Dental Implant News for Sun City Grand: Newer Procedure LESS Expensive Than Older Predecessors, PART 5

This five-part article series explains how the newer “All-on-4” dental implant protocol manages to vastly undercut the cost of more traditional techniques for full mouth reconstruction.

 Welcome to the final installment of this five-part article series on how the “All-on-4” dental implant protocol makes it possible for Sun City Grand residents to save tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of new permanent teeth!

We’ve covered a lot of ground in this article series, so far. We’ve explained how the “All-on-4” works and how it compares with traditional dental implant protocols and we’ve fully explored most of the ways this revolutionary procedure can save patients an incredible amount of money:

• It only requires four implants per jaw, as opposed to six, eight or even ten (Part 2).

• It typically avoids the need for bone grafting surgery, which saves patients thousands of dollars as well as several months in recovery (Part 3).

• It only requires a single treatment planning phase, a single surgery and a single recovery period for patients to get new teeth, as opposed to multiple (Part 4).

We just have one more area to explore and that’s the quality of lifestyle experienced by patients once they’ve had their beautiful, permanent teeth placed. And so, without further ado, let’s conclude this five-part article series with the following section…

The “All-on-4” Saves Patients on the Cost of Follow-up Procedures and Repeated Restoration

If done by an experienced dental implant surgeon in Sun City Grand, implants can pretty much be regarded as a one-time expense and a very valuable investment in your quality of life, for the rest of your life. Made from exceptionally durable and long-lasting materials, “All-on-4” implant-supported bridges have the ability to last a lifetime and to serve patients just as a healthy set of natural teeth might have served them.

This not only boasts innumerable benefits - such as a better quality of life, better bite function, better nutrition, greater confidence and healthier self-esteem – but it also means greater day-to-day savings, especially on maintenance. “All-on-4” teeth are cared for just like natural teeth and, if done so properly, they won’t typically require restoration. In fact, dental implants can last you a lifetime without the need for any additional dental work or costs.

“All-on-4” Implants and Removable Dentures

This also sets “All-on-4” dental implants far apart from traditional removable dentures. The Sun City Grand residents who do wear dentures will tell you that they are forced to cover several repeat expenses, not least of all the need to have their dentures refitted every few years or so as a consequence of jawbone atrophy. Then there’s the cost of adhesives, anesthetic gels, overnight soaking solutions and other bits and bobs – all salt in the wound of the daily challenges, discomforts and embarrassments they are forced to endure.

But, this is all just an aside. The core focus of this five-part article series was to highlight the incredible differences between the “All-on-4” dental implant technique and its older predecessors. It’s not every day a sophisticated technology comes along that’s LESS EXPENSIVE than it’s older alternatives. This isn’t true of the “All-on-4.” With only four dental implants, one surgical appointment, one recovery and no bone grafting, this revolutionary procedure can easily save Sun City Grand residents up to $45,000 on the cost of beautiful new teeth.

Now just imagine what you’d do with that money!

Dental Implant News Scottsdale: Newer Procedure LESS Expensive Than Older Predecessors, PART 4

This five-part article series explains how the newer “All-on-4” dental implant protocol manages to vastly undercut the cost of more traditional techniques for full mouth reconstruction.

Overcoming the need for bone grafting surgery is a major benefit offered by “All-on-4” dental implants and it’s one of two reasons full mouth reconstruction (getting a brand new set of permanent teeth) is possible in just one surgical appointment!

Welcome to the fourth installment of this five-part article series on how the “All-on-4” dental implant protocol makes it possible for Scottsdale residents to save tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of new permanent teeth! We ended off Part 3 with the above-mentioned excerpt, which leads us into the second of two reasons it’s possible to get new teeth in just one day and the third way the “All-on-4” is thriftier than traditional dental implant techniques…

The “All-on-4” Saves Patients on the Cost of Surgery, Surgeon’s Time and Associated Resources

In Part 2, the very first “All-on-4” cost saving was explained and that was that the procedure only required four dental implants (per jaw) in order to provide Scottsdale residents with a complete set of teeth. What we didn’t mention at the time was that capability offers patients yet another benefit and another massive cost savings…

Traditional surgical protocols would typically require anywhere between 12 and 20 implants to provide patients with new teeth. However, in order to safely place this number of implants, Scottsdale dental implant surgeons would have to break the entire procedure down into a number of smaller and more manageable surgeries.

Can you imagine having 20 dental implants placed in a single sitting?

Not only would the risk of post-operative infection and implant failure be unacceptably high, but also recovery would be a monstrously painful affair. And so, patients signing up for traditional dental implant procedures would be required to undergo a series of surgeries – usually over the duration of 12 to 18 months - in which a smaller number of implants would be placed. The patient would then be required to recover and allow their jawbones to heal before the next set of implants could be placed.

One surgery on its own costs a lot of money, but that’s not the only expense faced by patients. With each surgery comes the need for additional X-rays, post-operative appointments and further treatment planning. In the end, it’s quite easy to see how the costs of traditional dental implant surgery stack up really quickly.

The “All-on-4” Difference: One Surgery, One Set of Expenses

With only four dental implants required to provide a patient with a new set of teeth, the “All-on-4” is easily done in a single surgical appointment: One treatment planning phase, one surgery, one recovery and one phase of follow-up consultations. Instead of covering the costs of multiple surgeries and all the associated bills that comes with, Scottsdale residents only have to do it all once AND – to boot – they get their

beautiful new teeth right away!

Stay Tuned for Part 5To find out the final way “All-on-4” dental implants can save Scottsdale residents tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of beautiful new teeth, stay tuned for the final installment of this five-part article series coming next week.

Dental Implant News Sun City: Newer Implant Protocol LESS Expensive Than Older Predecessors, PART 1

This five-part article series explains how the newer “All-on-4” dental implant protocol manages to vastly undercut the cost of more traditional techniques for full mouth reconstruction.

The introduction and subsequent refinement of a new dental implant protocol known as the “All-on-4” has revolutionized the field of full mouth reconstruction, not only for the implant surgeons who provide Sun City residents with new teeth, but also for the patients themselves! Thanks to the incredible features of this newer procedure, patients can get new teeth in one day, with only one surgery and at a cost that undercuts traditional dental implant protocols by tens of thousands of dollars.

In this five-part article series, we’ll be taking a closer look at the rationale behind the cost of dental implants, how the “All-on-4” works and how it manages to save patients such an incredible amount of money on the cost of new permanent teeth.

Primary Patient Concern: The Cost of Dental Implants

Just ask any Sun City resident who needs a tooth, several teeth or even ALL of their natural teeth replaced: their greatest concern with undergoing a dental implant procedure is the size of the dent it’s going to leave in their bank account. Since the introduction of dental implants to the mainstream market many decades ago, they have been the more expensive of the teeth replacement options provided by cosmetic dentists in Arizona.

This is not only because the materials dental implants are made of cost more than those that go into the fabrication of conventional bridges and removable dentures, but also because their placement requires extensive treatment planning, surgery, many X-rays and a lot of expert’s time. And even though the outcomes of dental implant surgery are infinitely better than those provided by older teeth replacement technologies, many patients would turn down the chance to have permanent teeth again, simply because they felt they couldn’t cover the costs.

That all changed with the introduction of a new dental implant procedure in the early 1990’s…

A Little Bit About the “All-on-4”

After many years’ worth of hard toil, seemingly endless research and clinical trials, Dr. Paulo Malo and his team of clinicians finalized the design behind a dental implant protocol that would forever change the field of fixed oral rehabilitation. They called it the “All-on-4” and its features made it possible for specially trained Sun City dental implant surgeons to overcome the many challenges that faced the older implant techniques. It was these capabilities that made dental implant surgery:

• Much quicker

• Much safer

• Less painful

• Less expensive

How it works is simple (see diagram)…

Only four dental implants are gently inserted into predetermined sites in the jaw. These implants are used to provide a strong and sturdy platform for a custom-fabricated dental bridge, which looks, functions and feels like a complete set of natural teeth. The implants aren’t visible at all when a patient smiles: just the extremely life-like teeth, thereby providing patients with new, non-removable teeth with which they can eat, speak and smile with absolute confidence!

Understanding the basics of how the “All-on-4” works provides you, the reader, with the context you will need to appreciate how this protocol saves patients such an incredible amount of money. We’ll begin looking at that next week…

Stay Tuned for Part 2

To find out how “All-on-4” dental implants can save Sun City residents tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of beautiful new teeth, stay tuned for the second installment of this five-part article series coming next week.