Full mouth fixed ceramic teeth ( All-on-6 / All-on-8)

Full mouth fixed ceramic teeth ( All-on-6 / All-on-8)

It is usually performed in patients who have lost all the teeth in the jaw. A full arch of artificial teeth will be supported by either a minimum of 4 or 6 or 8 implants in each jaw  depending upon the quality and quantity of the bone and the chewing forces. 

The more the number of implants, the better and even would be the distribution of chewing forces and the stability. An All-on-4 implants can take up comparatively lesser load and is usually recommended for fixed dentures as they are less in weight.  Whereas All-on-6 or All-on-8 implants can take up more load and can support full arch of 12-14 ceramic or zirconia teeth respectively.

Depending on your bone quality and your budget the number of implants can be planned to replace the full compliment of teeth.

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Who are the best candidates for full mouth fixed teeth replacement 

  • Patients who want to replace a full arch of missing teeth
  • Patients with insufficient jaw bone
  • Patients who are wearing dentures that are loose and slipping
  • Patients with multiple loose teeth or grossly decayed teeth
  • Patients who want do not want to wear removable dentures

Benefits of fixed full mouth teeth replacement

  • Fixed  replacement of full arch of teeth. Need not be removed.
  • High success rate
  • Precise and predictable placement of implants
  • Treatment time is short
  • Faster healing
  • No need for bone grafts
  • Looks and feels like natural teeth
  • Patients can chew and bite food just like with natural teeth.
  • Excellent improvement in quality of life of patient
  • Easy to maintain, just like natural teeth
  • No slipping or loosening of denture.

Procedure

  • Local anaesthesia is administered.
  • Implants are placed into the bone or in case of extracted tooth it is directly placed into the socket after extraction. 
  • An impression of the jaws is taken to fabricate the temporary bridge with teeth.
  • Temporary fixed implant bridge is placed the following day.
  • After a healing period of 3 months, the temporaryfixed implant bridge is replaced with a permanent fixed ceramic implant bridge.
Authored By : Dr. S. Hemamalathi and Dr. K. S Senthil Kumar

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