When you have lost most of your teeth and need a complete set of dentures, you may assume this means multiple visits and a waiting period for your final prosthetic. But what if we could insert dental implants and attach new teeth in only one appointment? With our team at Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers, we can offer a full smile in one visit with All-On-Four!
The Impact of Losing Your Smile
What happens when we begin to lose our natural teeth? Once the body registers the loss of a tooth root, it suspends the flow of nutrients like calcium and phosphorus to the area around the missing tooth. Without these regular doses of nutrients, the bone tissue begins to break down, losing mass and density. This can lead to further tooth loss and over time, an older appearance. When you are missing most or all of your teeth, then we could prescribe an option like All-On-Four to support a complete smile, one that looks great and lasts for decades to come, even a lifetime in some cases.
Assessing Your Candidacy
With traditional dental implant dentures, you need a significant amount of jawbone structure to support the multiple dental implants necessary to secure your dentures, usually between six and eight per arch. If your jawbone has weakened due to tooth loss, this could mean you need oral surgical procedures like grafting or a sinus lift to provide structure to support these posts. But with All-On-Four, we only need four posts per arch, and these are smaller and require less structure to keep them secured. If we examine your smile and find you are a candidate, we can offer a new smile in only one visit!
The All-On-Four Approach
Essentially, our team will insert four dental implant posts per arch. Once in secured, these act as new roots and preserve your jawbone to prevent further breakdown. We then connect abutments so we can attach the new set of teeth, which have been custom-made to ensure a lifelike appearance and durable chewing surface, so you can enjoy your favorite foods again and smile with confidence. In only one visit, you can enjoy a full smile again!
If you have any questions about how we provide teeth in a day with the All-On-Four system, then contact our team today to learn more. We want you to smile with confidence again!
Find Out More About Tooth Replacement With Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers
Our team wants to make sure you can smile with confidence again. Set aside some time to meet with our team at Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers by calling us at (434) 282-2275 at our Charlottesville-Berkshire location today!