How All-on-4 Compares to Other Options
Patients weighing their options often compare All-on-4 to traditional dental implants, removable partials and dentures, and implant-supported overdentures. Each has its place, and our team will walk you through the differences honestly based on your specific situation.
What sets All-on-4 apart is the combination of permanence and efficiency. Unlike removable dentures, it does not move or require daily removal. Unlike replacing each tooth individually with single tooth implants, it restores an entire arch with fewer implant posts and a more streamlined surgical process. For patients who are missing most or all of their teeth on one or both arches, it is often the most practical and cost-effective path to a fixed smile.
What to Expect in Terms of Results
The research behind All-on-4 is extensive and consistently encouraging. Clinical studies following patients over 5 to 18 years have reported prosthetic survival rates exceeding 95%, with implant survival rates in the mandible reaching as high as 98.8%. Patients consistently report improvements in chewing function, speech, and quality of life following treatment. These are not short-term outcomes — they reflect decades of documented clinical use across hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide.
Who Makes a Good Candidate
Most adults with significant tooth loss or failing dentition are worth evaluating for All-on-4. Sufficient jawbone volume is helpful, though the angled implant design often accommodates patients who have experienced moderate bone resorption. Candidates should be in reasonably good general health, committed to good oral hygiene, and realistic about what the process involves and what the recovery looks like.
Dr. Hardt’s evaluation process is thorough and transparent. He will give you a clear picture of whether All-on-4 is appropriate for your case, and if a different approach, such as a staged implant process or a combination of implants and a smile makeover, would serve you better in the long run.
Choose Dr. Richard Hardt’s Live Oak Dental Group for All-on-4 in Porterville, CA
Choosing where to have All-on-4 implants placed is one of the most significant dental decisions you will make, and it deserves a provider with real, hands-on experience. Dr. Hardt and Dr. Jackson Lewis have been providing implant care in Porterville for over three decades, working closely with a trusted local oral surgeon for more complex placement needs so that every step of your treatment happens right here in the community. Our practice has been voted Best Dentist in Porterville by the Porterville Recorder’s Readers’ Choice Award multiple years running, and our team is proud to offer the kind of personalized, unhurried care that makes a complicated process feel manageable.
We work with CareCredit financing to help make All-on-4 treatment accessible, and we are happy to walk you through all of your financial options at your consultation. To take the first step toward a permanent, full-arch smile, contact our office today and schedule your evaluation with Dr. Hardt.