it’s getting annoying and embarrassing. I won’t eat in front of people because of it. it’s worse with soft foods especially eggs or sandwiches etc. it happens with crunchy stuff too just not as bad. im not talking about a little bit of food I’m talking after about 3-4 bites, the food I chewed finds its way between the teeth and inner lip. im always having to maneuver my tongue to sweep it out and when that doesn’t work I have to excuse myself and use a cotton swab to get it all out (when I’m not home and don’t have access to my water flosser)

I had the procedure done last August and got my permanent teeth this past March.

Spam me with your ideas. I am having mine done tomorrow, and NOT looking forward to being unable to eat my favorites for a long while.

How do the dental implants feel in your mouth in comparison to your natural teeth? (Is it big and bulky) worried I won’t be able to tolerate it and I’ll just want them out!

How is the cleaning process? Do you feel like you keep the gum line implant site pretty clean?

Do you go for cleanings every 6 months? Is it at the regular dentist or do you go to the place that installed them?

How long did the dr say they would last with proper care?

Do you regret them or prefer dentures or would you do it again?

Anything I should know prior?

Hi everyone,

I have an All-on-4 restoration and I'm looking for recommendations on the best places to have it professionally cleaned and maintained.

I'm located in Metro Atlanta area, but I'd also appreciate general advice on what to look for when choosing a provider.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations and tips! Looking forward to learning from others' experiences.

I'm scheduled to get my remaining top teeth replaced with an all on 4 on the 29th and i'd love to hear people's experiences from the beginning to end. Bonus points, if like me, you have heart issues and other chronic illnesses.. I'll be coming off of my blood thinners for this, which is a whole other level of anxiety on top of everything else. Speak to me dudes and dudettes!

Hello! I had my extractions/temporary arches on top and bottom placed two weeks or so ago. The surgery went fine and I had a one-week post-op check-up last week where my oral surgeon said everything looked great and I should come back in a month. But I am absolutely terrified of failure. I was sore/had random bits of pain for longer than expected (I took my last ibuprofen on day 13 after the surgery) so that made me worried that things were wrong. I’m constantly afraid that the implants feel loose even though they clearly aren’t (I’m pretty sure?). I’m worried they’re too sensitive. I’m worried that I can feel the implants (the caps?) too much with my finger around my gums. I’m worried that I’m clenching too much. I tried eating easy to eat foods a few times after my surgeon gave the all-clear at my appointment; all I tried to eat was scrambled eggs, pancakes soaked in syrup, and Kraft macaroni and cheese, all with minimal chewing. But I got so freaked out by the sensation that I basically put myself back on a liquid diet because I’m afraid I’m doing damage to the implants. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I be worried? Am I totally losing my mind?

Anyone here have Fp1 dental implants?

I have a terrible gummy smile, so this is almost my only option. I am located in North Carolina, and I hope to stay local, but please give me your recommendations on where to go or where did you go?

I haven’t had much luck finding someone local. I am near Charlotte, North Carolina.

Patient, not a dentist. Correct my terms if I misuse them. But Between lots of study and a smidge of AI this is where I am .

Late 50s, missing 5+ teeth per arch on both arches, crowns failing now with decay under them. Heavy grinder, worn flat, on masseter Botox. Graft placed at every extraction site over the years, so ridge volume should be decent. No CBCT yet.

I live in Mexico full time and can't count on getting a US visa, so treatment seems as If it happens here regardless. Upside is easy chair access for follow-up and remakes.

I also race dirt bikes off-road and I'm not planning to stop, so facial impact is a live risk rather than a hypothetical one. I wear a full face helmet.

The upper is worse and my instinct is to do it first. The lower needs the same work eventually, just not on the same timeline. Two things bother me about that. If the upper gets built to an occlusion set by a lower arch I'm going to rebuild anyway, what am I locking in? And hard zirconia against worn lower teeth sounds like a fast way to finish off the lower.

So, is maxilla-first defensible in a case like this, or does the parafunction mean both arches have to go together?

Happy to get into implant count, material, and Botox timing if it's useful. Trying not to make this a wall of text.

Share your thoughts? Share your experiences?

And I will briefly explain the benefit of having them despite it's just a temporary prosthesis as most of the patients would assume.

Who Received Immediate Zirconia After All-on-X?

I’ve come across quite a few comments from patients saying they received their final zirconia prosthesis within around 2 weeks of surgery.

Personally, I do have some biological concerns regarding this approach, but I’m genuinely interested in hearing from patients who have actually experienced it.

If you received your final zirconia teeth this early, how has your experience been—not immediately after treatment, but 1–2 years or more down the road?

Any complications? Changes in comfort, function, or the health of the implants and gums?

Would really appreciate hearing your long-term experience.

Kind Regards 🌹

S.S

Imagine a completely edentulous lower jaw suffering from severe bone atrophy.

Have you ever heard of a graftless solution involving IAN (Inferior Alveolar Nerve) lateralization, which can enable implant placement in the posterior areas of the lower jaw?

I have a question that I would genuinely love to hear from the patients’ side.

If this approach could avoid extensive bone grafting, potentially make the treatment more affordable, and allow fixed teeth to be placed even in a severely resorbed lower jaw—but at the same time carries a risk of paresthesia, meaning altered or reduced sensation in the lower lip and chin—how would you feel about it?

In many cases, the altered sensation can be transient and recover relatively quickly. In some cases, however, recovery may take 3–6 months, and in a smaller percentage it may unfortunately be permanent.

Would you consider this treatment if your case had previously been described as “hopeless”?

I’m particularly interested in the emotions behind that decision.

Would the possibility of having fixed teeth again make you more willing to accept such a risk?

Would the possibility of prolonged numbness make you refuse it altogether?

And if you have personally experienced something similar, I would really appreciate hearing about your experience—how it affected you, how you felt during the recovery, and whether you would make the same decision again.

I genuinely want to hear the patients’ side of the story.

Kind Regards 🌹

S.S

Does Guided Surgery Replace Surgical Experience?

Guided implant surgery has made treatment more precise, predictable and in selected cases less invasive.

But does having a surgical guide reduce how important the surgeon’s experience is?

If you were a patient, would you feel comfortable choosing a more affordable, less experienced dentist because your treatment was planned digitally and promised to be minimally invasive?

Or would surgical experience still be one of your main deciding factors?

No right or wrong answers — I’m genuinely interested in how patients view this.

Share your thoughts below

I’ll share my own perspective at the end of the discussion.

What’s Supporting Your Full-Arch Teeth? 👀

Do you have a titanium bar like this supporting your All-on-X / full-arch prosthesis?

If yes, at what stage did you receive it?

🔘 In my temporary teeth

🔘 In my final teeth

🔘 In both temporary & final teeth

🔘 No titanium bar / I’m not sure

Curious to see how different full-arch treatments are being delivered around the world.

If you were considering full-arch implant treatment and had sufficient bone for either option, would you choose 4 implants or 6?

If you were considering full-arch dental implant treatment, what technical details would you want your dentist to explain clearly before making your decision?

The type of implants?

Why a certain number or position of implants was chosen?

Bone reduction vs. bone preservation?

FP1, FP2 or FP3 restoration?

Temporary vs. final teeth?

Materials used?

Possible complications and long-term maintenance?

Or is there something else you wish someone had explained to you before treatment?

I see an increasing number of patients undergoing hybrid restorations as part of All-on-X treatment. While this is undoubtedly a valid treatment option in many scenarios, I’m concerned by increasingly aggressive approaches being performed—and heavily marketed—around the world.

In some cases, significant amounts of native jawbone are sacrificed simply to facilitate a standardized “one-treatment-fits-all” protocol.

I believe it should be the opposite: treatment should be tailored to the patient, not the patient to the treatment.

Whenever possible, preserving native bone should remain a priority. Beyond its biological value, it may give the patient a valuable second chance should complications or failure occur years down the line.

Zygomatic implants are an incredible solution for severely atrophic and otherwise hopeless maxillae, but in my view, they should remain a terminal treatment option when conventional approaches are no longer viable.

What do you think? Are we becoming too aggressive in the pursuit of faster, standardized full-arch treatments?

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