Fixed teeth for a full arch
All-on-X Full-Arch Dental Implants in Guelph
York Road Dental offers All-on-X full arch dental implants on 4 to 6 implants. Open Saturdays. We bill insurers and CDCP directly.
A temporary bridge is often placed the same day. Book a consultation or call (519) 824-7333.
What Is All-on-X, and How Does It Differ from All-on-4?
All-on-X is a full arch of fixed teeth held on 4 to 6 dental implants. It replaces a whole upper or lower arch with one bridge, so you can bite and smile without a removable denture. Full mouth dental implants can mean one arch or both.
All-on-X is the name York Road Dental uses. All on 4 dental implants use four implants, and All-on-6 uses six, and your dentist decides how many suit your jaw.
A fixed full arch is held on implants instead of resting on the gums, so there is no adhesive or removable plate. Your dentist explains what to expect for your bite and your smile.
What is All-on-4?
All-on-4 is a way of replacing a full arch of teeth with a fixed bridge on four implants. All-on-6 does the same on six. At York Road Dental we call the approach All-on-X, because the number of implants depends on your bone and your bite.
The implants themselves are placed by a visiting general dentist, while Dr. Natasha Kaushal makes and fits the bridge. Dr. Kaushal is a general dentist, so we avoid the word specialist.
What Is the Same-Day Temporary Bridge?
In many cases, a temporary bridge is fitted on the day the implants are placed, so you leave with teeth. This is often called teeth in a day, and the final bridge follows after a few months of healing.
We say in many cases because it depends on your bone, your health and how stable the implants are. Your dentist decides at the consultation, and a same-day temporary bridge is not possible for everyone.
The temporary bridge is for looks and light eating while the implants fuse with the bone. You eat soft foods, and the final bridge is made once you have healed. Same day dental implants therefore describe the first step, not the finished result.
Until the final bridge is made, you come back for checks so that we can see the gums healing and adjust the temporary bridge if needed.
Who Does All-on-X Suit?
All-on-X suits an adult whose teeth are failing or missing, or whose dentures are loose, and who wants fixed teeth. The dentist decides at your consultation, using an exam and X-rays. These points matter most:
Failing or missing teeth in one arch
Loose or uncomfortable dentures
Enough bone, or a graft to rebuild it
Good general health for healing
A commitment to daily cleaning
At your consultation we look at your teeth, your gums and your bone, ask about your health and listen to what you want to eat and how you want to smile. You leave with a plan and the questions answered, and no one asks you to decide on the day.
Smoking and poorly controlled diabetes can slow healing, so tell us about your health history and any medications. If you are missing one tooth only, read about dental implants.
What Is Your Treatment Journey?
The journey runs from consultation to final bridge over a few months. Here is the order, and who does each part.
You can use a stop signal at any time. We cannot promise a painless visit. After surgery, eat soft foods and keep the area clean as your dentist shows you. Call us if swelling or pain gets worse instead of better.
Go to the nearest hospital emergency department or call 911 if you have severe swelling, trouble breathing or bleeding that will not stop.
All-on-X or Dentures?
All-on-X is fixed in your mouth, while dentures are removable, so the right choice depends on what you want to eat, how you want to clean and what you can invest. This table sets out the basics.
Feature
All-on-X
Dentures
In your mouth
Fixed on implants
Removable
Cleaning
Brush and clean under
Take out to clean
Care
Check-ups and cleaning
Relines and repairs
Day to day, you brush a fixed bridge like natural teeth and clean under it, and you do not soak it overnight. A denture sits on the gums, so it can move, and it needs relines as the gums change over time.
All-on-X or dentures?
All on 4 vs dentures comes down to stability and cost. Dentures are removable, while All-on-X is fixed on implants and is not taken out at night. Read about dentures to compare.
Snap-in dentures or All-on-X?
Snap-in dentures click onto implants but can still be taken out, while All-on-X is a fixed bridge. Ask us about implant dentures if you want a removable option that holds firmly.
What Changes the Cost of All-on-X?
All on 4 cost depends on how many implants you need, whether you need a bone graft or extractions, and the material of the bridge, so we do not list one price here. Full mouth implants cost more than one arch, and we explain it at your consultation.
Payment plans are in-house, and you can pay by cash, debit, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or e-transfer. All major insurers can be direct-billed, so tell our team which plan you have. CDCP patients are welcome, and CDCP claims are billed directly to the plan.
If your plan pays only part of the cost, you may owe a co-payment or other charges, so ask our team for the amount before treatment starts.
See payment plans for how paying works. For eligibility and coverage rules, see the Government of Canada's dental care plan page.
Questions About All-on-X
Who provides All-on-X at York Road Dental?
York Road Dental offers All-on-X through a visiting general dentist who places the implants, and Dr. Natasha Kaushal fits the bridge. Dr. Kaushal has been registered with the RCDSO since 8 June 2018. Read about her on about Dr. Natasha Kaushal.
Can I have All-on-X with bone loss?
Often yes, and York Road Dental explains at your consultation whether you need a bone graft to rebuild thinned bone before the implants are placed.
Does All-on-X hurt?
York Road Dental numbs the area during surgery, so you should feel pressure but not pain. You may feel sore afterwards, we cannot promise a painless visit, and your dentist explains how to manage soreness.
How do I clean a fixed full arch?
York Road Dental advises brushing twice a day and cleaning under the bridge with small interdental brushes or a water flosser, and keeping your check-ups, which are usually every 3 to 6 months.
Book Your All-on-X Consultation in Guelph
Ask for an All-on-X consultation at York Road Dental and your online booking goes straight into our calendar. Want to know how payment works first? Start with the payment plans.