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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

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.

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.

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 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?

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?

r/TheArt_of_Full_Archs

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?

r/TheArt_of_Full_Archs