All-on-4 Treatment Concept

The Best of Both Worlds: All-on-4 Dental Implants also known as an Implant Retained Deture

All-on-4 Dental Implants, also known as an implant retained denture, gives you the look and feel of natural teeth with the stability of fixed implants.

Ordinary dentures sit on top of your gums, without stimulating bone growth. They can slip and cause sores and discomfort. All-on-4 dental implants are not only securely fixed, but there’s no plate covering the roof of the mouth, so speaking and eating is more comfortable and food tastes better.

The ‘sunken look’, that happens when teeth are lost, is due to the loss of bone in the jaw. When dental implants are put into place, to anchor your dentures, bone begins to grow around the implant. This process is called osseointegration.

Osseointegration not only keeps your implants secure, but it also fills out the part of the jaw that would have ‘sunken’ without support of the bone.
All-on-4s combine the security of Dental Implants with the cost effectiveness of Dentures.

All-on-4 Dental Implants require four implants to secure the bottom arch and four implants for the top arch. The total cost includes the cost of the implants, the dentures, plus any additional procedures that may need to be done, such as x-rays or tooth extraction. Costs also vary according to where the implant is done (they’re usually more expensive in large cities).

Replacing a complete set of teeth with Dental Implants may be an option for some patients, but not for all patients, and are not as cost effective as All-on-4s.

The All-on-4s Procedure

All-on-4s can be placed on the top arch, the bottom arch or both. Four implants are placed in the arch and the dentures secured to the implants.

When the implant is put into place, the body begins the process of osseointegration. This process takes a few weeks, but you will not be without teeth. A temporary set of dentures will be made for you to wear until the implants are fully integrated.

When the dental implants are secure, your permanent dentures will be put into place. Dr. Majer and her team will be with you during every phase of the procedure.

The Advantage of All-on-4s 

All-on-4s have many advantages over traditional Dentures: