All-on-4 Dental Implants – Orlando, FL

The Fast Track to a Full Smile

Dental implants are small posts that are designed to act as prosthetic tooth roots. So, you might naturally wonder if that means you need an implant for every single missing tooth. The answer is no! Thanks to innovative treatments like All-on-4, you may be able to get on the fast track to a full smile. This procedure is designed to be as efficient and minimally invasive as possible. Would you like to learn more about All-on-4 dental implants and what you can expect throughout the treatment process? Continue reading this page, and then contact our Orlando team to request a personalized consultation.

How Do All-on-4 Dental Implants Work?

Illustration of All-on-4 for upper and lower dental arches

As its name suggests, All-on-4 treatment can use as few as four dental implants to support a full arch of prosthetic teeth. Two implants get placed at the back of the jaw at a 45-degree angle, and two get placed toward the front. The procedure uses areas of bone that are naturally strong and thick, so the implants are able to support a temporary denture immediately. That’s right — you may arrive at our office without any teeth and leave with a full smile! Later, after a healing period, the temporary denture gets replaced by a permanent one.

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

Senior man getting ready for dental treatment

All-on-4 treatment might be right for you if:

You are missing all or most of your teeth throughout one of your dental arches.
Your jawbone is healthy enough to support dental implants. (Thanks to the special techniques used in All-on-4 treatment, most patients meet this criterion even without a bone graft.)
You are healthy enough to undergo minor surgery.
You are free of active gum disease.
You have good habits that will support your implants’ long-term success.

If you are unsure if you qualify for All-on-4, visit us for a consultation. Most patients can qualify for dental implants!

Benefits of All-on-4 Dental Implants

Some outstanding benefits of All-on-4 dental implants include:

You can expect to be able to eat virtually any food, including tough and chewy items that are challenging to eat with traditional dentures.
An All-on-4 denture is permanently fixed in the mouth, so in many ways, you can treat it like you would natural teeth.
We take care to design restorations so they look beautiful and natural.
Jawbone preservation. Implants can stimulate the jawbone and prevent it from shrinking over time.

All-on-4 vs. Traditional Dental Implants

Illustration of traditional implant bridge

Some key differences between traditional dental implants and All-on-4 include:

Treatment timeline. All-on-4 usually involves just one surgery instead of two or more, making it a faster process overall.
Placement of restorations. All-on-4 can support new teeth right away. With traditional implants, there is often a waiting period of a few months.
All-on-4 is designed exclusively for full-arch replacement. Traditional implants can replace any number of natural teeth.
A traditional implant denture might be slightly stronger than an All-on-4 prosthetic due to the use of more implants.

Our team will be happy to help you compare the pros and cons of all your tooth replacement options.