Cleaning All on 4 Dental Implants

Yes, if you have big hands it can be difficult to floss. The water pick is easy and removes a great deal of plaque but you still need to floss under the bridges. If the fit is tight it is also hard. You will get the hang of it but it will take a while.

thank you, much appreciated!

I have had all-on-four top AND bottom implants for one year now, and have NEVER had the need to floss between my gums and the implant arches. I use my Waterpik almost every time I eat, and always before bed, and use an extra-soft toothbrush about once a week. I had my one-year checkup/cleaning last week, and I had NO plaque build-up and NOTHING between my gums and arches, and the doc said my gums looked great. I got a bit of polishing and was good to go for another six months. Everyone is different, and every implant arch fits differently, I'm sure, but this is my own experience.

I've been wondering the same thing. I've had my implant denture bridges since July 10 (2 months now). All-on-5 on the top and All-on-4 on the lower

No one explained to me HOW to get the floss under the bridge, and I've been unable to get it under the bridge. I was simply told to clean the implant posts vigorously with the toothbrush, floss or proxy brush, and of course to use the Waterpik, which is beneficial and easy to use; no problem there.

I've had my implants for 2 months, and there are only 3 areas I've been able to floss, the outer side of the farthest back posts. I've been unable to get to one of the far back posts because it's apparently very close to the end of the bridge (I have 5 implant posts on the top).

The bridge comes up so high in my mouth, very close to the gum line, that I've been unable to get the floss under the bridge to clean the other side of the far back posts and the other posts, and the proxy brushes are too short to go very far under the bridge. I wish I could find a longer proxy brush; that might be helpful. I've tried 5 or 6 different types, and none have have gotten far enough under the bridge to clean the implant posts.

Cleaning the implant posts has been my biggest problem. There was no pain (thanks to the ibuprofen, so I didn't need the pain medication), and the swelling and bruising subsided fairly quickly. At first, I was a bit worried about flossing, fearing my gums hadn't healed enough, but flossing the few areas I could get to allayed my fear, and then I became worried about NOT flossing!

I even bough some pipe cleaners, thinking maybe, with the long length and firmness, I could get it under my bridge, but people close to me talked me out of it because it appears to have a metal base that could possibly damage my gums or the implant posts, so I decided not to use it.

I've looked around to find something I could thread the floss onto, thinking it would help me get the floss under my bridge, but couldn't find anything I could purchase. I've been thinking of how I could devise something flexible that I can thread the floss onto and slide under my gum, but haven't figured it out yet.

Any tips anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. I'm quite concerned about this.

Just use water pic it’s great keeps them clean and brush lightly every morning and evening. I had mine for 4 months and no food at all under them.