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Full-arch implant case study
A rehabilitation from failing dentition to a fixed prosthesis using All-on-6 — documented stage by stage.
The clinical journey
Clinical assessment
The patient presented with multiple teeth affected by advanced periodontal disease and a deteriorating removable prosthesis. 3D imaging revealed moderate bone loss, particularly in the posterior regions.
Surgical planning
3D imaging enabled precise implant positioning and minimised risk, with the plan delivered through computer-guided surgery to sub-millimetre accuracy. Posterior bone loss determined where the six implants could safely go.
Same-day surgery and restoration
Six implants placed under IV sedation over approximately two and a half hours, with a temporary prosthesis attached immediately — the patient was discharged with fixed teeth the same day.
Osseointegration
Five months of healing while functioning on the temporary prosthesis, with follow-up imaging confirming stable integration across all six implants.
Final prosthesis
The definitive restoration designed and fabricated in our in-house digital lab, then fitted and refined for bite and appearance.
Why All-on-6 rather than All-on-4 here
Bone loss was moderate rather than severe, which meant six implant positions were achievable. Where six can be placed safely, they distribute load more evenly and build in a larger safety margin — losing one of six costs 17 percent of support against 25 percent with four.
Had the posterior bone loss been more advanced, All-on-4's angled placement would likely have been the better answer, and we would have planned it that way.
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