title: Diagnostically Driven Planning and Execution of an All-on-4 Treatment Concept.
abstract: The All-on-4 treatment concept offers advantages to patients seeking full-arch immediate function, including reduced treatment time and costs, improved esthetics, and high patient satisfaction. The biomechanical basis and clinical success of the All-on-4 concept have been validated by numerous scientific and clinical studies. Nevertheless, relatively few clinicians have successfully implemented this extraordinary service for their patients. This article introduces specific planning and treatment protocols advanced by the authors that are intended to: reduce surgical and restorative chairtime; circumvent surgical site disruption; improve the durability and esthetics of the provisional restoration; optimize patient comfort and convenience; and increase clinical implementation compared to first-generation protocols.
authors.affiliation: Founder, Sclar Center for Advanced Implant Dentistry Learning, Miami, Florida; Director of Clinical Research and Dental Implant Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nova Southeastern University School of Dentistry, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Private Practice, Sclar Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sclar
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontist, Dental Solutions of Miami, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Juan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cardenas
authors.affiliation: President, Implant Technical Support, Inc., Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Uli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Von Haussen
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants