Am I a Candidate for All-on-4 Dental Implants?

Dental restoration is a general term for repairing or replacing decayed, discolored, cracked, broken, or missing teeth, and there are many options for performing those tasks. Methods for restoring teeth include fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, veneers, and bonding, which can help with cavities and gum disease and protect teeth after root canals. 

Dental implants are a newer choice for replacing missing teeth, offering more stability and functionality than other options. This solution replaces teeth singularly or for an entire palate. All-on-4 implants often work well to replace all teeth in the upper or lower jaw, but you must be a good candidate.

For dental implants or other tooth restoration procedures, Dr Ayed Hawatmeh and his team at Bravo Dental Group are ready to help patients in the Brea and Banning, California, area.

Dental implant basics

Dental implant appliances fuse to your jawbone through a process known as osseointegration. It works by placing a metal post into the jaw and allowing it to bond to the bone over several months. After the fusion, an abutment gets added above the gumline. Finally, the crown is placed on top, giving you a natural-looking implant that resembles and functions like your other teeth. 

There are more than three million implants performed annually. The treatment time frame depends on how long osseointegration takes to fuse things properly (up to nine months). With proper care, these implants can last as many as 15 years.

Advantages of the All-on-4 implants

The All-on-4 implant method uses four carefully spaced implants to secure a denture with a complete set of teeth. It’s also known as a teeth-in-a-day procedure because the temporary set is put on in just one appointment while the permanent one gets fabricated. As a result, you get a complete set of teeth quickly, removing any stability issues that older methods often have, and it is considered cost-effective.

Factors that determine good candidates

While this is a good option for people who’ve neglected their teeth for a long time, and repairing them is not an option, other factors affect whether you should get them or not, including:

• If you grind your teeth, this may not be a good option
• Having worn dentures for years lowers the chances of success
• Bone density can impact the effectiveness when grafting is necessary
• Depending on your predicament, you may need up to six implants 

Dental implants have become a fixture in dentistry, and All-on-4s are an effective way to help replace a whole row if necessary. If you’re interested in finding out if this option is suitable for you, make an appointment with Dr. Hawatmeh and the Bravo Dental Group today.