Explore fixed full-arch treatment supported by six planned implants, with CBCT-led assessment, prosthetic-first implant distribution, written provisional and final bridge specifications, and coordinated follow-up.
All-on-6 may be considered when the anatomy and final prosthetic design support six useful implant sites, a different distribution from a four-implant plan, or selected segmented-restoration options. Six is not automatically safer, longer-lasting, or better than four or eight implants.
Suitability, implant number and position, extractions, grafting, immediate loading, anaesthesia, bridge segmentation, materials, visit schedule, and aftercare are individual clinical decisions. A preliminary plan may change after examination, CBCT, or surgery.
All-on-6 commonly describes a fixed full-arch dental prosthesis supported by six implants in one treated jaw. The implants act together beneath one connected bridge or, where clinically planned, more than one bridge segment.
The term does not define one universal implant layout, loading protocol, bridge material, or brand. Two clinics can both quote “All-on-6” while proposing different implant systems, positions, grafting, provisional pathways, bridge designs, and maintenance arrangements.
Treating both upper and lower jaws normally requires a separate clinical and restorative plan for each arch. Confirm whether every quoted item applies to one arch or both.
A useful written plan separates the fixtures in the bone, connecting components, early provisional teeth, and definitive full-arch prosthesis.
Implant positions should follow the intended teeth, anatomy, bone, restorative space, hygiene access, and distribution—not equal spacing on a generic diagram.
Confirm: site, dimensions, system, manufacturer, and the reason for every implant.
Abutments, screws, cylinders, or other connectors link the prosthesis to the implants. Their compatibility, angulation, access, and replaceability affect future maintenance.
Confirm: component type, retention method, and local availability.
A fixed provisional may be attached only when the team’s loading criteria are met. With six sites, stability and surgical findings still need evaluation implant by implant.
Confirm: immediate-loading criteria and the backup healing prosthesis.
The final design may be one connected arch or planned segments. Framework, tooth and gum material, passive fit, cleansability, speech, lip support, bite, repair, and retrievability matter.
Confirm: segmentation, material, laboratory, reviews, and remake terms.
Remote photographs and existing X-rays can support an initial discussion, but a final six-implant plan normally requires an in-person examination and three-dimensional imaging when indicated.
X-ray review: cottonbro studio / PexelsThe team assesses every remaining tooth, previous treatment, decay, fractures, gum disease, infection, and whether teeth can reasonably be preserved. A larger implant plan should not justify avoidable extractions.
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Implant kit: Beyza Kaplan / PexelsMedical conditions, allergies, medicines, smoking, diabetes control, immune or healing disorders, previous radiotherapy, and antiresorptive or anticoagulant medicines may alter risk and timing. Do not stop prescribed medicine unless your own clinician directs you.
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Digital review: Bakytzhan Baurzhanov / PexelsCBCT-led planning reviews ridge shape and bone, sinus and nasal anatomy, mandibular nerves, restorative position, and whether six useful sites exist. Increasing implant number or spread may require grafting rather than avoid it.
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Prosthesis fabrication: Ivan Babydov / PexelsJaw relationship, bite force, grinding, smile line, lip support, speech, available bridge space, opposing teeth, manual ability, and access under the prosthesis influence both implant distribution and bridge design.
Discuss the restorative plan →After complete assessment, the appropriate plan may use four, six, eight, or another number of implants; one or more bridge segments; an overdenture; conventional dentures; individual implants; grafting; treatment of natural teeth; or no implant surgery.
Compared with a four-implant concept, two additional well-positioned fixtures may change implant distribution, cantilever planning, or restorative options in selected anatomy. They also add surgical sites, components, cost, and maintenance considerations.
These photographs directly illustrate CAD prosthetic design, laboratory finishing, and full-arch bite assessment. They are editorial examples—not VIPmedi patients, partner facilities, All-on-6 cases, procedures, or results.
Two additional implants help only when placed in restoratively useful positions. The team should show the anterior-posterior spread, intended tooth position, cantilever, and anatomical limits.
Six implants may support a one-piece full-arch bridge or selected segmented designs. Passive fit, screw access, cleansability, repair, and retrievability need prosthodontic planning.
A systematic review comparing four and six implants in maxillary fixed complete prostheses found no significant difference in survival or technical, mechanical, and biological complications. Individual design still matters.
The appropriate number depends on the treated arch, available sites, final prosthesis, loading plan, hygiene, future repair strategy, and informed patient preference.
A one-piece fixed bridge supported by four appropriately distributed implants. Tilted posterior placement may help selected anatomical situations.
Question: why are four sufficient for this arch and what is the contingency if one implant is lost?
Six implants may offer a different distribution and restorative plan where six suitable sites are available. It is not automatically superior to four.
Question: what case-specific benefit do the two additional implants provide?
Eight implants may be considered for wider distribution or additional segmented-bridge options when anatomy, restorative space, hygiene, and surgical requirements support the design.
Question: why would eight be preferable to six, and would it require grafting or more surgery?
Treating maintainable teeth, individual implants, an implant overdenture, conventional bridges, or dentures may better match some patients’ health, anatomy, hygiene, budget, or preferences.
Question: what are the benefits, risks, maintenance, and no-treatment consequences of each option?
The exact sequence and travel schedule depend on tooth prognosis, grafting, health, surgical findings, stability at all required sites, bridge design, laboratory workflow, and review criteria.
An six-implant plan may involve additional surgical sites, grafting, staged healing, several restorative records, or more than one bridge segment. The clinical team should confirm visits, flexibility, and care after you return home.
The team must assess whether extensive implant surgery and a full-arch fixed prosthesis are reasonable for the person’s health, anatomy, dental condition, hygiene ability, restorative needs, and expectations.
Adults missing all teeth in an arch, or with extensive tooth failure after a documented tooth-by-tooth prognosis, may be assessed for fixed full-arch rehabilitation.
Six restoratively useful implant sites must be compatible with bone, nerves, sinus and nasal anatomy, ridge shape, bridge space, and the planned prosthesis. Grafting may be needed.
The person must be able and willing to clean around more implant sites and under the bridge, attend reviews, follow healing instructions, and arrange local continuity of care.
VIPmedi can coordinate an enquiry with participating dental services across established hospital networks in Turkey, subject to the branch, clinical team, imaging, surgical resources, laboratory pathway, and appointment availability appropriate to your case.
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MedicanaThe named hospital or clinic, branch, affiliated sub-brand, implant surgeon, restorative dentist, laboratory, implant system, bridge design, and availability are confirmed case by case. Not every branch provides every implant or full-arch service.
Full-arch estimates are generally constructed per treated arch—not per tooth. Six implants do not make two quotations comparable unless they specify the same diagnostics, components, surgery, bridge design, materials, and follow-up.
All-on-6 is fixed in the mouth but not maintenance-free. Daily access under the bridge and regular professional reviews are part of treatment, and components or prosthetic materials may eventually need repair or replacement.
Use prescribed medicines exactly as directed, follow the clinician’s diet and cleaning plan, and avoid smoking. Do not start or stop medication without appropriate clinical advice.
Follow food-texture and loading instructions during osseointegration. Report movement, fracture, bite changes, persistent numbness, increasing swelling, or worsening pain promptly.
Use the toothbrush and bridge-cleaning aids recommended for the actual design. The team may suggest floss threaders, interdental brushes, or an oral irrigator as an adjunct.
Plan checks of gums, bone, implants, screws, bridge segments, bite, hygiene access, wear, and grinding—both in Turkey and with an appropriately equipped local dentist.
Use the Contact Us page to describe missing or failing teeth, dental and medical history, medicines, smoking, previous implants or dentures, and preferred travel period. Ask how requested photographs, X-rays, or records should be shared securely.
It commonly means a fixed full-arch prosthesis supported by six implants in one treated jaw. It is a public-facing description, not a complete specification of implant layout, brand, loading, bridge material, or segmentation.
Six implants are planned for one treated arch. If both upper and lower jaws are treated, each normally needs its own assessment, implant set, surgical plan, and prosthesis. Confirm whether every estimate is for one arch or both.
Usually no. The implants support a connected full-arch bridge or planned bridge segments. Ask for a diagram showing implant sites, bridge divisions, screws, materials, and cleaning access.
No. Evidence and professional consensus do not support selecting the number as a quality tier. The correct count follows anatomy, implant distribution, final prosthesis, available space, cantilever, hygiene, loading, complication planning, and patient preference.
Possible reasons include a different anterior-posterior distribution, cantilever plan, or restorative and segmentation options compared with four implants when six suitable sites exist. The team should explain the benefit on your design and whether extra sites require grafting or additional surgery.
Not automatically. Every remaining tooth should receive a documented prognosis. The dentist should explain which teeth are maintainable, which are not, why extraction is proposed, and the alternatives.
No. Creating six restoratively useful sites or a wider implant distribution may require bone augmentation, sinus-related treatment, staging, or a different implant plan. CBCT and the final prosthetic design guide this decision.
Sometimes a provisional fixed bridge can be attached soon after surgery, but only if the team’s stability and loading criteria are met. The decision may change during surgery. Ask for the alternative if one or more implants are not suitable for immediate loading.
The written consent and contingency plan should address this before surgery. Depending on distribution and stability, the team may modify positions, graft and stage treatment, place fewer implants, change bridge segmentation, delay loading, or recommend another prosthesis. Do not accept an improvised change without an explanation.
Suitability may be affected by uncontrolled infection or gum disease, medical or medicine-related risks, poor healing capacity, smoking, unsuitable anatomy, inability to clean a complex bridge, insufficient restorative space, or lack of follow-up. An individual clinical team must assess these factors.
Implant surgery is commonly performed with local anaesthesia; sedation or general anaesthesia may be considered in selected settings. Pain, swelling, and bruising vary with treatment extent and the person. The team should explain anaesthesia, recovery, prescribed medicines, and individual risks.
The clinical team determines the schedule after assessing extractions, six intended sites, grafting, surgical complexity, provisional loading, bridge segmentation, laboratory stages, and reviews. Treatment may involve separate surgical and definitive-prosthesis visits. Keep travel flexible.
Brush and clean under the bridge using aids recommended for its actual contours, such as a floss threader, suitable interdental brush, or oral irrigator as an adjunct. More implant sites create more areas that require access. Professional maintenance remains necessary.
Confirm each arch, teeth to preserve or extract, clinician and branch, imaging, all intended implant sites, system and components, grafting, anaesthesia, contingency if fewer implants are placed, provisional pathway, bridge segmentation and final material, laboratory, visits, maintenance, travel services, exclusions, and complication or remake policy. Contact VIPmedi for an individual enquiry.
Tell us about your teeth or dentures, relevant medical and dental history, previous imaging, and when you hope to travel. VIPmedi can help coordinate the next appropriate enquiry with a participating partner facility.
Use the contact page for your initial enquiry. Avoid sending identity documents or full medical records in the first message; ask how requested information should be shared securely.
