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.

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.

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.

Dental implants in Linden, New Jersey

Linden patients have been coming here for twenty years.

The Lukenda name has been treating patients in this corner of Union County for a long time. Plenty of the people who come from Linden today first met the practice when it was closer to them.

Distance: about 6 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 — six miles west of Linden by way of St Georges Avenue or the Parkway. 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

About six miles. St Georges Avenue west, or Garden State Parkway to exit 135 if you are coming from the north end of Linden. Fifteen minutes on an ordinary day.

Polish, Russian, Slovak and Czech at the desk

Linden has a long-established Polish community, and a consent form for full-arch surgery is not the document to guess your way through. Those languages are spoken in this office, and the treatment plan is explained in whichever one you prefer.

One practice, not three

The reason Linden patients drive past closer offices is usually the same reason everyone else does: the scan, the implants and the final bridge are done here, by one dentist, with one plan and one price on paper.

One number, one address

There is more than one dentist in the Lukenda family and more than one listing floating around the directories. The practice you want is at 1093 Raritan Road in Clark, and the telephone number is 732-428-4080. Anything else you have been given is out of date.

Straight answers

What Linden patients ask first.

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

Call 732-428-4080

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.

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.

Am I too old for dental implants?

Age on its own is not a reason to rule implants out; bone quality and general health matter far more than the number. Patients in their seventies and eighties have implants placed routinely. The 3D scan and your medical history answer this question properly — a guess from across the room does not.

Will my insurance cover any of this?

Usually some of it. Most PPO plans contribute to extractions, and many contribute to part of the restoration; few cover a full arch outright. We file the claims for you and, on larger cases, request pre-determination in writing so the figure is confirmed before you commit.

Nearby

Also close to Linden

Rahway, NJabout 3 miles Elizabeth, NJabout 8 miles Clark, NJthe office is here Kenilworth, NJabout 5 miles

Next step

From Linden, 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