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.

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 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 Scotch Plains, New Jersey

One road from Scotch Plains, no highway needed.

Raritan Road links Scotch Plains to Clark almost end to end. For an appointment you will be driven home from, a route with no highway on it is worth something.

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 — raritan Road runs from Scotch Plains through Westfield and into Clark. 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 along Raritan Road, through Westfield. Fifteen to twenty minutes depending on the lights. Garden State Parkway exit 135 is the faster option from the eastern end of town.

Full-arch cases

Scotch Plains patients most often arrive at the point where a bridge or a partial denture has stopped working and the question is whether the jaw will take implants at all. A 3D scan answers that in one appointment, and the answer is honest either way.

Being driven home

For full-arch surgery you should not drive yourself afterwards. Whoever brings you can wait in the office; the appointment is long but it is one appointment, not four.

Bringing a parent

A good share of the calls from Scotch Plains are made by an adult child on behalf of a parent whose lower denture has stopped staying put. Both of you are welcome at the consultation, and it helps — full-arch decisions are easier when the person driving has heard the same explanation.

Straight answers

What Scotch Plains patients ask first.

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

Call 732-428-4080

How do I clean an All-on-4 bridge?

You brush it like teeth, and you clean underneath it. The bridge sits slightly above the gum, so a water flosser and a small interdental brush do the work floss does around natural teeth. You are shown the routine before you leave, and hygiene visits check what you cannot see.

Are implants better than a denture?

They do a different job. A denture rests on the gum and moves; implants are anchored in bone and do not. That changes what you can bite, how you speak and whether anything has to come out at night. A denture is cheaper and quicker; an implant bridge is the one people stop thinking about.

Can I pay monthly?

Yes, and almost everybody does for a full arch. The practice works with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit, both of which run monthly plans for dental treatment, some with interest-free periods. What you qualify for is decided by the lender, not by us, but the application is short and the answer comes back quickly.

Do I need a referral to be seen?

No. You can book directly. If another dentist has referred you for implant treatment, bring the referral and any recent X-rays — it saves repeating imaging you have already had.

Nearby

Also close to Scotch Plains

Westfield, NJabout 4 miles Garwood, NJabout 3 miles Clark, NJthe office is here Cranford, NJabout 3 miles

Next step

From Scotch Plains, 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