Pender County · Since 1987
All-on-4 Dental Implants in Burgaw, NC
A full arch of fixed teeth, anchored on four implants and placed in a single day. It is for people who have lost most of an arch, or are being told they are about to, and who do not want a denture that comes out at night.
- Three doctors, one location
- Sedation available
- Most major plans accepted
- Written estimates before treatment
The basics of All-on-4
The technique angles the two back implants to catch the dense bone at the front of the jaw. That angle is what makes it work for people who were told years ago they did not have enough bone for implants.
Burgaw patients and this treatment
Burgaw is the Pender County seat and the most demographically mixed town in our service area.
Patients coming in from further out are often dealing with problems that have been building for a while. We stage treatment so it is affordable and so the trip count stays low.
Burgaw is the Pender County seat, and the courthouse and county offices are a meaningful part of the local employment base.
Rural Pender patients often arrive after a long gap in care, and we plan treatment in phases rather than all at once.
US-117 and I-40 both work from Burgaw, and I-40 is usually the faster of the two into the medical district.
We see patients from across Burgaw and the surrounding area, including the historic Burgaw Depot, the Pender County Courthouse, the NC Blueberry Festival and the 28425 ZIP code.
Pender County is the second fastest-growing county in the state and it has the highest share of under-18s in the region at over 22 percent. Family scheduling and preventive care carry more weight here than anywhere else we serve.
For a patient driving thirty miles, treatment gets sequenced to minimize trips: records and consultation in one visit, then the longest appointments the clinical work allows.
Rural patients often arrive after a long gap in care. We start with a full exam and a plan you can stage over time, not a lecture.
You may be a candidate if
- You are missing most or all of the teeth in an arch
- Your current denture moves, rubs, or needs adhesive to stay put
- You have been told there is not enough bone for conventional implants
- You want teeth that stay in your mouth overnight
- You would rather solve this once than keep relining a denture
Your treatment, start to finish
- Records and 3D planningCone beam scan, photos and impressions. We map implant positions digitally before surgery day.
- Surgery dayRemaining teeth come out, four implants go in, and a fixed temporary bridge is attached. Sedation is standard for this appointment.
- Soft diet and healingRoughly three months while the implants integrate. We see you along the way.
- Final bridgeNew records, then a definitive bridge built for your bite and your face.
Afterwards
Expect swelling for several days and a soft diet for a few weeks. You will clean under the bridge daily with a water flosser and a threader, and we will show you how before you leave. Twice-yearly maintenance visits keep the tissue underneath healthy.
We will combine follow-up checks wherever it is clinically sound, because a thirty mile round trip for a two minute look is a poor use of your day.
What it costs
Full arch treatment is a single large investment rather than a series of small ones, and the quote covers surgery, the temporary and the final bridge. We put the whole number in writing at the consultation and walk through third-party financing so you can see the monthly figure before deciding.
We stage larger plans of treatment into phases with a price on each one, so it can be paid down over time rather than committed to in a single sum.
In their own words
Hear from Dr. Carter Lee
Dr. Lee on fixing only what needs fixing, and what it is like to hand a patient the mirror after a smile transformation.
Questions we get asked
Can it be done on just one arch?
Yes. Plenty of patients treat the upper arch and keep their lower natural teeth.
Do I leave with teeth the same day?
Yes. A fixed provisional bridge goes on at the surgery appointment. It is not the final restoration, and it looks and functions like teeth while you heal.
How far is your office from Burgaw?
About 30 miles, or roughly 40 minutes via US-117 South or I-40 South to N. College Road. We are at 1301 Physicians Dr in Wilmington, with parking at the door.
Do you see patients from Burgaw?
Regularly. Burgaw is part of our core service area in Pender County, and rural patients often arrive after a long gap in care. We start with a full exam and a plan you can stage over time, not a lecture.
What are your hours?
Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm. Outside those hours, leave a message or use the appointment request form and we will come back to you with the first available time.
All-on-4 Dental Implants · Burgaw, NC
You have probably been told several different things about this.
Bring the opinions you have already been given. We will look at your scan with you and say which parts we agree with.
- Three doctors, 50+ years of combined experience
- Implant surgery and restoration in one building
- Sedation available for longer appointments
- Written, phased treatment plans with costs attached
Worried it is too much work at your age? Health matters far more than the number, and we will tell you if we think a smaller plan serves you better.
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We reply the next business day.
Please do not include Protected Health Information. For anything urgent, call (910) 762-0958.
