Considering Dentures? Consider This Instead: The Benefits Of All On 4 Dental Implants

By Author: Rooden Salle
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There are approximately 38 million people in the United States who do not have a single original adult tooth left in their mouths. The ravages of tooth decay and gum disease have left them edentulous (toothless) or on the verge of being edentulous. The solution the majority of these people have sought is removable dentures or false teeth. This archaic dental technology has been around for hundreds of years, but the development and advancement of medical technology has made better and more sophisticated solutions available.

“All on 4” dental implants are at the very cutting edge of fixed oral rehabilitation, offering benefits and advantages over and above traditional tooth replacement techniques and technologies. In this article, we shall provide a brief overview of these benefits.

All on 4 Dental Implants: Benefits

The “All on 4” is a sophisticated surgical protocol that involves the affixing of a customized prosthetic dental bridge in the mouth to the abutments of only four dental implants per jaw. The precise placement and angulation of these dental implants enables oral surgeons to offer ...
... patients a comprehensive tooth replacement solution that:

• Is safe, predictable and minimally invasive.
• Can be completed in a surgery of a few hours only.
• Doesn’t typically require painful and expensive bone grafting surgery first.
• Only takes a single surgery, as opposed to multiple procedures as is the case with traditional implant procedures.
• Only requires four dental implants per jaw, as opposed to six, eight or even ten.
• Saves patients tens of thousands of dollars on fixed oral rehabilitation.

Dentures Are Still Cheaper, Why Not Opt For Those?

Considering the incredible benefits of All on 4 implants, one might expect more people to opt for fixed oral rehabilitation rather than go for removable dentures, which are notorious for the daily challenges and expenses they come hand-in-hand with. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Too many patients prioritize cost before considering the long-term implications of such a decision. The ironic thing is, people who choose dentures with the intention of saving money on the cost of replacing their teeth actually end up spending more money in the long run! Dentures may only cost a few hundred dollars to have fitted, but they cost money to wear, maintain and replace:

• Adhesives to help stabilize them,
• Anesthetic gels to soothe sore gums,
• Soaking solutions to store them in overnight,
• Cleaning pastes to sterilize them after meals and at nighttime,
• The need to have dentures refitted every few years or so as they progressively fit less and less.

Eventually, a denture wearer will have lost so much bone tissue in their jaws (as a result of atrophy) that dentures will no longer be a viable tooth replacement solution! These people often then face the need for expensive bone grafting surgery and – would you believe it – dental implants if they are to get a new set of teeth they can eat, speak and smile with! It would have worked out a lot better if they had had implants placed in the first instance, wouldn’t it?

A Final Note

Quite simply, All on 4 dental implants make it possible for edentulous and near-edentulous patients to get a brand new set of fixed, non-removable, immediately functional and highly aesthetic teeth in a single day, with a single surgery and at a much reduced expense. Don’t waste your time, money and quality of life on inferior teeth replacement options.