The All on 4 Dental Implants Technique: Overcoming Bone Loss

Periodontal disease is characterized by an acute and chronic bacterial infection of the soft tissues encasing the jaw, namely the gums. If left untreated, these nasty pathogens migrate down deep into the gingival sulci, or tooth sockets and create deep pockets of toxin and decay between the teeth and the gum wall. Over time, the bone of the jaw becomes deteriorated to such an extent that the teeth can no longer be supported. Consequently, they fall out. If this sounds extreme, then know that a staggering 80% of all Americans present with some form or stage of periodontal disease! How is this possible? It is because this oral affliction does not have any painful or obvious symptoms in its early stages. Bleeding gums when brushing, some tooth discoloration, gum inflammation and bad breath can easily be ignored, especially if you are one of the many people with an illogical fear of the dentist. Possibly by the time you are a candidate for All on 4 dental implants, the damage to your gums and teeth is irreversible.

Traditional dental implant techniques generally require bone grafting surgery in order to augment and encourage the growth of new healthy hard tissue so that the dental implants themselves have the support they need to remain anchored. The problem here is that this procedure requires several months of healing before oral rehabilitation can be commenced and no one wants to wait up to nine months before they can freely smile again. The All on 4 dental implant technique almost always avoids bone grafting through the unique positioning and angulation of only four dental implants in regions of the mouth that naturally contain a greater volume of bone. A fully customized prosthetic dental bridge is then affixed to these implants giving patients a complete set of beautiful and functional teeth in as little as a single dental appointment of a only few hours!

All on 4 Dental Implants: A Final Note

Thanks to the unprecedented time in which these incredible results are attained, the All on 4 dental implants technique has been awarded ‘breakthrough’ status in the medical fields of dental implantology and fixed oral rehabilitation.