How many implants are needed for a full upper arch bridge?

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I am taking a snap-over denture to a permanent full upper bridge. I have 5 implants 3 on the right side and 2 on the left is that enough? if the dentist uses the abutments at an angle or do I need 1 other implant. I keep seeing 5 or 6 is fine. Can this be stabled on 5 implants?

Joongseo Kim, DDS, MS - Account Suspended · Answer

Hi, A Rule of thumb is how many teeth will be on the arch of oral cavity.If patient wants go for him or her to be recovered by dental implant supported fixed partial denture(bridge), first thing that is going to be considered is how many teeth would be ideal for the patient, If Ideally, patient chose 14 teeth, it could be ideal with 8 implants supported fixed partial denture. If patient and doctor chose 12 teeth from first molar to first molar, 6 implants supported fixed partial denture could be the ideal.There could be many other factors to choose the numbers of implant on the edentulous arch for full mouth construction like size of implant and the quality of supporting bone, patient's hygiene and the financials. Thanks

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