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A single dental implant screw can be used to support and replace multiple teeth. One implant can support a dental bridge of up to four teeth in a row, providing a strong, sturdy, and lasting solution that eliminates the need for relying on traditional dentures.
Dental implants are a viable and clinically proven alternative to dentures, offering significant benefits:
All on 4 dental implants is a procedure similar to multiple teeth replacement or All-on-4 solution, which labels as “4 on 1 Multiple Teeth” dental implants. This procedure helps patients who have lost several or all teeth, where a full set of teeth are securely anchored using a small number of precisely placed implants (often four).
The timeline for receiving multiple teeth implants can vary depending on your jawbone health. The dental implant screw and its abutments may sometimes be placed on the same day as the surgery, or the process may be staged over a period of months to allow for proper healing and integration with the bone.
Yes, the all-on-4 dental implants placed to replace multiple teeth are described as stable and sturdy and are guaranteed for life with good hygiene and maintenance. Proper aftercare is essential to ensure the longevity of the treatment.
All-on-4 is a full arch treatment that uses four dental implants to support a complete set of fixed teeth in one jaw. It suits patients who have lost most or all of their teeth, or who are wearing a loose denture, and who have enough bone in the right positions to anchor four implants. Suitability is confirmed with a 3D scan at High Dental Implants Melbourne, because bone volume, gum health and bite all affect whether four implants are enough.
The difference is the number of implants used to support the arch. All-on-4 uses four and All-on-6 uses six. More implants spread the load across more of the jaw, which can be the better choice where bone is softer or the bite is heavy, while four implants can be enough where bone is dense and well positioned. The number that suits you is decided from your 3D scan rather than chosen in advance.
All-on-4 uses four implants per arch, angled so that they engage the strongest available bone and support a full set of fixed teeth. Where the scan shows softer or thinner bone, High Dental Implants Melbourne may recommend six implants instead. The number is set by what your jaw can support rather than by the name of the treatment.
You may be a candidate for All-on-4 if you have lost most or all of the teeth in one jaw, your gums are healthy and your scan shows enough bone to hold four implants securely. Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes and untreated gum disease all affect healing and are assessed first. A 3D scan and examination at High Dental Implants Melbourne settles the question.
All-on-4 generally runs over several months from consultation to final teeth. The sequence is assessment and 3D imaging, implant placement with a temporary set of teeth where suitable, a healing period while the implants integrate with the bone, then the final fixed teeth. Healing times vary between patients, so your plan sets out the expected stages for your own treatment.
Bone loss does not automatically rule out All-on-4, because the implants are angled to use the denser bone towards the front of the jaw. Where there is not enough bone even for that approach, grafting or a sinus lift can rebuild the support first. Bone grafting and sinus lift procedures each start from $1,500 and are explained on the bone grafting page.
Fixed All-on-4 teeth are cleaned twice a day with a soft brush, along with a water flosser or interdental brush to clear underneath the bridge where food gathers. Professional maintenance visits keep the gum around each implant healthy. A full step by step method is set out in our guide to cleaning All-on-4 implants.
Implants are designed as a long term tooth replacement and can last many years where the surrounding gum and bone are kept healthy. The teeth attached to them wear like any restoration and may need repair or replacement over time. Longevity depends on cleaning, maintenance visits, smoking, grinding and general health, so no single lifespan applies to every patient.
If an implant does not integrate with the bone, it is removed, the site is allowed to heal and a replacement implant can usually be placed once the bone has recovered. In most cases the remaining implants continue to support the arch in the meantime. High Dental Implants Melbourne reviews implants at each stage so that a problem is picked up early.