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Longer answers to the questions people ask once they know the basics. Each one is sourced and reviewed by our implant surgeon.
Deciding between four and six
Chewing and bite: four implants or six
How well you can chew with All-on-4 or All-on-6: bite force research, which foods to take care with, how load is shared and when six implants make a difference.
Read →All-on-4, All-on-6 or All-on-8: what each extra pair of implants changes
All-on-4, All-on-6 or All-on-8 for a full arch: what each extra pair of implants changes in support, bone needs, surgery, cost and repairs, with the research.
Read →Guarantees on four and six implants: what to check
How clinic guarantees apply to All-on-4 and All-on-6: implants vs bridge, conditions, travel costs and published Antalya guarantee periods.
Read →Keeping some teeth or going full arch
When keeping healthy teeth beats a full arch on four or six implants, how each tooth is judged, and when a full arch is the better start.
Read →Six on top, four underneath: why mixed plans are common
Why many full-arch plans use six implants on the upper jaw and four on the lower: bone, the sinus and nerve, bite force and cost.
Read →Why two dentists can recommend different numbers for the same mouth
Two dentists, two answers for the same mouth? Why opinions on four or six implants differ, and how to decide between them.
Read →Your health and the choice
After gum disease: four or six implants?
Lost teeth to gum disease? Implant failure and peri-implantitis risk after periodontitis, and how it affects choosing four or six.
Read →Diabetes and full-arch implants: four or six?
All-on-4 or All-on-6 with diabetes: what a systematic review found, why HbA1c matters, healing and infection risk, and four vs six.
Read →Over 70: choosing between four and six implants
Full-arch implants in your 70s and 80s: research on patients over 75, medicines, surgery length, cleaning with arthritis, four or six.
Read →Smoking and full-arch implants: does four or six make a difference?
Smoking and full-arch implants: failure and infection figures from a 107-study review, whether six implants help smokers, when to stop, vaping and what to ask.
Read →Grinding your teeth: why it matters for four or six implants
Grinding with a full arch: implants fail about twice as often in bruxers. Why grinders are often given six implants and a night guard.
Read →How the bridge is designed
Chips, fractures and loose screws: four implants or six
How often full-arch bridges chip, crack or loosen, how implant number, cantilevers and material (acrylic or zirconia) affect it, and what repairs involve.
Read →Cantilevers explained: the overhang beyond the last implant
What a cantilever is on an All-on-4 or All-on-6 bridge, why the overhang beyond the last implant matters, what research shows and what to ask your dentist.
Read →How many teeth on four implants, and on six?
How many teeth an All-on-4 or All-on-6 bridge carries, why it is usually 10 to 12 per jaw, and how implant position limits the back teeth.
Read →Does four or six change how your teeth look?
Does the number of implants change how a full arch looks? Lip support, the pink gum section, smile line, shade and the try-in.
Read →Speaking with a full-arch bridge: does four or six matter?
Will All-on-4 or All-on-6 change how you speak? Why S sounds can change, how long speech takes to settle, what the research found and how bridge design helps.
Read →Tilted implants: why All-on-4 angles the back two
Why All-on-4 tilts the back implants, how angling avoids the sinus and nerve, what a meta-analysis of 44 studies found, and when tilting is less suitable.
Read →Surgery, healing and after
Pain and swelling after surgery: four implants or six
Pain, swelling and bruising after All-on-4 or All-on-6, day by day: whether six hurts more, what affects it, and when to get urgent help.
Read →Teeth in days: immediate fixed teeth with four or six implants
Fixed temporary teeth within days of All-on-4 or All-on-6: what immediate loading needs, what research shows, and the soft-food rule.
Read →The operation itself: how four and six implants compare
How long full-arch surgery takes with four or six implants, what adds time (extractions, grafts, both jaws), and sedation options.
Read →Adding implants later: can All-on-4 become All-on-6?
Can All-on-4 become All-on-6 later? When extra implants are added, what happens to the bridge, the cost, and why deciding first is better.
Read →When there is too little bone for four or six
Too little bone for All-on-4 or All-on-6? Zygomatic implants, sinus lifts and grafts, and implant dentures compared, with survival figures.
Read →Only a scan can settle it.
Send us an X-ray or scan if you have one. A dentist will tell you which option suits your bone, and say so honestly if neither is the right step.