All-on-4 Teeth Replacement Solution

The "All-on-4" technique is a cost effective and immediate solution for people who want to replace loose, annoying and unnatural dentures with a fixed set of teeth, or for those with advanced dental disease who want to return to full function and a great smile whilst avoid denture wear.

Even patients who previously were told they could not have dental implants are often surprised to find that despite advanced dental disease or advanced loss of jaw bone, All-on-4 Dental Implant reconstructions by a qualified and experienced implant dentist can provide the solution you have always wanted. 

The All-on-4 dental implant solution also allows bone grafting and sinus elevation procedures and lengthy treatment schedules to be avoided in most cases, unlike conventional full mouth or full jaw implant reconstructions.

Less surgery, less implants and more immediate results means a more cost-effective solution compared to conventional full mouth implant reconstructions. And best of all, the entire procedure can be done in few days:

All-on-4 Dental Implant Procedure

Examination: The first step is an oral examination to discuss treatment options and to determine the best solution that suits your individual needs. Following an X-ray and some photographs and examination, the details of what would be required and what is expected to be achieved are discussed with you.

Diagnostics: Radiographs and 3D scans are taken to determine final position of the implants. Pre-treatment photographs and cast models are also prepared.

Work-up: Diagnostic data is used to plan the optimal position of the final teeth for aesthetics, function and speech. A special guide is also produced at this stage.

Your New Smile in 3 days

Day 1 Tooth Implants: the jaw is prepared to receive the implants and the implants are strategically placed according to the surgical guide. Impressions are taken of the implants.

Day 2 Try in Stage: Teeth are set in wax and are tried in your mouth within 24-48 hours following surgery. Adjustments of tooth position and colour can be made at this stage. Your new teeth, which were designed in the planning stage, are set in wax and tried in the mouth, attached to the dental implants. You can see how the smile looks and test your speech and bite.

Day 3 New Teeth:  Your permanent new fully fixed replacement teeth are inserted on day 3 in most cases. Your instant set of teeth is inserted and attached to the dental implants. These teeth are designed to immediately restore excellent function and aesthetics by correcting any problems that existed in your previous smile.

Dental implants are an important investment in your health, smile, confidence and comfort, providing a permanent solution for missing teeth.

Immediate Dental Implants

  

If you know you are about to lose a tooth, or if you have suddenly lost a tooth, there may be a chance that you can get your tooth replaced with an ‘immediate’ dental implant.

It may well be possible to put an implant tooth in immediately. You should act quickly though: it only takes a couple of days for the gum to grow down into the socket and this will make it difficult to put an immediate implant in place.

There are two key conditions that have to be met to make an immediate implant possible:

The bone around the failing tooth must be intact;

The gum and surrounding area must be infection free.

If both these conditions are met, then it is possible to carefully extract the root and immediately put an implant directly into the tooth socket.

If the dental implant is adequately secure in the bone, the titanium post can be put in place and a temporary crown on top. This treatment means that the patient can literally come to the clinic with a failed tooth and leave a short while later with a new implant tooth in place.

The temporary teeth look very natural and stay securely in place until the implant has healed sufficiently to put the permanent crown in place.

An immediate tooth implant can save months of waiting for your new tooth. It will reduce the number of visits you need to make to the surgery, and the money you have to spend on preparation and surgery time.

Extensive experience with immediate dental implants shown there is very little discomfort associated with this procedure, with some patients reporting feeling no pain at all during the implant surgery. They have also found the implant is fully functioning almost immediately.

In addition, patients report that their family and friends do not notice the difference, because their new replacement teeth have a natural look. This advanced dental technique allows the implant to lock in place, giving it a stronger, more permanent hold than any other implant procedure.

Preston Implant Dentists best alternative Solution to Teeth Loss,

In the past, patients who lost their teeth had to settle for dentures or bridges to fill the gaps. at certain times the dentures would get loose and speaking or eating gets hard. These basic tooth replacement options also cannot stop the bone loss in the area where there tooth was previously extracted. Recent development in dentistry can now offer an advanced solution, where the missing teeth can be replaced by gum line to create a permanent replacement along the jaw bone. 

Types of Dental Implants

In implant dentistry, the most popular form of dental implant is the root implant. This type of dental implant is very effective and mirrors the size and shape of a patient's natural tooth. 

Many times, this implant will be as strong structurally as the original tooth's root. Once the dentist applies the local anesthesia, he or she makes an incision in the gum in order to gain access to the jawbone. 

The bone is then prepared, and the dental implant is inserted into the jawbone with care and precision. 

Finally, the dentist stitches the gums and, if necessary, prescribes an appropriate medication. During the osseointegration step, which lasts anywhere from three to eight months, the jawbone firmly attaches itself to the dental implant. Once osseointegration is complete, the patient returns to the dental office, where the dental implant is fitted with the new tooth.