Got Questions About Dental Implants? A Rancho

Palos Verdes Dentist Tells All! PART 3

Welcome to the third installment of this four-part article series on dental implants and the

answers an experienced Rancho Palos Verdes dental implants surgeon has to our pressing

questions about this revolutionary teeth replacement technology. Previously, in Part 2, the

following insights were made:

Dental implants can be placed in a single surgical appointment of one or a few hours

only. In other words, you can get new teeth in one day!

After an initial consultation with a certified dental implant surgeon in Palos Verdes, you

may be required to undergo one or more treatment planning sessions before you come

in for your procedure.

Dental implants can last several decades if you remain in good health and continue to

care properly for your teeth.

Let’s continue with more questions, this time turning our attention to full mouth

reconstruction…

Question: Can an elderly patient get dental implants to replace removable dentures?

Answer: “Oh yes, absolutely. In fact, many if not most of our patients come to us in dentures

looking for an alternative teeth replacement solution,” says the dental implants surgeon.

“There is a wonderful and very effective dental implant treatment available to Rancho Palos

Verdes and it’s called the All-on-4™. This protocol is designed to provide edentulous (toothless)

and near-edentulous patients or denture-wearers with a brand new set of fixed teeth in just

one surgical appointment and almost always without the need for bone grafting.

“Also, just to correct you slightly, not ALL denture-wearers are elderly. We’ve treated a great

number of patients in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s for edentulous and tooth-loss. The All-on-4™ is

for anyone of any age who has lost most or all of their teeth and who want a more

sophisticated solution; provided they are determined to be a candidate first.”

Question: Can you tell us a little more about bone grafting and why this is necessary for

certain patients?

Answer: “The roots of your teeth keep your jawbone strong and bulky. So when a patient loses

his or her natural teeth, this bone atrophies and wastes away over time, just like muscles do

when you don’t exercise them,” explains the . “Few Rancho Palos Verdes All-on-4 dentist

people realize the damage they allow to be done to their jawbones when they have dentures

fitted, because dentures don’t stimulate the bone. As a result, this hard tissue deteriorates over

time and to such an extent that when the patient comes to us for, they don’t have sufficient

bone to support dental implants.

“Bone grafting provides a solution to this by bulking up the existing jawbone and encouraging

the growth of new, healthy tissue, however it is a lengthy and invasive procedure. The good

news is, the All-on-4™ typically avoids the need for bone grafting, so we are able to achieve

great outcomes for patients in a much shorter time and at a far lesser expense to the patient!”

Question: Would you say the All-on-4™ is the go-to solution for Palos Verdes residents

requiring new teeth?

Answer: “If you have lost most or all of your teeth; if you have been told by your present

dentist that you aren’t a candidate for dental implant because you have lost a lot of bone tissue

to atrophy; and/or if you wear dentures… the All-on-4™ could be the perfect teeth replacement

solution for you,” says the . “I say could because Rancho Palos Verdes dental implant surgeon

we can only determine absolutes after a consultation with you, but in most cases the All-on-4™

is the way forward for people requiring new teeth. It truly is a wonderful treatment.”

Stay Tuned for Part 4

To find out more about All-on-4™ dental implants and the benefits it offers Rancho Palos

Verdes residents, stay tuned for the final installment of this four-part article series.