All-on-6 implants in Victoria, six anchors for stability
Six titanium posts anchored in your jawbone support a fixed bridge across the entire arch. This distributes chewing force more evenly than four posts and provides redundancy if a single post ever needs attention.
A full arch carries significant chewing force, and each post absorbs a portion of it. By spreading that load across six sites instead of four, the stress on any single post is reduced. This approach suits people who grind, those with longer arches, and cases where the opposing jaw already has a fixed bridge and bites with considerable force.
The trade-off is bone volume and surgical complexity. Six anchor sites require adequate bone in six locations, so some cases that would proceed with All-on-4 Implants without grafting may need a Dental Bone Graft to support six posts.
We determine suitability from your CBCT scan and present both options with their timelines and costs on Full Mouth Cost. The decision is yours once you have the facts.
Six post protocol
How it works
All-on-6 implants, planned and placed in four stages
Map bone in six places
The scan has to show enough bone at six sites, not four. This is where the two protocols separate.
Place in one visit
All six posts go in at a single appointment, usually with sedation, alongside any extractions the plan calls for.
Integration
Several months of healing on soft food. More posts does not mean faster healing; the bone still sets the pace.
Fit the final arch
The permanent bridge is made and fitted, then the bite is balanced so the load really is shared across all six.
Who it suits
Grinding, dense bone, and opposing fixed bridges
All-on-6 is often the right choice for patients with a strong bite or grinding habit, for lower jaws where bone density is typically higher, and when the opposing arch already has a fixed bridge that exerts real force. It is also the safer plan if you cannot easily take time off work, because redundancy means a problem with one post is less disruptive to manage.
If cost is the limiting factor right now, discuss it openly at your consultation. Implant Supported Dentures and an Implant Overdenture anchor to fewer posts and cost less. Our Full Mouth Restoration guide compares every option side by side so you can see the full picture.
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Fewer posts, or a removable full arch, in Victoria
What sits either side of six posts on cost and on complexity.
When six beats four, extra cost, and whether it lasts longer.
No. Where the bone only supports four, forcing six means grafting first, which adds months and cost for a benefit you may not need. Where the bone is there, six is the more forgiving plan. It is a case decision made on the scan, not a general ranking.
More, because of two extra implants and the additional surgical time, though not by half again. Where grafting is required to support six, that is the larger part of the difference. Both routes are quoted separately when both are viable.
Neither has a set lifespan, and cleaning matters more to the outcome than post count. What six gives you is redundancy: if one post is lost, the remaining five can often carry the arch while it is dealt with. That is resilience rather than longevity.
Somewhat, but not by half. Much of the appointment is preparation, anaesthetic and any extractions, all of which happen once. Placing six posts rather than four adds time in the middle rather than doubling the visit.
Adding posts to an existing arch is possible in some cases but it usually means a new bridge, because the framework is made for specific anchor positions. It is far better to make the decision at planning than to treat four as a trial run.
Victoria patients
What Victoria All-on-6 patients say
★★★★★4.9· 118 reviews on Google
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I grind badly so they recommended six rather than four. Explained the reasoning instead of just quoting a bigger number.
M. Tanaka
Lower arch, Victoria
★★★★★
Needed grafting to support six. Longer road but I wanted the margin and they laid out both options.
A. Moreau
Upper arch with graft, Langford
★★★★★
Bottom was already fixed so the top had to take a real bite. Six made sense once they put it that way.
R. Kimani
Opposing fixed bridge, Colwood
★★★★★
Bite balancing at the end took two visits. Fussier than I expected and better for it.
T. Sørensen
Final bridge, Saanich
From the blog
Victoria implant guides: full arch cost, protocols and healing
Find out if your jaw supports All-on-6 implants in Victoria
The scan shows whether there is bone at six sites or four, and whether grafting would be needed to reach six. You get both plans with their timelines and figures where both are realistic.
