In 1993, European implantologist Paulo Malo, in collaboration with one of the world's leading dental implant manufacturers, Nobel Biocare, innovated a dental implant technique that would go on to revolutionize the way implant dentists and oral surgeons approached edentulous (not having a single original adult tooth left) and near-edentulous patients. The technique, the All on 4 Chicago loop, enables patients to receive a full set of immediately functional, highly aesthetic and non-removable teeth in as little as a single day, almost always without the need for bone grafting surgery beforehand. In order to appreciate what an incredible leap forward in dental and medical science the All on 4 in Chicago is, we shall be taking a closer look at how this innovative dental implant protocol works.
The All on 4 in Chicago Loop: How it Works.
The All on 4 in Chicago is a surgical protocol for the placement of dental implants in patients that have either already lost all of their teeth to decay, periodontal (gum) disease, or who are on the verge of becoming edentulous. The protocol consists of the affixing of a fully customized prosthetic dental bridge, which resembles an entire upper or lower arch of teeth, to four dental implants, hence the name "All-on-4". Through the careful positioning and precise angulation of these four implants, this dual-degreed oral surgeon is able to: