When you lose most or all of your teeth, you need a set of dentures to provide a full one again. But removable dentures tend to only last a few years, and your smile could gradually break down. But! With All-On-Four, your Leawood, KS, dentist can provide a full set of new teeth supported with only four dental implants.
The Causes and Risks of Complete Tooth Loss
Why do we lose so many of our natural teeth? Obviously, a serious accident or injury could be responsible. But in most cases, advanced tooth loss is due to periodontitis, a stage of periodontal disease that occurs when you don’t seek treatment to manage the disease. When you lose several teeth, this could mean as the body stops sending nutrients to the areas without tooth roots, the jaw weakens., This means further tooth loss and an aged appearance. Advanced tooth loss could also lead to issues eating your favorite foods and even difficulties with clear speech. But our team can offer an implant-supported option with All-On-Four, and in only one visit!
Planning Tooth Replacement
When you lose most or all of your teeth and your jaw weakens, this could mean you won’t be able to receive traditional implant dentures, at least not without first undergoing a grafting or sinus lift procedure to strengthen the jaw so it can support multiple dental implants. But! With All-On-Four, we only need four small posts per arch, and these require less structure to support your new teeth. Our team will carefully extract the last few teeth and then examine your smile with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras to choose the best angle to insert your posts, so they can stimulate jawbone growth and secure new teeth with ease.
All-On-Four
With All-On-Four, we will insert four dental implants surgically into the jaw. When in place, we will connect a new set of teeth to them. For some, this is the final set, while others may initially receive a temporary. Regardless, you will leave our office with a complete smile! The new set of teeth will contain a full row of lifelike ceramic teeth, which can look natural and also handle daily bite forces and pressures.
If you have any questions about how we can secure a full set of new teeth in one visit, or if you want to start the All-On-Four process, then contact our team today to learn more.
Schedule a Visit to Implant-Supported Dentures
We want to help you smile with confidence by providing a full smile, one that looks natural! To learn more about addressing total tooth loss or to schedule your next visit with us, call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS, today at (913)681-5500.
