Fixed on Implants (FOI)

Fixed on implants, or FOI, is a full set of teeth secured to your implants. You don't take them out at home. When they need professional cleaning, your dental team removes them.

Your denturist plans and designs the teeth, with how you want to look and eat in mind. Our surgical partner places the implants. Your denturist and our surgical partner look at your mouth in person first. Then they work out with you how many implants fit and whether this option suits you.

Next to a denture on implants (DOI), the difference is what happens day to day. A DOI comes out for cleaning. FOI teeth stay in at home, and your dental team takes them out when they need to.

Other names you may see

Fixed implant dentures. This is a common name for the same treatment. The word dentures can sound like something you take out, so it helps to know that these stay in at home.

All-on-4. A full set of teeth held by four implants is often called All-on-4. That's a brand name for the same general idea.

All-on-6. This uses the same idea with six implants in one jaw. The number only describes how many implants hold the teeth. It doesn't tell you which number fits your mouth. You'll settle that in person.

If you're hoping to get your teeth back, FOI is one option to ask about. There's nothing to take out at home, and your dental team takes the teeth out when they need professional cleaning. Your denturist can talk you through how it differs from a snap-in denture.