What are “All On 4”, “All On 6” & “All On 8” Implant Systems?

Dental implant procedures have evolved to a great extent since the time of its introduction in the field of dentistry. Since then, dentists and dental implant specialists are striving hard to offer patients with the best dental implant solutions to cure their dental issues with success. The demand for dental implants has boosted due to its impressive success rates and offering competitive features to the patients.

Nowadays, dental implants’ quality and types have improved and diversified based on the success rates of the dental implant procedures. Dental implants treatment concepts for full arches are now available in the form of All-On-4, All-On-6, and All-On-8 types. This depends on the kind of case of the patient who is opting for the dental implant procedure.

All on 4 dental implants: All on 4 dental implants is one of the original dental implant systems created for improving the smiles of the patients. Dr. Paulo Malo successfully performed the first case of All on 4 dental implants in the year 1998. These types of dental implants have specific characteristics which include utilization of only four implants for full arch implantation. In the case of patients which fulfill the criteria of immediate loading of implants will benefit from immediate functioning of all on 4 dental implants.

All on 6 dental implants: All on 6 dental implants offer an excellent solution to the cases of the patients where there is a loss of natural teeth. This type of dental implant procedures is best for the patients who have an entire dentition missing in their case. All on 6 dental implant procedures help patients to have a stable type as well as long term solution for traditional dentures.

All on 8 dental implants: All on 8 dental implants are one of the top dental implant procedures which ensure that missing teeth area is replaced with 8 dental implants along with prosthesis. This type of dental implants is recommended and utilized in case of patients where more than 90% of the teeth are missing or lost in a patient’s case. Here, the number of tooth units utilized is between 12 to 14. All on 8 dental implants require more amount of bone than that of the all on 4 dental implants. So, a bone graft is also necessary in most of the cases where patients are undergoing this dental implant procedure. Your dentist will make sure that your teeth surrounding bone density suffice the dental implant procedure. You need to understand that a patient who is diagnosed with uncontrolled diabetes or consumes excessive tobacco on a regular basis is not recommended to opt for all on 8 dental implants.

Depending on your case, your dental implant specialist Dr. Puneet Kathuria will advise you to opt for the dental implant procedure which comprises of 4, 6 or 8 dental implants in total. The number of steps which are involved in the dental implant procedure varies with the complexity of the patient’s case. So, you need to talk to your dentist at Dr. Kathuria’s Dentistry and know the type of your dental implant procedure before commencing with the same.