I've been told I don't have enough bone for implants. Is that the end of it?

Frequently it is not. All-on-4 exists for exactly this situation: the back implants go in at an angle to catch bone that is still dense, which often removes the need for the graft a conventional plan would demand. Nobody can settle it by looking in your mouth — it takes a 3D scan.

Do I go home without teeth while the implants heal?

No. A fixed provisional bridge is screwed on the same day the implants go in, so you leave with teeth in place. It is temporary in the sense that it will be replaced by the definitive bridge once the implants have fused — not in the sense that it comes out at night.

Dental implants for Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne to Clark: half an hour, one office, one dentist.

Hudson County has no shortage of dental offices. It has fewer where the same dentist places the implants and makes the teeth that go on them — and where the figure you are given covers the finished result rather than the first stage of it.

Distance: about 15 miles; To 1093 Raritan Rd, Clark
Implants per arch: 4; Two angled to catch dense bone
Teeth on the day: Yes; Fixed provisional bridge, screwed in
Consultation: Free; No treatment happens that day

Lukenda Dental is at 1093 Raritan Road, Suite 1, Clark, New Jersey 07066 — route 440 and the Turnpike, then the Parkway to exit 135. Dr. Richard Lukenda, DMD, a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, places the implants and makes the teeth that go on them in the same office. Call 732-428-4080.

The drive

Route 440 south to the New Jersey Turnpike, then Garden State Parkway to exit 135. About fifteen miles and roughly half an hour when the Turnpike behaves.

Why people leave the county for this

The usual reason is the hand-off. A general dentist plans the case, a surgeon places the implants, a lab makes the bridge and nobody holds the whole picture. When the bite is wrong six months later, there is no single person to ask. Here there is.

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Czech are spoken in the office. Bayonne and the surrounding towns keep the Polish and Russian ones busy.

When you have already been quoted

Bring the quote. A full-arch figure means very little without knowing how many implants it covers, what the bridge is made of, whether grafting is included and whether the definitive bridge is in the price at all. Being shown that breakdown is more useful than being shown a smaller number.

Straight answers

What Bayonne patients ask first.

Four questions that come up in nearly every implant consultation, answered before you book one.

Call 732-428-4080

What is All-on-4?

All-on-4 replaces a whole jaw of teeth with one fixed bridge carried on four implants. The two back implants go in at an angle to catch bone that is still dense, which often avoids a graft. Extractions, implants and a fixed provisional bridge usually happen in a single appointment.

How long do dental implants last?

The implant itself is designed to be permanent, and long-term studies of implant dentistry report high survival rates well past ten years. What wears is the part on top — the crown or the bridge — which is replaceable without touching the implant. Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes and skipped hygiene visits are the things that shorten the odds.

How much does All-on-4 cost at Lukenda Dental?

The practice quotes one flat fee per arch, given to you in writing at the consultation. It covers every extraction, the implants — four, six or eight, whatever the bone calls for — any bone grafting, the bridge fitted on the day of surgery and the definitive full zirconia bridge months later. There are no additional fees.

Why do two quotes for the same treatment differ so much?

Usually because they are not the same treatment. One may cover four implants where your scan needs six. One may stop at the temporary bridge and invoice the definitive one later. One may exclude the extractions or price grafting separately. Here it is a single flat fee per arch, so none of those questions arise.

Nearby

Also close to Bayonne

Jersey City, NJabout 18 miles Staten Island, NYabout 13 miles Elizabeth, NJabout 8 miles Linden, NJabout 6 miles

Next step

From Bayonne, it is one phone call.

The consultation is free, takes about twenty minutes, and you leave with a written plan and a price.

Book a consultation 732-428-4080 What All-on-4 costs

1093 Raritan Rd, Clark NJ