What are All-on-4 Fixed Dentures?

Posted by Jason Mittel on September 12th, 2019

All-on-4 is a long-lasting dental solution to replace missing teeth or loose-fitting dentures. It is supported by four dental implants and gives you a complete row of fixed teeth. If you're near Farber Center offices in Hauppauge or Medford, NY, you owe it to yourself to find out more. When it comes to permanent dentures, All-on-4 is among the most popular and advanced. Having a fixed tooth replacement is life-changing because it restores your ability to bite and chew firm foods just as though you had natural teeth. It also gives you back a radiant smile and brings back your self-confidence. Better still, it's less invasive than some other implant methods and much faster. You can replace your top or bottom teeth, or both. All-on-4 is ever possible for people with significant bone loss, and bone grafting can be avoided in most cases. Until around 2004, the only alternative to traditional dentures was dental implant surgery. The arrival of All-on-4 or 1-Day-Smile revolutionized dental implant techniques. While earlier methods took months, now the essential parts occur in one day. It is a safe and proven procedure that also is available to people previously told they could not have implants because of significant jaw bone loss.

All-on-4 is the closest thing to natural teeth because four titanium implants replace the roots of your teeth. The row of new teeth attached to the implants is permanent – you cannot remove it. Your teeth stay firmly in place and do not slip nor move. It restores a firm bite so that you can eat and chew without concern. Equally importantly, it gives you back your smile. Today, people living with uncomfortable or inconvenient dentures or missing teeth can have new rows of fixed teeth, top or bottom, in a single day. It's all possible thanks to the exact angle of the four implants that anchor your new teeth. They maximize available bone and often eliminate the need for bone grafting and sinus lifts to allow implants. Also referred to as a fixed-bridge dental implant system, they can be placed all in a single day. While traditional implant methods include multiple surgical visits and prolonged healing time, All-on-4 provides a less invasive procedure that can reliably reduce your treatment time to only several hours. It takes two to three months for your jawbone to integrate with your new implants fully, but with 1-Day-Smile your fixed temporary teeth remain in place allowing you to eat, chew and smile. You'll never need to feel self-conscious about missing teeth or wearing temporary removable dentures.

When everything is healed and ready, you will receive your final permanent denture in a non-surgical appointment about three months later. The timing allows your final new teeth to be perfectly fit to your healed gums. Your permanent teeth will be even stronger than the temporary set, and you'll notice a difference in your bite. There is no upper age limit on patients who can qualify for All-on-4. Also, it doesn't matter how long your teeth have been missing, or you have been wearing dentures. When you are a patient at Farber Center, you'll have peace of mind knowing they have helped hundreds of people with 1-Day-Smile. Having beautiful, functional teeth can change your life and let you go back to eating and smiling naturally. Because you'll be fitted with a temporary prosthesis on the day your implants are placed, you'll look and eat the way you want with minimal interruption. The final denture will be designed and fitted based on highly accurate digital images of your jaw and mouth. You'll be enjoying all your favorite foods again, and your self-confidence will be back – smiling will be something you look forward to again.

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