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 for Staten Island — Clark, New Jersey

Thirteen miles, one bridge, one fee for the whole thing.

The arch is quoted as a single flat fee here — every extraction, however many implants your bone needs, any grafting, and the final zirconia bridge. One dentist does all of it. The drive is thirteen miles.

Distance: about 13 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 — over the Goethals Bridge and down the Parkway — about 13 miles. 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

Goethals Bridge into Elizabeth, then Garden State Parkway south to exit 135. About thirteen miles from the west shore; twenty-five to thirty-five minutes outside rush hour. Parking at the door is free, which on Staten Island it frequently is not.

Ask the other quotes four questions

Somebody will quote you less. Before you compare, ask them: how many implants is that number based on, does it include the extractions, what happens if I need a graft, and is the final bridge in the price or only the temporary one. Here all four are inside one flat fee, which is the whole reason the figure does not move later.

Coming back for follow-ups

Full-arch treatment is not one visit. Implants are placed in a single long appointment, then checked over several months before the definitive bridge goes on. Worth knowing before you count the toll — it is a handful of trips, not one, and appointments are scheduled around the bridge traffic where possible.

Insurance across the state line

A New York dental plan generally pays out-of-network in New Jersey; what changes is the reimbursement level, not whether you are covered. The office checks your benefits before treatment and, on full-arch cases, requests a pre-determination in writing so the figure is confirmed rather than assumed.

Straight answers

What Staten Island 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 does All-on-4 take from start to finish?

The part you care about is fast: extractions, implants and a fixed provisional bridge normally happen in one appointment, and you go home with teeth. Underneath, the implants need several months to fuse with bone before the definitive bridge goes on. Your dates are written into the plan you get at the consultation.

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.

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 Staten Island

Elizabeth, NJabout 8 miles Bayonne, NJabout 15 miles Jersey City, NJabout 18 miles Linden, NJabout 6 miles

Next step

From Staten Island, 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