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Full Mouth Dental Implants in Greater Kailash 1, Delhi
Orion Dental Clinic is a dentist in Greater Kailash 1 (GK 1), South Delhi. If you have lost most or all of your teeth in one jaw or both, full mouth dental implants can replace them with a fixed set of teeth held by a small number of implants. This page explains the choices, who it suits, how long it takes, how recovery goes and what can go wrong, in plain language, so that you can decide with confidence.
Treatment is planned by Dr Anupam Sinha (BDS, MDS) and Dr Natalia DeSilva (BDS, MDS). If only a few teeth are missing, read about implant bridges first. Ask as many questions as you need before you decide.
- Healing before the final teeth are fitted 4
- 3 to 6 months
- Usual total time, according to one NHS hospital 5
- 6 to 12 months
- Check-ups once the final teeth are fitted, to protect the gums and bone around the implants 4
- Every 3 to 6 months
- Stop smoking at least this long before treatment, as NHS guidance asks 4
- 6 months
These figures come from studies of the lower jaw and from NHS hospital leaflets, listed at the end of the page. Another NHS hospital says the whole treatment usually takes at least a year. Your dentist will give the timeline for your own mouth.
Medically reviewed by Dr Anupam Sinha, BDS, MDS - Orthodontics, .
Quick answer
Full mouth dental implants at Orion Dental Clinic in Greater Kailash 1, Delhi replace most or all of the teeth in a jaw with a fixed set of teeth held by implants. Dr Anupam Sinha and Dr Natalia DeSilva plan each case after an examination and a 3D scan. Treatment takes many months and is planned in stages.
01 Overview
What are full mouth dental implants, and how do they work in Greater Kailash 1, Delhi?
Full mouth dental implants replace a whole arch of missing teeth, in the upper jaw, the lower jaw or both, with teeth that are held by implants. A small number of titanium posts are placed in the jawbone. Over the following months the bone grows against the metal and holds each post firmly. A full set of teeth is then fixed to the posts, or in some designs clipped to them.4
The phrase can mean different things. Some people have a fixed set of teeth that only the dentist can remove. Others have a denture that clips onto implants, which they take out to clean. Both rest on a few posts, so there is no need for one implant per tooth. All-on-4 and All-on-6 are names for fixed designs that use four or six posts in a jaw.
Replacing teeth matters for more than appearance. When teeth are lost, the bone that held them slowly shrinks, and a loose denture can make chewing and speaking harder. Our page on missing teeth explains the causes and the choices. Full mouth dental implants are different from full mouth rehabilitation, which restores a mouth in whatever way is needed and may use fillings, crowns and other treatment as well as implants.
Full mouth dental implants rely on a few well-placed posts, so the amount of bone you have shapes the design more than the number of teeth you have lost.
02 Candidacy
Who can have full mouth dental implants in Greater Kailash 1, Delhi?
Full mouth dental implants suit some adults who have lost most or all of their teeth, or whose remaining teeth cannot be saved. They are a large treatment, so your dentist decides after an examination and a 3D scan, and may suggest treating other problems first.4
Who full mouth dental implants usually suit
- Adults whose jaws have finished growing and who have lost most or all teeth in a jaw, or whose remaining teeth cannot be saved.
- People with enough bone for the posts, or who are willing to have a bone graft first.4
- People with healthy gums who are ready to clean around the implants every day.4
- People who are fit enough for oral surgery, whose health conditions are under control and who can attend many visits over several months.
Who needs extra care or a different plan
- Smokers. Smokers have a much greater failure rate, and NHS guidance asks patients to stop at least six months before treatment.4
- People with gum disease that has not been treated. Gum treatment comes first.4
- People who grind their teeth, because grinding can overload implants.4
- People with health conditions or medicines that affect healing, or who have had radiotherapy to the jaw.5
Being a good candidate depends on your bone, your gums and your general health, not on your age alone.
03 Options
Which options replace a full set of teeth in Greater Kailash 1?
When most or all teeth in a jaw are missing there are three main choices, and your dentist will explain which fits your bone, your health and your wishes.
Fixed full arch of teeth on implants
A full set of teeth is fixed to four to six posts, or more, and only the dentist can remove it. The number of posts depends on your bone and your bite.
Planned for each person, often longer
Implant-retained overdenture
A removable denture clips onto implants, so it stays steadier than an ordinary denture. You take it out to clean it, and NHS guidance warns that the clips or screws can wear out.4
Removable, with parts that wear
Conventional full denture
A set of false teeth rests on the gums with no implants and no surgery. It can move when you eat or speak. See dentures.
No implant surgery
Some people have a fixed temporary set of teeth soon after the implants are placed, while the bone heals, and the final teeth follow later. Whether this suits your bone is decided after a 3D scan. Read more about immediate implants.
| Fixed full arch on implants | Implant-retained denture | Conventional denture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What holds it | Four to six posts or more | Fewer posts, with clips or bars | The gums |
| Can you take it out? | No, only the dentist can | Yes, to clean it | Yes |
| Surgery | Oral surgery to place the posts | Oral surgery to place the posts | None |
| Upkeep | Cleaning beneath the teeth, check-ups every three to six months 4 | Daily cleaning, and worn clips replaced 4 | Daily cleaning, and relining or replacement as the gums change |
The amount and quality of your bone, your health and what you want from your teeth decide which option fits.
04 Procedure
How are full mouth dental implants placed, step by step?
Every case is planned individually, so your steps may differ. This is the usual order for a full arch.45
Most of the time is spent waiting for bone to heal, and the teeth are adjusted over several visits.
Examination and 3D imaging for full mouth dental implants
The dentist asks about your health and medicines, examines your mouth, gums, any remaining teeth and your current denture, and takes a 3D scan. This shows how much bone you have in each jaw, and where nerves and sinuses lie.
Treating or removing teeth that cannot be saved
Gum disease and decay are treated first, and teeth that cannot be saved are taken out, which is tooth extraction. Removal may happen before the implants or at the same visit, depending on your plan.
A bone graft, if the jaw is thin
If there is not enough bone to hold the posts, a bone graft may be done first. NHS patient information says this can add at least four months to treatment, and that it can bring swelling, bruising and pain.45
Implant surgery for a full arch
The area is numbed with a local anaesthetic, and some people also have sedation. The dentist places the titanium posts and closes the gum over them or fits healing caps. Ask about sedation dentistry if you are anxious.
Healing, with temporary teeth if suitable
The bone now bonds to the posts, which usually takes three to six months and longer if a graft was needed.4 You may not be able to wear a denture for a few days after surgery, and it may need adjusting.4 Fixed temporary teeth may be possible in some cases.
Fitting the fixed teeth
When the posts are firm, the dentist takes impressions and the final teeth are made to match your bite and your face. They are fitted and checked, and adjusted at later visits.
Reviews and cleaning beneath the fixed teeth
NHS guidance advises monitoring every three to six months over the long term.4 Your dentist checks the gum around each post, the bite and the teeth, and shows you how to clean beneath them.
05 Aftercare
Recovery after full mouth implant surgery in Greater Kailash 1
Recovery has four phases. Your dentist will give you written instructions that fit your treatment, and those come first.
The first 48 hours
Bleeding, swelling and discomfort are common.4 Keep the area clean, eat soft, cool food, rest, and take your medicines as prescribed. Do not smoke.
The first week
Swelling and bruising settle. Follow the advice on soft food, rinse gently if you are told to, and keep your follow-up visit for stitches, denture adjustment or a check.
Weeks 2 to 12
The posts are bonding to the bone. Brush as normal, keep temporary teeth or your adjusted denture clean as shown, keep your review visits and stay away from tobacco.
Long term
Brush twice a day and clean beneath the teeth with the interdental brushes or aids your dentist shows you. Attend check-ups, which NHS guidance puts at every three to six months.4
When to call us
Ring the clinic on 098115 01995 the same day if your temporary or fixed teeth feel loose or crack, if bleeding will not stop after 20 minutes of firm pressure, if swelling is still growing after day three, or if you have a fever, pus or a bad taste. Numbness or tingling in the lip, chin or tongue that does not go away needs a call too. For trouble breathing or swallowing, or swelling that spreads towards your eye or neck, go to a hospital emergency department.
Follow your written instructions, keep the area clean and call early if something feels wrong.
06 Limits and risks
When are full mouth dental implants not the right choice?
Full mouth dental implants involve major surgery, and they do not suit everyone. A good dentist is willing to say no, or to wait. These are situations where your dentist may advise a different option, a delay, or advice from your other doctors:
- Gum disease that has not been treated.
- Not enough bone, when a graft is not suitable or not wanted.
- Smoking, if you are not ready to stop.
- Health conditions that are not under control, or medicines that affect bone healing.
- Radiotherapy to the jaw in the past.
- Teeth grinding that is not controlled.
- Not being able to attend the many visits and check-ups the treatment needs.
In these cases an ordinary denture, or a denture that clips onto a few implants, may be the better first step, or implant treatment may begin after another problem has been treated.
Risks and complications
An implant may not bond. A systematic review of 17 studies of the lower jaw, covering 501 patients and 2,827 implants, found that between 98.42 and 98.93 percent of implants were still in place after five years and between 96.86 and 97.88 percent after ten.1 A wider review of 54 studies estimated five-year implant survival at 97.9 percent in the upper jaw and 98.9 percent in the lower jaw.2 NHS guidance describes a small risk that an implant does not join the bone, and says smokers have a much greater failure rate.45
The design can matter, and the fixed teeth can still need repair. In the lower-jaw review, 98.61 percent of one-piece fixed sets of teeth were still in place after five years and 97.25 percent after ten.1 In the wider review, implant loss was lower with fixed than with removable sets, and in the lower jaw a fixed set on four implants lost more implants than one on five or more.2 Teeth, clips and screws can also wear out.
The gum around an implant can become inflamed. A review of 11 studies found that on average 43 percent of patients had inflamed gum around an implant and 22 percent had the more serious form that destroys bone, with wide differences between studies.3 Inadequate cleaning can lead to long-term bone loss.4
Surgery has its own risks, and parts wear. Swelling, bruising and discomfort are common for a few days, and infection can occur. Altered feeling or numbness in the lip or chin is very rare and usually settles.4 Teeth, clips and screws can loosen or wear out and may need repair or replacement.45
A good plan names these risks before treatment starts, and a good clinic keeps checking the implants and the teeth for years afterwards.
07 Your visit
What happens at your first full mouth implant visit?
At your first visit, a dentist at Orion Dental Clinic asks what you want to change about your teeth or dentures, and about your health, medicines, smoking and teeth grinding. Bring recent X-rays, your denture if you wear one, and a list of your medicines.
The dentist examines your whole mouth and takes a 3D scan. You then talk through the choices for a full set of teeth, from a denture clipped to a few implants to fixed teeth on four to six implants, how long each takes and what could go wrong.
The first visit is for questions and a plan, not for surgery.
08 Why this clinic
Why choose Orion Dental Clinic for full mouth dental implants in Greater Kailash 1?
You meet the doctors who plan your treatment, and you can ask about the whole plan, the visits and the timeline.
Dr Natalia DeSilva
BDS, MDS - Oral Medicine and Radiology
- Delhi State Dental Council registration number A 11417 (2013), and Karnataka State Dental Council A-13203 (2003).
Doctors who see implant patients
Dr Anupam Sinha and Dr Natalia DeSilva both treat implant patients, and patients name them in their reviews.
3D imaging for planning
A 3D scan is central to planning a full arch. Imaging is available at the clinic, and Dr Natalia DeSilva has studied 3D imaging with CBCT.
Patients from other cities and countries
We treat patients who travel to Delhi for care, and Dr Natalia DeSilva also treats Russian-speaking patients.
Ask how the whole plan, the visits and the timeline will work before you decide.
09 Results
Full mouth dental implant result at Orion Dental Clinic in Greater Kailash 1
Most teeth missing
A full set of teeth is in place after treatment with dental implants.
This patient had most teeth missing and was treated at the clinic, and the photographs are shown with written consent. Each mouth is different, so this is a record of one case and not a promise about your result. The left photograph was taken before treatment and the right one afterwards.
Photographs show what happened in one case, so ask your dentist what is realistic for your mouth.
10 Reviews
Patient reviews of Orion Dental Clinic in Greater Kailash 1
“I went for a consultation with Dr Natalia. I was very happy with her services. She was kind and very professional. I had multiple implants in the past and I could easily see she could handle complicated dental situations. Thank you Dr. Natalia for your help! I highly recommend Dr. Natalia as well as her dental clinic.”
“Very professional and a great job done with my implant. I can barely feel it!”
“Treatment was excellent and done with proper care. Doctor Natalia is very efficient and treats the patient with utmost care without causing any pain. I strongly recommend patients with Dental problems to undergo treatment here at Orion.”
11 Visit us
Full mouth dental implants clinic in Greater Kailash 1 (GK 1), Delhi: location and hours
Mon to Sat, 9:30 am to 8:00 pm
Orion Dental Clinic Basement, E 75, Greater Kailash-1,Greater Kailash Enclave I
New Delhi, Delhi 110048
098115 01995
| Monday to Saturday | 9:30 am to 8:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
If you are looking for full mouth dental implants in Greater Kailash or nearby, Orion Dental Clinic is in the basement of E 75, Greater Kailash Enclave 1 (GK 1), opposite Anubhav Play School, with the entrance at Gate 1, so call or message us on WhatsApp to book an appointment and use the map for directions. More about the clinic: dentist in Greater Kailash.
12 Travelling patients
Travelling to Delhi for full mouth dental implants?
Full mouth dental implants need many visits over several months, because the bone must bond with the posts and the teeth are adjusted afterwards. NHS hospital guidance says the whole process could take 6 to 12 months, and another hospital says at least a year.45 People who live outside Delhi usually plan it in stages: a first conversation or evaluation, a visit for surgery, a healing period at home, and a return visit to fit the final teeth.
Tell us where you live and how much time you can spend in Delhi, and we will explain what can be done on a short visit and what has to wait. You can read how dental tourism in Delhi works, or go to our page for international patients having dental implants.
Plan full mouth dental implants as a staged treatment over many months, not a single trip, unless your dentist advises otherwise.
13 Questions
Full mouth dental implant questions patients ask in Greater Kailash 1
What are full mouth dental implants?
They are a way of replacing most or all of the teeth in a jaw, or in both jaws, with a set of teeth that is held by a small number of titanium posts in the bone. The set can be fixed in place or clip onto the posts so that you can take it out.4
How many implants are needed for a full set of teeth?
Fixed designs are commonly planned on four to six posts in a jaw, and some mouths need more, while a clip-on denture can use fewer. One review of lower-jaw studies found no link between the number of implants and implant survival,1 while a wider review found that a fixed lower set on four implants lost more implants than one on five or more,2 so your dentist plans from your bone and your bite.
How long do full mouth dental implants last?
In lower-jaw studies followed for at least five years, between 98.42 and 98.93 percent of implants were still in place after five years and between 96.86 and 97.88 percent after ten.1 The teeth, clips and screws can wear and may need repair.4 How long yours last depends on how well they are cleaned, the health of your gums, whether you smoke and regular check-ups.
Can all my teeth be replaced in one day?
Some people have a fixed temporary set of teeth soon after surgery, but the bone still needs about three to six months to bond before the final teeth are fitted.4 Not every mouth suits this, and your dentist decides after a 3D scan.
Is full mouth implant surgery painful?
The area is numbed with a local anaesthetic, and the aim is that you feel no pain during the procedure. Afterwards, swelling, bruising and discomfort are normal for a few days.4 If you are anxious, ask about sedation dentistry or read about dental anxiety.
How long does the whole treatment take?
What is the difference between full mouth dental implants and full mouth rehabilitation?
Full mouth dental implants replace missing teeth with teeth held by implants. Full mouth rehabilitation is a wider plan to restore a whole mouth, and it may combine treatments such as fillings, crowns, gum care and implants.
Can I have full mouth dental implants if I live outside Delhi?
Often yes, but the treatment is done in stages over many months. Your dentist will say which steps need you in the clinic and which can wait. Message us to plan the visits.
Where can I find full mouth dental implants near me in South Delhi?
Orion Dental Clinic is a full mouth dental implants clinic in Greater Kailash 1 (GK 1), in the basement of E 75, Greater Kailash Enclave 1, opposite Anubhav Play School, with the entrance at Gate 1. Patients come for full mouth dental implants in Greater Kailash from Kailash Colony, CR Park, Nehru Place, Lajpat Nagar, Defence Colony and South Extension. Call or message us on WhatsApp to book an appointment.
14 Second opinion
Want a second opinion on full mouth dental implants?
A full mouth plan is a big decision, and a second opinion can help whether you were advised for it or against it. Bring your X-rays, scans, reports and current dentures if you have them. Our doctors will examine you, explain what they find and describe the options, including keeping things as they are. Nothing needs filling in: message us on WhatsApp or call, and we will find a time that suits you.
15 Related
Related treatments and guides
All-on-4 Dental Implants
Read this for a fixed set of teeth on four implants in one jaw.
All-on-6 Dental Implants
Read this for a fixed set of teeth on six implants in one jaw.
Dentures
Read this to compare implants with ordinary removable dentures.
Patient guides
Three Types of Dental Implants Explained
How endosteal, subperiosteal and zygomatic dental implants differ, which bone situations each is used for, and why most patients are offered endosteal implants.
Full-Jaw Implants in One Day: Myth or Reality?
What "teeth in a day" really means, what immediate loading can and cannot do, and what the evidence says about placing implants and teeth together.
All-on-4 Dental Implants: 20 Things to Consider
A planning checklist for all-on-4 dental implants covering your bone, health, gums, bite, temporary teeth, healing, cleaning and the questions to ask.
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This page is general information, not a diagnosis or a substitute for an examination, and results vary between patients.