Dental implants are typically the number one recommendation of dentists when it comes to addressing the need for new teeth. Not only do they look, function and feel more natural than other teeth replacement technologies, they also tend to last far longer and actively promote the health of the underlying jawbone. In spite of this, many New Jersey residents still opt for conventional devices, such as tooth-supported removable bridges or removable dentures. The reason for this is primarily a concern over the cost of new teeth. Dental implants are, unfortunately, more costly albeit for good reason. This was especially the case with the traditional dental implant techniques used to treat patients who had lost most or even all of their natural teeth, or who had been diagnosed with a “failing” or “terminal” dentition as a result of gum disease. That was until the innovation of the All-on-4 dental implant technique, the key benefit of which is the much reduced new teeth implant cost! Let’s take a look at how this “breakthrough” technique is able to reduce of cost of new teeth by tens of thousands of dollars... 1. The All-on-4, as the name suggests, only requires four dental implants to provide New Jersey residents with a complete set of replacement teeth. Traditional techniques could require six, eight or even ten implants per jaw in order to give patients new teeth again! Half the number of implants translates into half the cost of new teeth. 2. The All-on-4 typically only requires a single surgery, whereas traditional techniques could see a patient coming in for multiple procedures over the course of 18 months. With typically only one procedure necessary, New Jersey residents are spared the multiple treatment sessions, X-rays, follow-up appointments and bills associated with multiple surgeries. 3. The All-on-4 typically avoids the need for bone grafting surgery, which is often needed by patients who have been living without teeth and/or with removable dentures for many years. As a result of this, they've lost a lot of bone volume in the jaw to atrophy and therefore require bone grafting so that their jawbones can actually accommodate dental implants. With the All-on-4, the strategic array of implants almost always avoids the need for bone grafting, thereby eliminating the expenses (often tens of thousands of dollars) associated with this invasive procedure. 4. With only one surgery and one day out of commission, the All-on-4 also allows for indirect savings on the cost of new teeth implants. Patients spend much less time in recovery, which means that they can spend more time being productive and at work. A Final Note on the Cost of New Teeth Thanks to the innovation of the All-on-4 dental implant technique, the cost of new teeth implants has become substantially lower and therefore more accessible to a wider audience. For those who need it, most dentists and dental implant facilities in New Jersey offer the support of medical financing companies, so be sure to enquire about that.
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New Teeth Cost: The Direct and Indirect Savings Made Possible by the “All-on-4TM” Protocol, PART 23/15/2013 This two-part article series provides detailed insight into how the “All-on-4” dental implant technique saves patients tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of getting new and non-removable teeth placed. Welcome back to our two-part article series on how the “All-on-4TM” dental implant protocol can save patients an incredible amount of money on the cost of getting new, non-removable teeth. In our previous article, we discussed the direct savings made possible what with this protocol only requiring 4 strategically placed dental implants (instead of 6, 8 or even 10) per jaw and a single placement surgery (as opposed to multiple). In this article, we’ll take a look at another key feature that directly contributes to the amount of money patients save on new teeth cost before addressing the indirect savings that make “All-on-4TM” implants a very smart long-term investment. Direct Savings on the Cost of New Teeth Implants • In Most Cases, No Bone Grafting Necessary One of the key features of the “All-on-4TM” is that it typically avoids the need for bone grafting surgery, even in cases of advanced jawbone atrophy and shrinkage. Bone grafting is not only an invasive and painful procedure for patients to endure, it’s also exceptionally costly. Avoiding it enables patients to save all the associated expenses as well as the time they would otherwise be spending in recovery and healing. Indirect Savings on the Cost of New Teeth Implants In addition to the tens of thousands of dollars patients are saved on having new teeth placed with the “All-on-4TM” protocol, this ingenious technique also indirectly saves patients a lot of money in the long term: • Forget repeat expenses, such as adhesives, anesthetic gels, soaking solutions and other denture products. The “All-on-4TM” is the closest thing to having a complete set of natural teeth patients can get! • No need for periodic refittings. “All-on-4TM” dental implants help to keep the underlying jawbone stimulated and alive, which aids in preventing atrophy of the hard tissue. This, in turn, eliminates the need to have the bridge redone every few years or so in order to fit the smaller shape of the jawbone. • Forget taking all those weeks off from work! The “All-on-4TM” can be completed in a single day and, in most cases, patients return to work within three or so days. Remember, time is money and this protocol saves patients weeks and even months of it! The “All-on-4TM” is typically a one-time procedure that provides patients with new teeth that are fixed, non-removable and natural appearing. While the dollar value of the benefits this protocol offers patients can be calculated, it also comes with a myriad intangible benefits. How can you put a price tag on excellent quality of life? You simply can’t. A Final Note on the “All-on-4TM” For countless reasons, undergoing the “All-on-4TM” is by far the more beneficial option for edentulous and near-edentulous patients, owing to the superior functionality, aesthetics, comfort and longevity of dental implants. Unfortunately, however, some patients only see the difference in initial cost between removable dentures and dental implants, rather than all the incredible features they’ll be benefitting from, and so they miss out. If you have lost most or all of your original adult teeth, make sure you opt for the best and most sophisticated teeth replacement option available so that you can reap the benefits in both the short and long term. Remember, the “All-on-4TM” saves money on new teeth implants cost! This two-part article series provides detailed insight into how the “All-on-4” dental implant technique saves patients tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of getting new and non-removable teeth placed. When it comes to investigating your teeth replacement options, new teeth cost is typically a primary concern. You know it’s not going to be cheap, but you’d still rather shop around for the best possible deal. There are two options available for patients who have lost or are on the verge of losing all of their original adult teeth. You can either have removable dentures fitted, or you can have all your old and failing teeth removed and a fixed (non-removable) set of implant-supported teeth placed. In the past, many patients opted for removable dentures simply because traditional implant techniques were so incredibly expensive. Today, however, the innovation of a new and revolutionary teeth replacement technique - the “All-on-4TM” - has completely changed the choice patients have. In this two-part article series, we shall be taking an in-depth look at the many direct and indirect ways the “All-on-4TM” can save patients tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of new teeth. Direct Savings on the Cost of New Teeth Implants • Fewer Dental Implants Needed Dental implants can often cost a few thousand dollars each, so the fewer you need to have placed the better! Traditional dental implant techniques for the treatment of edentulous (toothless) and near-edentulous patients would require six, eight or even ten implants per jaw to provide them with a complete set of new and non-removable teeth. If you were to undergo complete oral rehabilitation of both jaws, therefore, you could be facing the need to cover the cost of as many as 20 dental implants. That’s already a shocking expense and you haven’t even received your surgical bills yet! As the name suggests, the “All-on-4TM” only requires four strategically placed dental implants per jaw and eight in total for those having both their upper and lower dental arches replaced. This is as opposed to 20! This saves patients tens of thousands of dollars on the implant materials necessary to give them new teeth. • Fewer Placement Surgeries With so many dental implants being placed, specialists were often forced to break down a patient’s journey to oral rehabilitation into smaller, more manageable surgeries. Placing 20 implants in a single sitting would not only be incredibly traumatic to the patient, but the risk of post-operative infection and implant failure would be much greater. Additionally, there is rarely ever enough bone volume to place that many implants, and so bone grafting became a necessary part of the treatment. Traditional techniques would therefore require multiple surgeries that would be spread out over the course of 12 to 18 months. And surgery, as we all know, is never inexpensive, so the bills add would up tremendously! The “All-on-4TM”, on the other hand, only requires four highly specialized dental implants to be placed and this can quite easily be done in a single surgery! By offering patients results in a single procedure, patients are saved all the money they would otherwise have had to spend on surgery, anesthesia, consultations and their specialists’ time. Again, this is a sum of money that lies in the tens of thousands of dollars bracket. Stay Tuned for Part 2 To read more about how the “All-on-4TM” directly and indirectly saves patients on the new teeth implants cost, stay tuned for Part 2 of this article series. |