Full Mouth Implants "ProGrin Premier Smile"
Learn to love your smile again!
Our Amazing All-on-4 Implant Results
At ProGrin Dental, we are in the business of making our patients’ lives easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable. We truly care about our patients and love building a bond with them throughout their procedures.
Top Rated All-on-4 Implants in South Carolina
With ProGrin Premier Smile, you will walk away with more confidence and less pain! All-on-4 is a dental implant technique where both the upper and lower set of teeth are replaced with just 4 implants. With fewer dental implants needed, overall cost and treatment time is reduced!
On the same day that your natural teeth are removed, you receive a new smile attached to those implants. You will never be without teeth throughout this journey!
Dr. Aaron Henley
Your ProGrin All-on-4 implant dentist
‘‘A healthy smile is something that cannot be overlooked. I feel that if you have a healthy mouth, your whole body will be healthier as well.
Implant Process
Dr. Henley loves seeing our patients’ lives change through implant dentistry, and this modern treatment is the right step towards achieving your dream smile. Here are the four steps that we take to get create your full mouth dental implants.
During your first visit, you will consult with our skillful doctor to determine if All-on-4 is right for you. Once we determine that this life-changing treatment is exactly what you want, we will start your journey to a new smile!
Your comfort is of our utmost importance. Local anesthetic is administered prior to removing any remaining teeth and infections. Implants are placed and we attach your temporary teeth to the implants. This means you will leave the day of surgery with teeth that are screwed into place and cannot be removed.
We want to make sure you are well taken care of. During these visits, we will see how you are feeling with your new teeth. We will take impressions and make sure everything is going smoothly for your final visit.
You will be left with a smile exactly how you have always dreamed. You will be able to walk away with a permanent set of teeth that will last you a lifetime. You can eat, talk, and enjoy your life without pain.
"The staff make you feel like family."
After-Care Instructions
Proper care is required after an All-on-4 treatment. We want to make sure that you are healing correctly and taking care of your new smile. It is important to pay extra attention to:
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FAQs About Dental Implants?
- Is All-on-4 Covered by Insurance?
This question has a complicated answer. Because all on 4 involves several separate dental procedures (extractions, dental implants, prosthetic restorations), it is possible to use some dental insurance benefits to cover this treatment. Coverage varies widely by both carrier and specific plan, so it is important for you to understand what your specific dental plan covers.
Most insurance plans cover at least a portion of tooth extractions, and some will cover a portion of prosthetic restorations. We have actually seen a few insurance plans catching up with the times and covering a portion of dental implants as well. In order to know your specific coverage, our front office team can communicate with your insurance company before you complete the procedure.
- Is All-on-4 Painful?
In the long run? No.
It is a surgical procedure, though, so you should expect some post-operative pain and/or discomfort. Any time you have a tooth pulled or a dental implant placed, your body experiences “normal” post-op pain as part of the healing process. Because an all on 4 procedure involves multiple extractions and multiple implants, we cannot claim that it will be pain free.
We can assure you that we have many years of experience in dental surgeries and know exactly how to help our patients manage surgical pain.
- Is All-on-4 Worth It?
All-on-4 is a relatively expensive investment in your smile. For one who has suffered decades of pain, infection, discomfort, and embarrassment from his or her teeth, an All-on-4 treatment is well worth the investment. It provides a healthy oral situation by replacing any and all sources of dental pain and infection with an implant-supported prosthesis that functions well to properly chew food. It builds confidence by providing a cosmetically appealing smile with “new” teeth.
Because these are benefits that will last a lifetime, they far outweigh the monetary costs.
- Is All-on-4 Removable?
No.
When people call All-on-4 “implant dentures”, they are incorrect. Your dentist attaches the prosthesis to the implants with tiny screws that only the dentist can unscrew. This makes it a “fixed” restoration, as opposed to a removable one. Patients do not remove All-on-4 prosthetics. The dentist removes it about once a year for maintenance, evaluation, and professional cleaning.
Because these are benefits that will last a lifetime, they far outweigh the monetary costs.
- Is All-on-4 Comfortable?
Yes.
After the initial healing phase, there should be no discomfort with an All-on-4 restoration. There is an adjustment period, during which your lips, cheeks, and tongue must get used to the presence of the prosthesis. You could suffer minor friction irritation or biting your cheeks, lips, or tongue in that adjustment phase.
- Is All-on-4 a Denture?
No.
As we’ve already stated, All-on-4 is not removable by the patient. There is another important difference. Where dentures require extensions into the area under the lips and cheeks, causing an unnatural bulky or full appearance to the face, All-on-4 rests only on the jawbone of the dental arch. Because the dental implants support the prosthesis, there is no need for excess material that presses outward into the cheeks and lips.
In fact, the only thing that All-on-4 has in common with a traditional denture is that it also replaces all of the teeth in a dental arch.