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A full mouth implant assessment brings together medical history, examination of teeth and gums, bone imaging, bite records and restoration planning. It determines which teeth can be preserved, whether implants are suitable and whether fixed or removable replacement teeth are appropriate. The findings also establish any treatment needed before implantation. A full mouth assessment does not mean that every tooth must be removed.

What Can Be Assessed Before You Travel to Vietnam?

If you're travelling from Australia or New Zealand, you can share recent dental X-rays, photographs, your medication details and any difficulties with your teeth or dentures before your visit. At VNDentalTravel, we help you submit these records to the treating team for a preliminary review before flying to Vietnam.

The review can identify likely treatment options and questions for your appointment. For example, an X-ray may show bone loss around a lower tooth you hope to keep. In person, the dentist can measure the gum pockets, test whether the tooth moves and assess how it meets the upper teeth. Those findings help determine whether keeping that tooth is a reasonable part of your plan.

Which Teeth Can Be Kept?

The dentist examines decay, cracks, remaining tooth structure and the bone and gums supporting each tooth. A damaged tooth with enough sound structure for a restoration has a different outlook from one with a deep root fracture. Where gum disease makes the outlook uncertain, treatment and reassessment may clarify whether the tooth can be maintained.

If extraction is proposed, the dentist should identify the tooth and explain the finding behind that recommendation. This distinction matters when the two arches have different needs. Someone with no upper teeth and several maintainable lower teeth may need a complete upper restoration while keeping the lower teeth that will bite against it.

How Do Health and Bone Support Affect Implant Placement?

Your medical history helps the dentist decide whether surgery can proceed as planned. Diabetes control, smoking, previous radiotherapy involving the jaws and certain medicines can affect healing or surgical precautions. If a medicine raises a concern, the dentist may seek information from the prescribing clinician before recommending a change. Bring the names and doses of your current medications before dental implant treatment.

CBCT scans for implant planning show the width and height of available bone and its relationship to nearby nerves and sinuses. The dentist compares those images with the intended position of the replacement teeth. If bone is too narrow where the bridge needs support, options may include adjusting the implant position, changing the restoration or grafting. A graft that needs to heal first adds a separate stage before implant placement.

How Does Your Bite Influence the Final Teeth?

Photographs, impressions or digital scans, bite records and a trial tooth arrangement help the dentist assess how the replacement teeth will look and function. If you already wear a denture, it offers a useful reference. You might like the way it supports your upper lip but find that the front teeth show too little when you smile. A trial arrangement lets you discuss those details before the final teeth are made.

The dentist also considers the space between the arches, the teeth on the opposite side and access for cleaning beneath a bridge. These findings influence whether a fixed bridge or removable restoration is suitable. When comparing All-on-4 and All-on-6 implants, the relevant question is how the proposed implants would support the teeth planned for that particular arch.

What Should Your Written Treatment Plan Include?

The written plan should identify the teeth to keep, any proposed extractions and their reasons, and the planned restoration for each arch. It should distinguish temporary teeth from the final teeth and explain what you could wear during healing if the implants lack sufficient stability for an immediate fixed bridge.

For patients making separate visits to Vietnam, the plan should show which appointments are expected on each visit and which depend on reassessment. If grafting is still under consideration, the estimate should show whether its cost is included, what would trigger an additional charge and how a separate graft would change the next visit. You can then compare the options with a clear understanding of what you are agreeing to before treatment begins.