Thinking about getting an all-on-4 implant

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So I still have pretty bad teeth. I'm 25. I brush 2x a day, floss 1x a day, rinse 2x a day. I have started to refrain from junk food, only eat bananas, pasta, rice, wurst, non-carbonated mineral water, the occasional coffee every day. It's boring, yes, but afaik, I'm gonna have to stay away from sugar and acids if I'm gonna stop getting dental problems.

But my teeth are still hurting. I'm sick of this. Also, a big problem is that my teeth are pretty crowded so it's rather difficult to clean some of them to the fullest extent. I should have got braces when I was a small child, my father noted I would sleep with an open mouth, I already had OSA back then, but he wouldn't do anything and now here I am. My parents' ignorance and neglect have really messed up my bone health, development and my entire dental health as well.

I need double-jaw surgery as well since my jaws are very recessed. But before I can get them, I'll have to correct my bite, or so I was informed.

Would it be possible to get an all-on-4 or all-on-6 dental implant both upper teeth and lower teeth, and get double-jaw surgery after that? I have 28 teeth left, apparently all the cavities have been filled, x-rays have been done but they still hurt and this is pissing me off and ruining my quality of life so much. I just want it to end.

Also, another question I have is that if I do manage to get the upper and lower all-on-4 or all-on-6 dental implants, since I have a severe form of crossbite (due to my parents' gross neglect of me when I was a child), would this somehow be corrected by the implant? Since you need braces so your natural teeth can be fixed, so your bite can be fixed, but then again, implants don't move, so how does that work in the case of implants?

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This is really hypothetical, but I doubt you would really benefit from all-on-4 given that you still have all your teeth. Address one issue at a time and get different opinions. If you are having discomfort (hot/cold/sweet sensitivity? pain on biting?...) try to fix this first. Maybe some teeth aren't worth saving, but then any extraction you might do will affect any orthodontic planning. Jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) is often done in conjunction with orthodontics too. It is serious surgery with significant risks. Don't even think about implants yet.
 

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This is really hypothetical, but I doubt you would really benefit from all-on-4 given that you still have all your teeth. Address one issue at a time and get different opinions. If you are having discomfort (hot/cold/sweet sensitivity? pain on biting?...) try to fix this first. Maybe some teeth aren't worth saving, but then any extraction you might do will affect any orthodontic planning. Jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) is often done in conjunction with orthodontics too. It is serious surgery with significant risks. Don't even think about implants yet.
Can I get jaw surgery first before braces?

Can I get jaw surgery with bad teeth?
 

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No and no. Any dentist or specialist would be unethical and possibly negligent by acting on such a suggestion. Who would risk their career for something foolhardy?
 

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No and no. Any dentist or specialist would be unethical and possibly negligent by acting on such a suggestion. Who would risk their career for something foolhardy?
But please understand I absolutely require jaw surgery, my jaws are small and underdeveloped and very recessed.

What can I do in such a horrible situation?

Could someone get an all-on-4/6 implant and then get surgery? Would this even be feasible? I am already 25, I should have gotten surgery when I was 18.
 

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