What Are the Advantages of One-Piece Mini Dental Implants?

In this video, Dr. Charles Pearson explains the advantages of one-piece mini dental implants, including why they are often faster, less invasive, and more hygienic than traditional implants.

The advantages of the one-piece, or what has been referred to as mini implants, are that they can be used in smaller diameters. We don’t have to have enough room to put a screw down the middle of it to put a crown on. So, that’s a big advantage in areas where you don’t have enough jawbone width to support a conventional implant.

Also, recent research has shown that in conventional implants, where the cap portion of the implant joins the part that’s in the jawbone, there’s a gap there. Where that gap is, certain bacteria reside and can cause something known as peri-implantitis.

You don’t get those with a one-piece implant. So, the long and short of it is that they’re a little better from a hygiene point of view. Also, safety is a big one. With one-piece implants, we don’t have to drill a full-length hole into your jaw when we put them in. We can go just half the length of the implant and then let the implant self-guide itself as we place it inside the jawbone.

That avoids permanent damage to things like nerves or perforation of your sinus cavities, things that I have to look out for on your behalf. Also, in most cases, where the bone is already healed and we’re putting them in, a one-piece implant can be put in in one day, an impression taken, and you get your tooth two weeks later. Pretty nice, as the alternative is usually four to six months with a conventional implant.

So, wherever we can use the one-piece dental implants, that’s the one I favor because of the final thing, and you will like this one: they’re less expensive. Fewer parts, less cost, lower lab bill, less chair time, and less hassle for you equal a happy patient and a happy dentist.

If you or someone you love is struggling with missing teeth or loose dentures, contact Dr. Charles Pearson at St. Apollonia Dental in Sterling Heights, MI, for a free consultation to learn how our dental implant treatments can enhance your smile, improve your function, and restore your self-confidence.

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