WHAT YOU SHOULD NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL ON 4 IMPLANTS…..

The All on 4 treatment mainly refers to 4 dental implants placed on a jaw to support a dental prosthesis.  This treatment is a modern approach to solving the problem of multiple missing teeth to reconstruct the mouth of a patient to bring back its full function.

Losing teeth is quite a depressing situation that can arise due to different cases; it may be because of an accident or an advanced stage of tooth decay or other oral health problems.  Missing teeth is quite a problem to deal with in bringing the patient’s mouth full function.

Although it is still common for some people to use traditional style dentures that sit on the top of the gums many patients find this discomfort, for example, it is usual for dentures adhesives to loosen and may potentially come off from the gums unexpectedly which may be embarrassing.  Additionally, the strength of the adhesives may limit or prevents the patient from what food to eat.  Another thing is, when a tooth is in place in the jaw bone, it gives pressure on the bone through the natural movement of the mouth especially when eating.  This pressure stimulates growth and strengthens the area by increasing the density of the jaw bones, so when the teeth are lost, this pressure is reduced and the bones gradually begin to lose density and become weak over time.

All on 4 treatment is a dental implant technique where the upper or lower set of teeth is replaced with just four implants.  These four implants act as a support mechanism for the placement of a new set of fixed teeth.

In All on 4 dental implant procedures, the posterior implants are placed 45 degrees towards the rear of the mouth and placed into the anterior maxilla, a region of the jaw with the higher bone density.  Unlike the other implant methods, All on 4 technique does not require the density of the bone in order to secure the implant.