All on 4 Dental Implants Reviews

Traditionally, patients opting for dental implants to replace a full set of teeth in the upper or lower jaw, would require individual screws for each prosthetic tooth.  Instead of needing 8-10 screws associated with traditional dental implants, All-on-4 dental implants can replace a full arch of teeth using only four.  When compared to traditional dental implants, the procedure for All-on-4 implants is faster, typically less expensive, and less painful.  In many cases, All-on-4 patients can receive their full set of new teeth in one day and on average, the implants last 20 years.

We all want to make informed decisions regarding our care so the following patient testimonials can hopefully provide firsthand commentary on the All-on-4 procedure.

All-on-4 Implant Reviews

Jennkaotic:

“So last year I finally decided to go with All on 4 to replace my teeth. I have had TMJ since my early 20s and multiple dentist told me it would take 50K to cap all my teeth to fix it. I just didn't have the money in my youth for that and the dentists back then told me they couldn't guarantee that the work would even last given the way I would grind my teeth. I kind of made a conscious choice to just wait till they needed replaced and hoped that technology would improve to replace my teeth.

The surgery went extremely well and I woke up with the temporary acrylics already in. It took a few weeks for my gums to heal but once they did I had no trouble eating anything I want. After about 9 months I got my permanent zirconia implant and they are extremely nice. It's been almost a full year and I have no issues at all with grinding my teeth.

The only thing I might change would be to not opt for the zirconia. I do really love the smooth feel and look of the zirconia over my temporary teeth but I also had no issue with the acrylic temporaries either. With the zirconia you do get the option to decide how the teeth look as they are custom designed but I think the acrylics were good looking too. Either way I chew better than I was with my real teeth. Theoretically the zirconia should last longer but either choice is much better than I had before.”

Les D:

“Thank you very much for your website and the information you share. I am 63 years old and underwent the ‘All on 4’ procedure a week ago, replacing my dentures on the upper (which I had for 14 years) and 8 front natural teeth on the lower (which were OK but had the possibility of degrading with age – gums used to feel a little sore internally and a couple of them were sensitive). I had very little bone on the upper and hence the zygomatic implants. The lower obviously had more bone hence the regular 4 implants. I have temporary acrylic upper and lower which will be replaced after 4 months or more (after the bone integrates with the implants) with zirconia ‘finals’.

My ‘All on 4’ upper is supported by 6 implants including 2 zygomatic and lower by 4 implants. After a week of recovery the pain has almost gone and for the next weeks and months I will be on a soft foods diet to help the implants settle/stabilize. My temp upper feels better than the dentures (had a lot of trouble using denture paste etc. as I had no bone in my gums to support the denture) but the lower (it is only a partial with 10 teeth including 2 pre molars) feels very different – especially near the the front teeth. With my natural teeth on the lower gums I did not have any extension of the gums near the area around the tip of my tongue. Now the lower prosthesis has an acrylic protrusion that starts behind the base if the front 4 teeth and extends all the way to the bottom of the cavity below the tongue. This extension is supposed to give the acrylic prosthesis more strength. I do not mind the bulge of it but the bottom of it feels uncomfortable going to the floor of my mouth. Will really appreciate your opinion on whether it needs to be that way or whether the bulge and length of it can be reduced for comfort. (I asked at the dental office but they said I would feel better after it heals and seemed to not want to mess with it right now. Also, any other advice or cautions on foods I should not eat long term (when I get the finals) so the implants and bone are not compromised – given that I have a very thin layer of bone supporting the non-zygomatic implants on the upper.”