All-on-Four (4) and All-on-6 Dental Implants

Why should you consider dental implants?

All our teeth are held securely in the jawbone. Disease, decay or trauma may lead to tooth loss.  If a lost tooth is not immediately replaced, the surrounding bone begins to collapse and shrink.  With no adjacent support the neighboring teeth begin to drift toward the areas of the missing tooth.  The amount of bone loss and the pattern of drifting will vary on the individual and location of tooth loss.  The drifting of one tooth may lead to the drifting of several teeth, resulting in a significant amount of movement.  Therefore losing a tooth becomes much more than only a cosmetic dentistry problem.  Periodontal disease may begin to form after your teeth have drifted and erupted, because it becomes difficult to properly clean your gums and reach all the pockets in those areas.  This may lead to tooth decay, receding gums and further tooth loss.  

Dental implants are becoming the option of choice for tooth replacement. They are the closest thing to a natural tooth.  And they are getting more and more popular every year.

There are two parts to a dental implant:

1. Root form that is surgically placed in your jaw
   
2. The replacement tooth or teeth that are placed on the root form or form.
   

The problem is trying to address is restoring the mouths of patients who have lost all their teeth and don't have much bone left to retain dental implants.  Often these patients require extensive bone grafting procedures, which is time consuming and expensive.

All-on-4 and All-on-6 Concept

The All-on-4 and All-on-6 dental implant concept is a solution that has been developed to maximize the use of available bone and allow the immediate functioning of dental implants for full arch reconstruction cases.

Benefits of All-on-4 and All-on-6 Immediate Function Dental Implants

• Suitable for almost all bone quantities.
  
• None or very small bone graft required
  
• Flapless and painless procedure
  
• Simple and good predictability from a surgical perspective
  
• Well-balanced prosthetic support for an immediate function procedure
  
• Attractive prosthetic solution, Immediate Function & fixed prosthesis
  
• No healing time required prior to functioning
  
• Fast , fixed and cost effective
  
• All-On-Four & All-on-Six Immediate
• Function Implants Procedure
  

The treatment procedure and steps for full arch dental implant treatment using the All-on-Four and All-on-Six concept is as follows:

• First evaluation and x-ray to determine implant site positioning and bone condition
  
• Implant site preparation and placement of dental implants
• Placement of the hybrid bridge or over dentures
  

Following placement of the artificial roots in the jaw, the bone may be sore and the surrounding gums tender and swollen. Patients are, however, able to go about their normal daily activities a day after surgery avoiding any rigorous physical exercises or activities.

For the All-on-Four and All-on-Six immediate function implants, the same post care instructions apply as that of conventional dental implants. Dental implants require the same care as real teeth, including brushing, flossing, and regular dental check-ups.