All-on-6, question by question
Longer, sourced answers to the questions our patients ask most. Each article is reviewed by our implant surgeon, Dt. Hüseyin Yavuz Özbek.
Start with the basics of All-on-6 if you are new to the treatment. The articles below go deeper on one question each. Jump to a group: your health and medicines · living with All-on-6 · how it is built and planned · problems, repairs and upkeep.
Your health and medicines
All-on-6 after cancer treatment
Head and neck radiotherapy, chemotherapy and bone medicines: what changes and who to involve.
Read the article →All-on-6 after losing teeth to gum disease
Why gum disease history follows you to implants, and how to stop it repeating.
Read the article →All-on-6 when cleaning is harder
Arthritis, Parkinson's, poor eyesight or memory problems: designs, tools and help from carers.
Read the article →All-on-6 with a heart condition or on blood thinners
Warfarin, apixaban, aspirin and clopidogrel, valve problems and antibiotics: what UK guidance says.
Read the article →All-on-6 with an autoimmune condition
Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, lichen planus and immune-suppressing medicines.
Read the article →All-on-6 with osteoporosis or bone medicines
Alendronic acid, denosumab and other bone drugs: the jaw risk, and what to tell your dentist.
Read the article →Am I too old for All-on-6?
What research shows in people over 65 and 75, and what really decides it.
Read the article →Can you be allergic to titanium implants?
How rare titanium sensitivity is, what testing can and cannot show, and the alternatives.
Read the article →Can you have All-on-6 with diabetes?
What blood sugar control means for healing, implant failure and long-term upkeep.
Read the article →Dry mouth and All-on-6
Medicines, Sjögren's and age: why saliva matters around implants and what helps.
Read the article →Smoking, vaping and All-on-6
What smoking does to implants over the years, and whether vaping is any better.
Read the article →Teeth grinding (bruxism) and All-on-6
Why clenching and grinding stress implant bridges, and how night guards and design help.
Read the article →Living with All-on-6
Exercise, sport and swimming after All-on-6
When to walk, swim, go to the gym or play golf again, and protecting your teeth in contact sports.
Read the article →How All-on-6 changes your face
Lip support, face height and smile: what new teeth can and cannot change.
Read the article →Tea, coffee and alcohol after All-on-6
Hot drinks, alcohol, straws and fizzy drinks in the first days and weeks.
Read the article →Ten All-on-6 myths, checked
“They last forever”, “six is always better than four”, “no more dentist”: what the evidence says.
Read the article →What do All-on-6 teeth feel like?
Biting without tooth roots, temperature, sound and the weeks of getting used to them.
Read the article →Will All-on-6 change how I speak?
Lisps, whistles and the first weeks with new teeth: why it happens and what helps.
Read the article →How it is built and planned
Guided surgery: implants placed from a 3D plan
Surgical guides, how accurate they are, and when surgeons use them or work freehand.
Read the article →Numbness after lower All-on-6: the nerve risk
The nerve that runs through the lower jaw, how close implants can safely go, and what numbness means.
Read the article →One-piece bridge or several sections?
A single full-arch bridge versus two or three shorter bridges on implants: pros, cons and repairs.
Read the article →The parts of an All-on-6 bridge, explained
Implant, abutment, multi-unit, bar, screw, framework, pink acrylic: a plain-English glossary.
Read the article →The sinus and upper All-on-6
Why the sinus limits upper-jaw implants, and how tilted implants, sinus lifts or zygomatic implants solve it.
Read the article →Why All-on-6 bridges are screwed, not glued
Screw-retained versus cemented bridges, the small holes on the back teeth, and why it matters for repairs.
Read the article →Problems, repairs and upkeep
Bad breath and food under an All-on-6 bridge
Why food collects under fixed bridges, what causes bad breath and how to fix it.
Read the article →Chipped, cracked or loose All-on-6 bridge
What to do straight away, what can be repaired, and how to avoid it happening again.
Read the article →Getting your bite right after All-on-6
Why the bite is checked and adjusted, and the signs that yours needs attention.
Read the article →MRI scans, X-rays and other operations after All-on-6
What to tell radiographers, surgeons and anaesthetists when you have titanium implants.
Read the article →Peri-implantitis: the gum disease of implants
How common it is, the early warning signs, treatment and how to prevent it.
Read the article →What happens at an All-on-6 maintenance visit
Professional cleaning, X-rays, and when the bridge is unscrewed for a deep clean.
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