Cost of Dental Implants a Primary Concern for Illinois Residents, But No More With the “All-on-4” Technique, PART 2

Welcome to the second installment of this four-part article series on the many ways the “All-on-4” dental implant technique can save Illinois residents a staggering sum of money on the cost of getting new, fixed (non-removable) teeth.

Since it’s debut in the early 1990’s, the “All-on-4” has truly revolutionized the field of dental implantology. It has made the unprecedented possible and, in the process, made advanced solutions accessible to a much greater audience. Perhaps the biggest reason for this is the fact that this sophisticated dental implant protocol costs tens of thousands of dollars less than older, more traditional techniques.

In our previous article installment, we explored the first reason why this is so: the fact that the “All-on-4” only requires four dental implants to provide patients with a complete set of lower or upper teeth, whereas traditional techniques could require twice that number, if not more!

Let’s continue looking at the many reasons the “All-on-4” is regarded as the modern standard of care for edentulous (toothless) and near-edentulous Illinois residents and how it makes fixed oral rehabilitation accessible to one and all.

All-On-4 Dental Implants Cost: Save Money on the Number of Surgeries

The next serious expense involved in getting new teeth with dental implants is the surgery required to place them. With the “All-on-4,” only one placement procedure is typically required, which means that Illinois residents are actually looking at the possibility of getting new teeth in just one day!

With traditional dental implant techniques, however, this wasn’t possible. With as many as 8 to 10 implants required per jaw, the process of oral rehabilitation would have to be divided into a series of smaller and more manageable surgeries.

“We simply cannot safely place such a large number of dental implants in one sitting,” explains one expert in Dental Implants Chicago, Illinois. “The risk of infection and failure would be too great and the patient would suffer from terrible post-operative pain and discomfort.”

It’s for this reason that surgeons would break full mouth reconstruction down into a number of smaller procedures, thereby ensuring a greater chance of healing success, while maintaining the comfort of the patient.

The major problem with this approach is that the patient has to cough up the money for three or even more surgeries, as opposed to one! And anyone who’s ever had to cover the costs of surgery will know there’s way more than one bill involved: the surgeon’s bill, the anesthetist’s bill, the cost of materials, post-operative medications, etc.

 

Additionally, patients would have to endure months of recovery in between each surgery and would probably only have a full set of teeth again after 12 to 18 months. It’s not surprising that most Illinois resident simply chose removable dentures over and above the dental implant solutions of the time!

The good news is that the “All-on-4” has totally changed all of this. With only one surgery required to get beautiful new teeth again, you’re saved the terrible expense of multiple procedures and more than a year’s worth of trouble.

Stay Tuned for Part 3

To learn more about how the “All-on-4” dental implant procedure can save Illinois residents tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of getting new, permanent teeth placed, stay tuned for the third installment of this four-part article series.