Mini Dental Implants and Their Advantages

Mini dental implants began in the early 90s as an alternative to standard dentures, and have grown in popularity because of their availability to almost anyone. Candidates who were rejected for regulation-size implants due to low bone density can qualify for mini implants, with or without dentures. Mini implants are less than 3mm in diameter, compared to 3.7mm for regulation implants. Fittingly, they cost less. And again, they require less bone for acceptance.

If a patient is not approved for support by a full plate, the same problem can be solved by distributing weight evenly across four to six mini implants. This is also true for patients who may have weak candidacies because of old age or infirmity. Mini implants are much less invasive than regular implants, require only a couple of hours in the chair, and allow the patient to go back to eating and drinking within a few hours of the surgery.

A mini implant is constructed in a threaded way that screws directly into the implant site. The site should already be more secure, since bone removal is not necessary.

For more about the advantages of mini dental implants, contact our expert in implants in Beverly Hills.