Treatment options explorer
Six questions about your teeth now, your bone, and what you want from new teeth. The explorer sorts the main families of full-mouth treatment into commonly considered, possibly, and less likely, with the reason for each.
Medically reviewed by Dt. Hüseyin Yavuz Özbek, implant surgeon · Updated October 2026The main full-mouth options are crowns on your own teeth, a fixed bridge on four to six implants per jaw, more implants with a bridge in sections, cheekbone (zygomatic) or pterygoid anchorage when upper bone is very thin, and a removable denture that clips onto implants. Which ones are realistic depends mostly on how many healthy teeth you have, how much bone is left, your health, and whether you want teeth that stay in.
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Educational only, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay in your browser.
What the explorer is checking
The tool looks at four things, in roughly the order a surgeon does. First, whether you have healthy teeth worth keeping. If most of your teeth are sound, crowns, fillings or a few single implants usually come before anything that replaces a whole arch. Second, how much bone you have. Third, your health. Fourth, what you want to live with: teeth fixed in place, or a denture that clips onto implants and comes out to clean.
Budget comes last on purpose. It changes which options people pick, but it does not change which ones are clinically possible. Precious Dental's published prices are shown on the prices page, with euro and dollar conversions.
The five option families
These are described in more depth, with diagrams and sources, in the full-mouth treatment overview.
| Option family | Usually discussed when | Less likely when |
|---|---|---|
| Crowns on your own teeth, or single implants | Most teeth are healthy and only some need replacing | Most teeth are failing or gone |
| Fixed full arch on 4 to 6 implants per jaw | Teeth are failing or missing and there is reasonable bone in the front of the jaw | Bone is very thin, or you prefer a removable denture |
| More implants, bridge in sections | There is plenty of bone along the whole jaw | Bone loss at the back of the jaw |
| Zygomatic or pterygoid anchorage | The upper jaw has severe bone loss | Standard implants are possible |
| Implant overdenture (removable) | You want less surgery or lower cost, or already wear dentures happily | You want teeth that never come out |
Why the rules are deliberately cautious
We wrote the explorer to err on the side of "possibly". The research backs several routes for the same problem. A systematic review of loading protocols for people without teeth, for example, found that fixed bridges placed straight away, early or after conventional healing all had one-year implant survival above 99% in carefully selected cases Papaspyridakos et al., 2014. That says more about case selection than about any one approach being right for everyone.
Low bone is the clearest case of several roads. Tilting the back implants in a four-implant design can avoid the sinus or the nerve. Grafting can rebuild bone, at the cost of time. When the upper jaw is very thin, implants anchored in the cheekbone are an option: an updated systematic review of 4,556 zygomatic implants reported a 12-year cumulative survival rate of 95.21%, with most failures in the first six months Chrcanovic et al., 2016. Implants placed far back in the pterygoid region are another route; a 2024 review reported a 10-year cumulative survival of 92.5% for pterygoid implants Raouf, 2024. See cheekbone anchorage explained.
At the other end, the removable option has strong backing for the lower jaw. The 2002 McGill consensus statement said a denture held by two implants should be the first choice offered to people with no lower teeth Feine et al., 2002.
Health answers and what they change
If you tick radiotherapy or bone-strengthening drugs, every "commonly considered" result drops to "possibly". That is not a verdict. A meta-analysis found that radiotherapy to the head and neck lowers implant survival Chrcanovic et al., 2016, and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons publishes guidance on jaw osteonecrosis linked to medicines such as bisphosphonates and denosumab. In both cases your doctor and surgeon need to talk before surgery is planned. Smoking and diabetes are covered on the candidate checker and the risk-factor data page.
Taking the result further
Print the result or take a screenshot and bring it to a consultation, with your own dentist or with us. If you want Precious Dental's view, send a panoramic X-ray, a CBCT scan or a few photos. Our implant surgeon replies with a written plan that names the number and brand of implants and the reason for the choice.
Common questions
Can the explorer tell me which treatment I need?
No. It sorts general option families using simple rules taken from how these treatments are usually described in the literature. The real answer depends on your scan, your gums, your bite and your health, which only an examination can show.
Why does the explorer say 'possibly' so often?
Because many situations genuinely sit in between. Low bone, for example, can sometimes be handled with tilted implants, sometimes with grafting and sometimes with zygomatic implants. We would rather show a fair 'ask about this' than a confident answer that may be wrong.
Is a removable overdenture a lesser option?
It is a different one. For the lower jaw, a two-implant overdenture was described by the 2002 McGill consensus statement as the minimum standard to offer people without teeth. It means less surgery and lower cost, but you take it out to clean it.
What does my health have to do with the options?
Some conditions and medicines change how bone heals. Head and neck radiotherapy and bone-strengthening drugs such as bisphosphonates need a specialist assessment first. Smoking and poorly controlled diabetes are linked with more problems but rarely rule treatment out on their own.
Do you store my answers?
No. The explorer runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to Precious Dental unless you choose to contact us.
Sources
- Feine JS, Carlsson GE, Awad MA, et al. The McGill consensus statement on overdentures. Mandibular two-implant overdentures as first choice standard of care for edentulous patients. Gerodontology 2002. PMID 12164236
- Papaspyridakos P, Chen CJ, Chuang SK, Weber HP. Implant loading protocols for edentulous patients with fixed prostheses: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2014. PMID 24660202
- Chrcanovic BR, Albrektsson T, Wennerberg A. Survival and Complications of Zygomatic Implants: An Updated Systematic Review. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016. PMID 27422530
- Raouf K, Chrcanovic BR. Clinical Outcomes of Pterygoid and Maxillary Tuberosity Implants: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2024. PMID 39124809
- Chrcanovic BR, Albrektsson T, Wennerberg A. Dental implants in irradiated versus nonirradiated patients: A meta-analysis. Head Neck 2016. PMID 25242560
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws, 2022 update (PubMed 35300956)
Checked October 2026. Where we give our own view as a clinic, we say so.
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Send a recent panoramic X-ray or CBCT scan, or a few clear photos. Our implant surgeon reviews them and you receive an itemised plan in pounds, with approximate euro and dollar figures, before you book anything.