He is beautiful. You can see it.

A good question. No answer?

@@Ladynipchick2 Unfortunately I never got a clear answer from a doctor, but I got my replacements since asking this question & I opted to go with Zirconia prosthesis for both arches, and even though the Zirconia is pretty heavy in the hand, it feels perfectly fine on my lower arch. I didn't think having something as hard as Zirconia on one arch & something softer (acrylic) on the lower arch was practical. So if you're getting this procedure, go with the Zirconia for both arches.

@@NiteLifeBuzzPage Thank you so much for answering. I'm going for my assessment this Friday, and will be hoping they agree to do a complete restoration, top and bottom, All on 4. I need to be back at work a few days after surgery. In your opinion, was it that painful and will I need to take it easy for a week or more (hope not!)?

@@Ladynipchick2No prob! I did my surgery under IV anesthesia and I had zero pain when I woke up or for the next few days. There was discomfort, but I had no pain. But please understand that this may be very different for you. I did My procedure out of town, so I had a couple days rest before flying back home. The plan was to give me 6 implants in each arch, but it was changed to (all-on-) 5 during surgery for reasons I totally understand. Not happy with, but I get it. They were placed in odd locations. Not evenly spaced apart like they show you in the examples. Some facilities may give you fixed temporary teeth while you heal over the next few months, but I was given removeable dentures. Some doctors prefer this, some don't. Hope that helps

@@NiteLifeBuzzPage I'm very grateful to you for such thorough answers. I'm definitely going for Zirconia! Can I ask several more questions? Were you happy with the functionality of your teeth fairly quickly? Were you pleased with the aesthetics outcome? Did you have some bone removed prior to insertion of your implants? Did your face 'collapse' in immediately following removal of your teeth, before being fitted with your temporary set? I'm dreading that! It's wonderful to be able to communicate directly with someone who has been through a type of procedure that I may be going through very soon!

You probably know this by now but the bottom snap in denture,is only 2 implants.

She was saying that she preferred the fixed option (lower all on 4)

Agreed. I was hoping that would be one of the options talked about in this video.... Since it's titled "options [...] of dental implants" I don't think dentures should have even been mentioned, they're not an implant. I was hoping for comparisons between like all-on-4, all-on-6, and full arch dental implant bridge. (and possibly even the 3-on-6, but since that's a very niche specific brand, I can understand not talking about that.)

I've just seen this comment. Ultimately these are all true dental bridges, but there are very few situations where teeth on gums is possible and looks good (fp1). Most fp1 cases end up looking like fp2! I think I'll need to make a video to explain, because, like you I would prefer to have no fake gum, but it's not realistic in the vast majority of cases.

@@drgurssehmi Curious though, 1. what kind of case IS it possible in? And 2. in those cases where it's possible what are the functional differences between them and ones with fake gums? Also, if you can do a single tooth implant set into the gums and have a good result if you can avoid gum recession, why wouldn't the same thing be true for a full arch set into the gums? Personally, I don't care about how it looks. My natural teeth are "fine"... crooked, crowded, slightly discoloured, but fine.... The problem is that many of them are probably about 70% filling material, and my dentist says some of them won't have enough tooth leftover to DO another filling on them. And this will eventually be the case for ALL my teeth... I'm not sure I have a single tooth without at least 1 filling on it.... Plus I've had 2 root canals. So since I'm young (mid-30s) I just want to be proactive and replace them all at one time, instead of single implants over many years. Because I'd eventually end up with 24 implants! LOL Which I'm not even sure is possible!?!? My insurance won't cover implants because they're saying it's "only" cosmetic in my case, despite my dental history. So I'm sorely tempted to say "make my fake teeth look exactly like my current teeth!" that way it's not a cosmetic improvement, it's purely a health improvement, while hopefully keeping functionality the exact same. The only other thing that throws a wrench into this plan is that I'm autistic, so I also need to take the sensory feel against the tongue into consideration. I'm always rubbing my tongue from the tip of my teeth, up the back, and onto the hard palate and then back... having the fake gums, then a small gap, then the hard palate, would drive me nuts for the rest of my life... I know the average person gets used to it, but I know myself... I would never get used to it... I NEED it to feel as close to the same as my natural teeth as possible... Hence, preferring an arch that's set into the gums. And I just can't wrap my head around why it wouldn't work? And why is there so little educational information about it? It's probably pointless, since I'll never be able to afford it, and I'm sure insurance won't budge anyway.... but I'd still like to arm myself with the knowledge regardless.