While there are various methods to replace missing teeth, the most effective way is often to use dental implants. These titanium screws secure into your jawbone, taking the place of your tooth roots and securing dental restorations. Implant-supported restorations are incredibly secure while also providing stimulation to your jawbone, which helps keep your bone dense and healthy. However, many patients are ineligible for conventional dental implant placement, as those with missing teeth often lack the necessary bone structure. Tooth loss is a direct cause of bone loss, usually requiring patients to undergo additional procedures, such as a bone graft, to restore lost bone. Fortunately, St. Apollonia Dental also offers mini dental implants, a smaller tooth replacement method in the field of dentistry! These narrow-diameter implants require much less jawbone, allowing more patients like you to restore their smiles.
The Benefits of Mini Implants
Mini dental implants are both smaller and sleeker than their conventional counterparts, measuring less than 3 mm in diameter. Additionally, they feature a one-piece design that makes placing them much easier. When possible, we use mini implants because of their wonderful benefits, like:
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Mini dental implants are any implant less than 3 mm in diameter (about the width of a toothpick), featuring a unique one-piece design! Minimally invasive: Due to their small diameter, we place mini implants using a minimally invasive approach. This gentle placement process doesn’t require any incisions or stitches, making it a much more comfortable procedure.
- Faster healing: Using a minimally invasive procedure preserves the tissues surrounding your implant, allowing for significantly faster healing. Rather than waiting 4-6 months to secure your final restoration, mini implants take only a few weeks!
- Instantly secure: Unlike conventional implants, mini implants are immediately secure enough after placement to support a temporary restoration.
- Fewer appointments: Mini dental implants feature a unique one-piece design. Not only does this lower the cost of your treatment, but it also allows us to place these implants in just one appointment.
- Affordable price: With fewer additional procedures, fewer components, and fewer appointments, mini dental implants are the more affordable tooth replacement option.
Restoring Your Smile
At St. Apollonia Dental, we have a fantastic and skilled team that has experience in the field of dentistry, using mini implants.
Our dentists, Dr. Charles Pearson and Dr. Yvonne Pearson, lead their staff with compassion, providing a welcoming environment for all patients. If you are interested in mini implants, we recommend booking a free consultation!
During this appointment, we will asses your bone quality and determine if you’re eligible for mini implants. While most patients are good candidates, some may require conventional implants or other tooth replacement methods due to the presence of soft bone.
If you are eligible for mini implants, we will create a custom treatment plan and schedule your procedural appointment. There, we create a small pilot hole in your jawbone and gently guide the implant into place. This process is gentle, allowing for quick healing and easy recovery.
Next, we’ll secure your crown, bridge, or denture in place, depending on your needs. When one tooth is missing, we’ll likely use an implant crown to fill the gap in your smile. If you are missing a row of teeth, we will use a dental bridge supported by multiple mini implants. In many cases, we may use a combination of the two to restore your smile.
To replace a full arch of teeth, we use implant dentures! These prosthetics secure onto several implants placed strategically around your jawbone to provide a stable smile. There are various denture options using mini implants in the field of dentistry, but we can help you decide which one works best for your smile.
We Use Mini Implants To Replace Missing Teeth
The best way to replace missing teeth is to replace the whole tooth from crown to root. While conventional implants do achieve this, they’re often difficult to secure in patients with minimal jawbone. Fortunately, mini implants are much smaller, requiring less jaw structure to stabilize! Using this innovative tooth replacement method, we secure a crown bridge or denture in your jaw to restore your smile!
Book a free consultation today to learn if you’re eligible for mini dental implants.
