I had a hard time figuring out how to start this case blog. Its an interesting story. A patient of mine, who was one of the first multiple crowns over the top of mini implants that I did, referred to me a friend of his. The patient of mine was a boxer and was missing […]
I get asked this question quite often. Of course there is going to be some discomfort you would think having a titanium screw inserted into the jaw bone…..but believe it or not most if not all of my patients claim it was less painful than having an extraction. Not ever having an implant placed or […]
News flash of the week…we had our first 'drive by'. No not a drive by shooting but a patient that said, he saw our sign on his morning drive to work each day. Intrigued by what a mini implant was he did, 'a bit of searching on the inter-web.' Pleased with what he learned he […]
Do you have a denture? Would you like to get rid of it for good? Well now thanks to mini dental implants and my good friend Ken Clifford you have that option. A patient of mine came to me and said, 'Dr. Patel I am so glad that I had mini implants placed to keep […]
Mini Dental Implants Case presentation of the week – Here is a patient that was referred to our office by another patient that we placed mini dental implants and restored the minis with crowns. He had ALOT of needs. But as with most things we see, I had some ideas and the patient had their own […]
Interesting Case – Today we saw a young chap that was sent to us by his mother. She had 4 mini implants placed in her lower jaw to secure her denture some months back at our practice. He told me that he has not smiled in several years…sad story but when we took a look it was […]
A mini dental implant is a titanium implant that acts like the root of your tooth. It can be used for securing a denture or partial denture. Mini implants can be used for fixed crowns or bridges. When used to replace a single rooted tooth many mini implant dentists place one mini implant. When used to replace a multi […]