Rebuild support.
Full-arch implant work is considered when an upper or lower arch cannot be saved predictably.
Dental Treatments
Choose the right repair.
All On 5 by Dr Jimenez does not start with a package. For patients comparing dental implants in Mexico, we start with the failing tooth, missing tooth, full arch, enamel surface, bite force and medical risk.
Treatment Logic
First find the problem.
The same smile can need whitening, bonding, veneers, crowns, implants, periodontal care, bite protection, or no treatment. The page below groups services by the clinical question, not by what is easiest to sell.
Replace the root.
A single implant is planned when the gap, bone, gum and bite can support a stable crown.
Protect structure.
A crown is considered when a filling, bonding or onlay cannot carry force safely.
Design carefully.
Veneers or composite should preserve enamel when the tooth underneath is stable.
Full-Arch Reconstruction
When an arch cannot hold.
Full-arch treatment is not a ladder from cheap to premium. The implant count follows bone volume, anatomy, bite force, hygiene access, material choice and the maintenance plan.
Fixed full arch
All on 4
A failing or toothless arch rebuilt on four implants when records show enough stability, prosthetic space and hygiene access.
- Checks
- CBCT, infection, bite, smoking, grinding, cleanup access.
- Not
- A guarantee of permanent teeth in a single visit.
Added support point
All on 5
Used when a fifth support can improve span control or upper-arch distribution without making hygiene or surgery worse.
- Best for
- Selected arches where one extra site adds meaningful support.
- Verify
- Usable bone at the added site and a cleanable bridge design.
Broader distribution
All on 6
Six implants can spread load when arch width, bite force, material plan or anatomy asks for broader support.
- Useful when
- More support is clinically meaningful and maintainable.
- Not
- Automatically better than four supports in every patient.
Advanced reconstruction
All on 8
Reserved for larger reconstructive designs where the additional sites support the final prosthetic plan.
- Requires
- Bone, surgical tolerance, hygiene access and a reason for each site.
- Watch
- More implants do not remove maintenance responsibility.
Segmented service
Segmented arch
A modular full-arch concept for selected eight-implant cases, where separated bridge sections may simplify future repair or replacement.
- Best for
- Maintenance-minded cases where segment access matters.
- Status
- Offered by consultation; dedicated guide not published yet.
Single-Tooth And Cosmetic Restoration
When the tooth can still decide.
For present teeth, the safest plan usually starts smaller: fill, bond, preserve enamel, cover only when the tooth needs full protection, or replace only when the tooth cannot be kept.
One missing tooth
Single implant
An implant body, abutment and crown can replace one missing tooth when the bone, gum, bite and health history support healing.
- Checks
- Bone volume, gum shape, medical history, smoking, bite force.
- Timing
- Often staged; grafting or infection can change the calendar.
Weak or rebuilt tooth
Dental crowns
A crown protects a tooth when remaining walls, cusps or a bite surface can no longer carry force predictably.
- Use when
- Large filling, fracture, root canal, heavy wear or implant crown.
- Price
- $500 USD per crown; separate needs should be listed.
Visible smile surface
Dental veneers
Veneers change visible shape, shade and surface while preserving as much sound enamel as the case allows.
- First prove
- The tooth is strong enough and whitening, bonding or alignment is not better.
- Preview
- Shape, edge, shade and gum frame should be reviewed before bonding.
Small repair
Composite fillings
Tooth-colored resin can repair contained decay, chips or old fillings when enough tooth remains to seal and carry force.
- Best for
- Conservative repair, bonding, small edge defects and contained cavities.
- Limit
- Large cracks or weak cusps may need onlay or crown planning.
Foundation Services
Some work comes first.
Premium dentistry is not only the final ceramic. It is the discipline to stabilize disease, confirm records, protect the bite and refer when another specialist is safer.
Diagnosis and planning.
Photos, radiographs, CBCT when indicated, scans, bite review and medical history shape the written plan.
Caries and gum control.
Decay, infection and active periodontal disease are handled before final reconstruction or cosmetic work.
Bite protection.
Grinding, clenching, worn teeth and collapsed bites can change material choice, sequencing and guard planning.
When not here.
Cases outside All On 5 by Dr Jimenez's scope should be referred instead of forced into a treatment menu.
Quote Standard
Price follows the records.
Diagnosis
Photos help screening. Exam, imaging, bite, symptoms and medical history decide the actual plan.
Included
The written estimate should name diagnostics, treatment sequence, temporary phase, final material, follow-up and maintenance.
Separate
Grafting, periodontal care, root canal treatment, guards, sedation, extra imaging or replacement policies should not be hidden.
Decision
Patients should know what All On 5 by Dr Jimenez considered first, what was rejected, and why the recommended treatment is justified.
Authorship And Clinical Review
Trust is the standard.
This page is educational. It helps patients understand All On 5 by Dr Jimenez's treatment menu, but it does not diagnose, promise candidacy, or replace an exam.
Authored by
Salvador Frutos
Responsible for patient-facing treatment clarity, visual structure, cost transparency and editorial presentation.
Clinically reviewed by
Dr. José Jiménez
Reviewed for implant, surgical, restorative, risk and diagnostic-limit language.
Responsible clinic record
All On 5 by Dr Jimenez Institute
C. Álamo 303, 21970 Vicente Guerrero, Baja California, Mexico. Last reviewed 22 May 2026; next scheduled review May 2027.
Clinical sources used for general framing
These sources support the broad treatment framing. Final diagnosis, sequence, material choice and quote still require All On 5 by Dr Jimenez records and examination.