With the latest technology in dental implantology, Mini Dental Implants may be the answer to your denture problems. With the advent of titanium alloy, we can create stronger mini dental implants that are around half the size of a regular dental implant and just as strong. Mini dental implants have been approved for use in the US since 1997.
The concept of mini dental implants is a revolutionary method for supporting replacement teeth that used very small titanium alloy implant. Because mini implants are less expensive, more patients can choose to stabilize their loose dentures or even consider getting a fixed full arch of crowns to replace the denture entirely.
The placement of the mini implant is also very non-invasive. A small pilot bit is used to create the opening for the implant to be threaded into the bone. Using such a minimally invasive procedure means the patient can heal faster, have less discomfort, and can use the implant much sooner. A regular implant is placed much differently. It requires a full flap of gum must be pushed back to see the bone. The bone is then removed with a series of burs to create space for the dental implant to be inserted.
Another benefit of getting a mini dental implant is that it not only secures a once loose denture, it now preserves the bone that is left. Without teeth roots, the bone just melts away. A denture actually speeds up the process of the bone resorbing away by constantly rubbing on the overlying gum tissue. A mini dental implant stimulates the bone just like a tooth root would.
Success ratios are equal to regular implants. When complications do arise with mini dental implants, the typical treatment is to move the mini implant to an adjacent spot. Because no bone is removed, the small opening in the gum closes and the body will fill in the defect with new bone.
