If you’re losing your teeth in your 40s or 50s, you’re not alone. I see many patients around this age who have lost several, or even all, of their teeth. Today I want to share the story of one of my patients — a wonderful man in his late 40s — who decided it was … Read more
I want to walk you through a specific patient case to clear up some confusion about dental implant treatment planning. Some wonder if all teeth need to be removed. Others often ask what guides the decision to remove teeth and place implants. This case highlights a tailored, patient-focused approach. Patient Case: 70-Year-Old, Missing Molars and … Read more
Let me tell you about “John”, a 45-year-old patient of Filipino descent who came to me with a story that’ll stick with me forever. By the time he walked into my office, his teeth were loose, severely crooked, and ravaged by advanced periodontal disease. He was on blood thinners and wanted full mouth dental implants … Read more
Video transcript if you prefer to read: BUT THERE IS A FUNNY PART WHERE I STRUGGLE TO FLOSS MYSELF IN THE VIDEO! 🤣 Today’s topic is one I hear about all the time: “I can’t get under my (full implant) bridge to clean it.” This applies to both dental implant bridges and regular bridges. So, … Read more
The topic I want to talk about today (regarding full mouth implants) is something I’m seeing more and more often—patients who already have several dental implants but are now losing additional teeth. This is especially common in the baby boomer age group. So, when do we stop adding implants and instead consider converting to a … Read more
A patient might walk into my office with what I call a “terminal dentition” case. In this situation, all teeth need to be extracted for full mouth implants. Saving the teeth would not be a practical option in many situations. Sometimes the number of bad teeth outnumber the “good teeth.” Sometimes only the upper or … Read more
When a 35-year-old man walked into my office, I could see the toll that years of severe tooth decay and grinding had taken on his smile. He wanted to fix his worn teeth. His teeth were worn down to the gums, altering his facial structure and aging his appearance. This case was a testament to … Read more
There is so much misinformation about having fake dental implants pink ceramic gums or having dental implants with no gums on a dental implant full arch bridge… AKA “all on 4″ /”all on 6” or “3 on 6” This video will provide a lot of information for you to understand the difference between the two. … Read more
(updated May 2025) Zygomatic and pterygoid implants x-ray of case completed here in my Burbank, California office. These special implants are typically only used when there is no real bone to use regular dental implants. There is a lot of information on this website regarding full arch teeth replacement with dental implants especially advanced cases … Read more
This is a difficult full arch implant case with a full upper arch reconstruction utilizing the zygomatic and pterygoid dental implants. Let me explain why this case is more difficult than average. She was told by two other offices that they could only make her a snap-on denture. My office in Burbank, California was her … Read more
I’m going to walk you through a full mouth dental implants case of an all-on-4 implants (or full arch replacement) that had a couple hiccups along the way. And I’m going to talk about the importance of so many things. There’s going to be a lot of pearls in this video. As a prospective patient, … Read more
Trans-nasal dental implants are used only in situations where the upper jaw bone is REALLY dissolved, soft and hollow. A trans-nasal dental implant is placed through the mouth just like any other dental implant, but it anchors in a little tiny corner of bone where the upper jaw meets the outermost portion of the nose … Read more
A subperiosteal implant is a custom metal frame implant that goes OVER the bone rather than into the bone. They are an option for patients with dentures who were told they cannot have implants due to severe bone loss. Regular dental implants are basically screws that are inserted INTO the bone. A subperiosteal dental implant … Read more
If you have active gum disease (periodontitis) and need full mouth implants All on 4/5/6 there are several issues to consider. The most important of all is that the gum disease problem that you have around your teeth can also affect the implants. What!!!! As I have said in the past, dental implants are not … Read more
Pterygoid implants are often used along with zygomatic or other implants (to learn more about this particular type of implant, visit my webpage here). They can be extremely useful to allow you to get teeth quickly and safely for the upper jaw “all on 4/6 dental implants.” These are very specialized implants that are only … Read more
(updated January 2024) The all on 4 dental implant full mouth solution is not without problems. In fact, many patients come to me to fix all-on-4 dental implant problems and remove failed implants. It is a major decision to have this treatment done. In very skilled hands, this procedure has a very high success rate. There … Read more
I’d like to go through an example of a case I’ve completed that really shows a life change…fast dental implants and dentures in one day (“teeth in a day”). So this wonderful man, who really is just a great guy, has quite a dental situation going on. You can see that he has no upper … Read more
Mini dental implants and zygomatic implants are as opposite as they come! In this video I explain how someone with “no bone” on the upper jaw would consider mini dental implants vs. zygomatic/pterygoid dental implants. Which type of dental implant lasts longer? Which type of implant is prone to problems? Video Transcription lightly edited for … Read more
The quad zygomatic implant bridge is a solution for the patient who truly has no bone on the upper jaw. Quadruple zygomatic implants are intended to replace a full upper denture with a non-removable, fixed implant bridge within 24 hours. A quad zygoma dental implant bridge requires no bone grafting of any kind! Most … Read more
Learn about the process for full mouth dental implants (All on 4)
It’s a real fear. A fear that the dental mold impression will pull some teeth out. There are digital options that replace all this!
UPDATED JUNE 2024 A gap or space can develop under a dental implant bridge or even a bridge with natural teeth. The focus of this post will be on implant bridges, especially immediate “all on X”/”all on 4″/”all on 6” dental implant procedures for the full arch replacement. This most commonly occurs on an ALL … Read more
(updated October 2024) I love my parents. They made me who I am. My Mom and Dad mean the WORLD to me. They are seniors. If my parents needed (full mouth or full arch) dental implants I would want to be 100% certain that they would be treated with the best team and at the … Read more
(updated October 2024) Zygomatic and pterygoid implants can look a little bit intimidating. They are quite long and go into different parts of the skull to anchor full mouth dental implants. Is the Zygomatic Dental Implant Near the Eye? Often I am asked how close to the eye is a zygomatic implant? This short video … Read more
(updated October 2024) What does a dental implant look like the next day? What will you look like the next day after dental implant surgery? Will you be really swollen? Are the temporary teeth nice? That depends. Allow me to take you through a case example of full mouth dental implants (All on 4, … Read more
A Special Kind of Abutment Multi-unit abutments are a special kind of dental implant abutment. They are used when you have to connect multiple teeth implants together to make a bridge impression. They are most common for a full arch replacement, all on 4, all on “X” with or without zygomatic dental implants. It is … Read more
Pterygoid implants are a specialty type of implant that is placed in the upper molar region. They require special training to place because there are inherent risks but there can be tremendous advantage for a patient that is missing all of their upper teeth or losing all of their upper teeth!! WHERE DOES A PTERYGOID … Read more
Planning zygomatic implants in 3D is one of the most important parts of the diagnostic process. In this video you can see how I placed a quad zygoma… Meaning four zygomatic dental implants for an upper jaw that has literally no bone. The implants are kind of laying on the side of the jaw near … Read more
Dental implants should be spread out from each other when replacing a full mouth or full arch. Just like the legs of a chair, the farther they are spread out the better stability. In implant dentistry this is called “AP spread” which means anterior/posterior spread. Just as important as the number of implants is the … Read more
(updated January 2025) This patient I treated in Burbank, CA has no bone on the upper jaw. You can see that she was unable to wear a denture. Her face would cave in right to the bottom of the nose! I placed four zygomatic implants (quad zygoma) with a fixed bridge that she does not … Read more
This video shows a an entire case from start to finish in about 90 seconds. It is a prettau zirconia dental implant bridge with one zygomatic implant. Follow along and read the captions. There was only ONE surgery. Patient was only without teeth for a few hours. The temporary and prototype allows me to work … Read more
This is a GREAT example on how missing back teeth cause the entire bite to collapse. This is my patient I am treating. These are digital 3D scan models that I made in the office. Rather than the teeth interdigitating with each other they are passing by each other more like pair of scissors. … Read more
Zygomatic dental implants are used in cases of more extreme bone loss in the upper jaw. They rely on anchorage into the base of your cheek bones which are called “ zygomatic bone.” They are commonly done for full arch replacement with a Prettau, zirconia dental implant bridge. Generally speaking this bone is dense and … Read more
In this video I describe the 3-D planning for a full upper dental implant procedure. Bone quality and quantity are discussed as well as immediate teeth made when the teeth are extracted and implants are placed. This is how I do all of my cases. This case happens to have a zygomatic implant on the … Read more
Sad story of dental implant complications… This woman had 4 implants done already in her lower jaw. She already lost one when she came to see me. You can see that the gum tissue looks really irritated and there is visible infection of the implants… they look terrible!! These implants are failing and there is … Read more
What is better? Long or short dental implants? There are a lot of different views on this topic especially in the last few years where the trend is to place shorter implants and the less of them. Do you want your house to be built with just the minimum number of support beams? If you … Read more
ALL OF THE IMAGES YOU SEE BELOW ARE TEMPORARY, FULL DENTAL IMPLANT ARCH BRIDGES. THEY ARE NOT PERFECT!! In this video learn why it is important to go through this step to make sure that the final all on 6, all on 4 etc. is made the best way possible. You cannot imagine how many … Read more
Dental Implants are NOT teeth. They are a “replacement” for teeth. Because of this, cleaning dental implants is different than cleaning your natural teeth. The biology of the gums around an implant is very different than what is found around natural teeth. Of course you have to brush, but should you floss, Waterpik or use … Read more
Which one is better??? Zygomatic dental implants or a sinus lift bone graft? I would like to start by saying that both are excellent options. Both have long-term data to support their use and I do both procedures very routinely.Often I will recommend one over the other or give you the option to choose what … Read more
If you lose all of your teeth, your jawbone and eventually your face will shrink. This cannot be stopped even with bone grafts. It naturally happens because of atrophy (lack of use) of both muscle and bone of the jaws. I have discussed this bone loss in many previous blog and web articles. If you’re … Read more
I have been seeing a rise in complications on patients who have had the ALL ON 4 dental implant procedure. Many patients end up in my office for redo treatment after things have gone very wrong. I’m seeing a lot of broken bridges and bone loss recall peri-implantitis. In this video I will discuss … Read more
See what one of Dr. Ramsey Amin’s patients has to say after receiving a full mouth dental implant reconstruction including eleven dental implants, a Prettau bridge, sinus grafting and more. The end result? Beautiful teeth that look natural and feel great!
Are you interested in dental implants? See what one patient (who traveled all the way from Michigan to California for her procedure) has to say after receiving full mouth upper and lower dental implants with a fixed Prettau bridges from Dr. Ramsey Amin. If you are looking to replace all of your teeth with dental … Read more
Here is an interesting full double arch dental implant case that I took over from another dentist. This patient desired full mouth dental implants. When he presented to my office he already had 10 implants but could not use his teeth. He paid a lot of money only to be disappointed with the removable over … Read more
This is a great video explanation of full arch zirconia Prettau style dental implant bridges made for the All on 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc. procedures. These are full jaw situations. In this video I narrate the actual lab design of how the teeth are made. Buyer beware! Not all teeth are created equal! Experience … Read more
In this post I will try to detail the start to finish of full upper and lower dental implants with Prettau solid zirconia dental implant bridges. This gives a general outline for what to expect if you were to have to lose all of your teeth and replace them with full arch zirconia implant bridges. … Read more
Bone leveling is a procedure called “alveoloplasty.” Bone leveling is extremely beneficial in cases where a bone graft can be avoided altogether. Especially in the lower jaw when the bone atrophies, (melts away) what’s left of the bone is just a skinny spine knife edge type of ridge where the teeth used to be. That … Read more
This is a case being planned for upper and lower Prettau dental implant Bridges. The patient just lost her lower front teeth extracted and now has no teeth at all. She can no longer wear a lower denture and desires dental implants that are nonremovable.
The All on 4 dental implant procedure has become quite popular. You probably even hear about it on radio and TV advertising. Even many dentists don’t really understand it. It is sometimes advertised as the “smile and a day” procedure. All on four is simply a treatment option for replacing all of your teeth … Read more
Guided dental implant surgery is a procedure where a surgical guide or template is made to allow me to place your dental implants in a very precise position. This is done from a 3-D scan and some serious computer software. It can often help reduce the need for a bone graft! First a 3-D scan … Read more
Having fixed “permanent” dental implant teeth is a process. This process can vary greatly from as short as one day and can extend up to two years. The average is a few months. Here is a 5 step summary of the process. “Permanent” is in quotations because nothing is truly permanent. Everything can be removed if needed and … Read more
(updated July 2024) “I need new teeth. Can I replace all my teeth with dental implants?” This is a question I hear often. Worse yet, some people say should I pull all of my teeth and get dentures? Most of the time the answer is no! BUT…sometimes it IS better to pull your remaining teeth … Read more
All-on-four is a dental implant technique specific to people missing all of their teeth and who want to avoid dentures. Many patients that see me in Burbank ask me about “All on Four” dental implants. Sometimes they call it “All Over Four.” The all-on-four implant procedure has few advantages, but several disadvantages. All-on-(or over) four … Read more
Full mouth dental implants can be very confusing and highly varied in technique and cost. In this video, I explain the things you should know about having dental implants to replace all of your teeth. Here is a recent x-ray of a patient that I placed 14 dental implants and upper and lower fixed dental … Read more
First off I want to be clear that you cannot have dental implants without having enough bone to support dental implants. BUT…sometimes you don’t need to rebuild ALL the bone to have the same result. Sometimes rebuilding ALL the bone does not yield as nice of a result than if you bone grafted back just … Read more
Full mouth dentistry with dental implants and crowns can get very complex. I treated this patient in my Burbank office with nine dental implants and a total of more than 20 crowns. The full mouth dental reconstruction involved the upper and lower teeth and opening the bite to be taller. The three minute audio recording … Read more
Snap in dentures is a term some patients use when they come to see me for dental implant dentures in Burbank. There is a product called the "snap on smile" that is not related to implant dentistry. Snap in dentures are dental implant overdentures. That means they go over dental implants. The more implants you have … Read more
The main qualifier for having dental implants is having enough bone. If you don’t have enough bone for dental implants, the bone can be rebuilt or I can use remotely placed implants such as pterygoid implants and zygomatic implants. If you don’t have enough gum, that can be added back (with a gum graft), too. … Read more
"When should a denture be replaced?" “Can I replace my dentures with dental implants or an implant overdenture?” These are two questions that patients in my Burbank, California office ask on a routine basis. There are instances where your dentures may have been replaced after 1 year or less, and on the opposite side of the … Read more
You may hear a radio ad that talks about “permanent” teeth or “permanent” dentures. Permanent is a very strong word and may not be completely true. It may be a marketing tactic only. A major implant manufacturer (Nobel BioCare) even says it! Dental implants are fantastic, and they are the closest thing to being “permanent.” … Read more
Frank is a great patient that I have known for many years. He had the misfortune of having severe gum disease and decay that required the eventual removal of all of his teeth. His passion is playing the saxophone which he said you really need good teeth to play well. Listen to his experience. He decided … Read more
If you already have dentures, dental implants can be used to “lock” your denture to the bone. This is called an overdenture. Please see this post for some overdenture basic information. There are many choices for securing your implants to the denture. You should know that are bars or individual anchors. I will focus on the … Read more
Most people think bone is just bone! Actually, in the mouth it can be as hard oak wood or as soft as Styrofoam!!! Your success with the dental implant procedure has got a lot to do with this. The techniques of placing the implants into each type of bone is very different. This video should help … Read more
Fixed bridges are attached to your dental implants much like your natural teeth are connected to your bone. Because they are most similar to teeth, they do require some maintenance. Most importantly is your daily routine at home. You must brush and floss your implant fixed bridge. You will also need to have regular x-rays … Read more
There is a common mistake that I hear from patients on a regular basis. Often times, I see patients for second opinions for dental implants to replace all of their teeth. They tell me they are having all their teeth removed and having a “bridge.” When I dig deeper or reference their paperwork, they are … Read more
Is your denture loose? A traditional denture can be supported with implants. Dental implants will allow you to once again speak and eat with comfort and confidence! They are secure and offer freedom from the irksome clicks and wobbles of dentures. They’ll allow you to say goodbye to worries about misplaced dentures and messy pastes … Read more
