Same Day Implants and Teeth

All On 4 Dental Implants in San Francisco CA

NEW TEETH IN ONE DAY – All For One — And One “Four” All

Today’s state-of-the-art implant systems enable a minimum number of implants to support a maximum number of teeth. That means as few as four implants can be used to support a full arch (upper or lower jaw) of fixed, non-removable replacement teeth. And this remarkable life-changing event can be accomplished in a single day!

Success will depend on some crucial steps:

 

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This person had no upper teeth, and wore an old denture that fit poorly. An implant-supported fixed denture replaced the upper teeth, re-establishing the smile as well as the ability to eat.

  • When the implants are placed in the jawbone, they must remain completely immobile to allow the process of osseo-integration to occur. Any force that causes even minute movement of the implants in the early healing phase can ruin the integration process, resulting in implant failure. That’s why a soft diet (no hard, crunchy or tough foods) during the first 6-8 weeks is essential.
  • The implants themselves must be strategically placed to offer the most effective support. By rigidly connecting the new teeth to the implants, they stabilize each other. Think of this arrangement like a tabletop or chair supported by four legs — which are sometimes angled outward for maximum support.

This process is not only the most efficient way to replace all the teeth, but also the most cost-effective strategy for implant-supported tooth replacement. Individual implants to replace each tooth are impractical and not recommended. Given that there are usually 28 functional teeth (excluding wisdom teeth), replacing teeth individually can be vastly more expensive and may not offer any better results.