All On X Dental Implants

All On X (also referred as All On 4 or Teeth In A Day) dental implants are more stable and secure than standard dentures.

 The procedure is a relatively new technique in dentistry and allows patients to receive an entire arch of prosthetic teeth in a single appointment with a surgeon.

By using just 4 - 6 dental implants instead of one implant per tooth, the procedure is minimally invasive and can replace an entire set of teeth without the need for repeat surgical visits.

The All On X treatment is used to replace the entire upper or lower set of teeth. The procedure creates a permanent prosthesis by using 4 - 6 dental implants which act as an anchor for a bridge or over denture of 12 to 14 teeth.

All On X dental implants can replace both damaged and missing teeth and provide a long-term, permanent alternative to dentures.

About the All On X Procedure

Four to six screws are placed into the jawbone and gums and left to heal sufficiently before the implant bridge can be secured in place. Once implanted, the bridge will never need to be removed and will resemble the appearance of your natural teeth.

As with all dental implants, All On X dental implants are placed during an outpatient surgical procedure in Palmetto Dental Arts’s office. Most patients will want to take advantage of some sort of sedation for this procedure, in addition to the local anesthetic that will be used. Learn more about Sedation Dentistry – or “Sleep Dentistry” – here.

Before leaving Palmetto Dental Arts’s office, the patient is fitted with the temporary prosthetic arch. After the implants have fully integrated with the bone, the patient may return to receive a second, stronger permanent denture.

In the days immediately following the All On X placement procedure, patients should use common sense to determine what they can and cannot do to avoid complications and problems with the implants. Maintain a soft diet for a few weeks and be gentle with your oral hygiene routine (but still keep up with it to minimize the presence of potentially infection-causing bacteria!).

In addition to the short treatment timeframe, All On X dental implants have a number of advantages over conventional dentures. All On X implants are more stable and secure, greatly reducing the jawbone resorption that occurs with standard dentures, which have no root-like structure to anchor the bone. An implant-supported arch will not slide out of place, and it’s more effective at chewing so patients can maintain a varied diet.

If you think the All-On-X/Teeth-In-A-Day solution is right for you, schedule a consultation today with Palmetto Dental Arts.