Full-arch implant FAQ

Full-arch implant questions, straight answers

Everything patients ask before choosing full-arch implants: candidacy, severe bone loss, surgery, recovery, cost and warranty. Answered plainly by the team of Dr. Parker Falkenberg.

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Candidacy

Am I a candidate?

Most adults in good general health with failing, broken-down or missing teeth, advanced gum disease, or dentures that don’t work for them are candidates. A 3D CBCT scan at your free consult tells us for certain.
Often, yes. Dr. Falkenberg treats many patients with severe bone resorption using advanced full-arch techniques planned in 3D around the bone they do have. Second opinions are welcome.
Yes. Advanced gum disease is one of the most common reasons patients choose full-arch treatment. Failing teeth are removed on surgery day and replaced with implants.
Rarely. Long-term denture wearers do lose bone, but your 3D scan shows exactly what you have, and that determines your plan, not how long you’ve worn a denture.
They can. We review your full health history and medications at your consult. Conditions like well-controlled diabetes don’t usually rule you out, while smoking increases the risk of complications. We’ll talk through your situation honestly.
No. We place a new, fully planned set of implants so the whole system is engineered together and covered by our warranty.
There’s no upper age limit. Overall health and bone matter far more than age.

The procedure

Surgery day

Typically 4 to 6, chosen from your 3D scan, bone volume and bite.

“All-on-4” is a brand name for one technique. Full-arch, or All-on-X, is the same idea, a fixed bridge on a small number of implants, with the number of implants matched to your anatomy.

Dr. Parker Falkenberg, DMD, performs every surgery himself. He’s a general dentist whose practice is focused on full-arch implant surgery and prosthetics, and he also designs and delivers your final teeth.

You’ll have IV sedation administered and monitored by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). You’ll be fully asleep under general sedation in an outpatient setting. Our CRNA will make sure you are fully asleep and sedated. 

Extractions and implant placement happen in one surgical visit. Your fixed provisional teeth are delivered about 24 hours later.

Platelet-rich plasma is concentrated from a small sample of your own blood and may be used during surgery to support healing.

Smile close-up showing natural tooth shape and shade of a zirconia full-arch implant bridge
Retracted close-up of a zirconia full-arch implant bridge after treatment in Fort Collins, CO
Retracted close-up of a zirconia full-arch implant bridge after treatment in Fort Collins, CO
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Smiling patient with natural full-arch zirconia teeth after All-on-4 treatment
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Fixed zirconia implant bridge

Your new teeth

What your teeth are made of

A 3D-printed bridge screwed onto your implants about 24 hours after surgery. You wear it while your implants heal.
Milled zirconia, every time. We don’t make acrylic final bridges.
No. They’re screwed onto your implants and stay in. Only your dental team removes them, during professional maintenance visits.
No. We focus only on fixed full-arch bridges.
Your teeth are designed digitally around your face, lips and bite. You try in and approve the design before your final zirconia is milled.

Recovery

Healing & recovery

Expect soreness and swelling that peak around days 2 to 3, managed with prescribed medication, ice and rest.
A soft-food diet while your implants heal. You’ll get a full list. Once your final zirconia is delivered, you can return to a normal diet.
Most patients plan a few days off. It depends on your job and how you heal.
Brush twice daily and use a water flosser around the bridge. You’ll get written instructions.
About 3 to 4 months after surgery.
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Cost & payment

Cost & payment

A flat $11,999 per arch. It’s the same fee for every case and doesn’t change once treatment starts.

Your 3D CBCT and digital planning, extractions, 4–6 implants, IV sedation by a CRNA, your 24-hour fixed provisional, your final milled zirconia bridge, and follow-ups through final delivery.

Not for your planned treatment. If an implant fails and revision surgery is needed, anesthesia for that revision is billed separately.

Payment in full is due 4 weeks before your surgery date.

Coverage varies. Some dental and medical plans reimburse part of implant treatment, and we provide the documentation you need to submit a claim. We don’t directly bill your insurance or work with your insurance. Most insurances do NOT cover this procedure. 

We work with third-party patient financing companies, and HSA and FSA funds can generally be used.

Yes. Your consult includes a 3D CBCT scan, a full plan and your exact fee.

Care & warranty

Long-term care & warranty

They’re designed for long-term use. How long they last depends on your health, your habits and keeping your maintenance visits.
5 years on your final zirconia prosthesis and 2 years on your implants, as long as you keep maintenance visits every 6 months.
We remove your bridge, professionally clean it and your implants, check your bite and tissues, then put it back.
Please talk to us first. If another office works on your implants without our prior consent, your warranty is void.
Contact us right away. Implants are warrantied for 2 years. If revision surgery is needed, anesthesia for that procedure is billed separately.

Locations & travel

Locations & travel

2510 E. Harmony Rd, Suite 200, Fort Collins, and 640 Terry St, Longmont. Same doctor, team and fee at both.
Yes, many. Patients come from the Denver metro to Colorado Springs, all along the Front Range, and across Wyoming and Nebraska.
Four visits: consult, surgery (about a 4-day stay if you’re traveling), a 3-month check (about 2 days) and final delivery (about 1 day).
Yes. Because of IV sedation, a responsible adult must drive you home and stay with you for the rest of the day.

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Same doctor, same team, same flat fee — at either location. Patients come from the Denver metro to Colorado Springs, all along the Front Range, and across Wyoming and Nebraska.

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Fort Collins

2510 E. Harmony Rd, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO

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Longmont

640 Terry St
Longmont, CO 80501
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Learn more before your consult

Full-arch dental implants →

How fixed, full-arch teeth work and who they’re for.

Cost & flat-fee pricing →

One fee per arch — what’s included and how to pay.

The process & timeline →

From consult to final zirconia, step by step.

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