Novi Smile (all-on-4)

About Novi Smile (all-on-4)

Novi Smile (All-on-4) is the full arch dental implant program offered at North Shore Smile Surgery in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The practice focuses on the All-on-4 treatment concept, a method that replaces a full arch of missing or failing teeth using four implants, often avoiding the need for bone grafting. This approach uses digital imaging and surgical planning to place implants and attach a fixed temporary set of teeth, often in a single visit, giving patients a new smile without the traditional wait for healing before receiving teeth.

Patients considering this treatment can expect a consultation with digital X-rays and 3D scanning to determine candidacy, followed by surgery that typically takes about four to five hours for one arch, or six to eight hours for both. The procedure is performed with IV sedation and local anesthesia, and most patients leave the same day with fixed temporary teeth. After a healing period of a few months, during which the implants integrate with the jawbone, patients return for their final, permanent prosthesis.

Meet the Doctors

The All-on-4 procedures at this practice are performed by Dr. Scott Frank, DDS. He earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Northwestern University in 1987, completed a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Howard University Hospital, and has provided surgical care at North Shore Smile Surgery since establishing the practice in 1988. He has performed almost 3,000 Novi Smile (All-on-4) procedures and has been recognized by Nobel Biocare as an All-on-4 expert.

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