How long does the procedure take?

An all-on-4 dental implants procedure can take up to 1 week including time for consultation, getting tooth mold, and placing the implants and bridges into the jaws. Each of them may last from 30 minutes to 60 minutes or longer depending on the patient's condition.

How is the procedure of All-on-4 carried out?

Patients get general dental examinations, dental x-rays and jaw bone imaging, blood test, CT scanning, etc for diagnosis.

Once the physician has acquired sufficient clinical information and had a well understanding of the patient’s medical history, a treatment plan will be made regarding the treatment stages as well as related costs. The estimated time is from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

Once the patient has decided to undergo dental restoration using this method, an imprint, and photos of the patient's teeth will then be taken, and the surgical wafer, as well as other necessary procedures, will be prepared for the surgery. This process will take 2-3 days to complete.

Installation

All the teeth that are left on the jaw (if any), as well as the pathogens, will be removed so that the jaw bone is in the best condition for implant placement.
Surgery is usually done under general anesthesia or local anesthesia, and the implant will be inserted into the located jaw bone.
Shortly afterward, the doctors will proceed to get the imprint of teeth to make a permanent bridge.

Testing the permanent bridge

This section can be performed after a few hours or a few days after surgery. During this appointment, all necessary adjustments related to the aesthetics as well as the function of the new teeth will be adjusted to best fit the patient. At this point, the patient will know what his future teeth will look like after treatment.

Assembling the permanent bridge

The patient will return the next day to attach the permanent bridge to the new implants. This time, the bridge is placed on without using any kind of anesthesia.

What happens after the procedure?

All-on-4 is an outpatient procedure so patients do not need to stay in the hospital after the procedure. Patients should go to all follow-up examinations scheduled by the doctors. In addition, patients would also need to pay extra attention to which foods they should and should not eat after the procedure in consideration of the teeth conditions. It is advisable to follow the doctor’s recommendations.