4 Implant System Work?
How does All-on-4 deliver these results using so few implants?
The All-on-4 system can secure a set of dentures using so few implants thanks to the position in which All-on-4 implants are placed. This is because, where traditional dental implants are placed straight into the bone, All-on-4 implants are placed at an angle at the back of the jaw, maximizing their contact with the jawbone and thus strengthening the support strength of All-in-4 implants.
A patient’s jaw can take up to six months to heal after All-on-4 implant treatment. However, since bone grafts and sinus augmentation are seldom needed, the overall treatment time for the All-on-4 system is typically shorter than that of traditional implants.
As both All-on-4 and traditional dental implants boast similarly super-high rates of effectiveness, determining which option is best suited to your specific needs is a matter best left to your dentist!
Dental Implants in Elk Grove, CA
If you’re in the Elk Grove area and looking for an experienced dentist to help you decide whether All-in-4 or traditional dental implants are the most appropriate solution for you, contact dentist Dr. Mohamad Albik and the Laguna Springs Dental team to schedule a consultation.