My next patient was a young 27 year old. She had such a lovely personality; but she would not smile. How sad. Her story was typical….lost her teeth at a young age due and now wanted to do something just for her. Photos of her missing teeth right and left sides. […]
So the big day is here for my patient. She was one of the first that I tried the new Glidewell Inclusive Mini Dental Implants. These mini implants will help to secure in a full upper and lower denture. With Glidewell the 'snaps' come processed into the dentures. With Vicki in the chair I […]
Rehabilitating the Atrophic Edentulous Patient Using Small-Diameter Implant Paresh B. Patel, DDS Course SynopsisThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that 26 percent of Americans aged 65 to 74 years are completely edentulous. With the aging of the population, this percentage will continue to grow. Mini dental implants offer a viable […]
Although I like mini dental implants for lots of reasons, I do find the need for a regular size lots of times. In some cases a regular traditional size implant will work better. This example might be one of them. This patient had lost a Root Canal Molar with massive amounts of bone destruction. […]
Mini Dental Implant Pictures, Photos and Procedures: To see several hundred original pictures of mini dental implants being used for several applications ~ from securing dentures to crowns and bridges click the blue text: Mini Dental Implant Pictures Mini Dental Implants ~ Not just for a lower denture Paresh B Patel DDS Implant Dentist Charlotte Lake […]
The cost of mini dental implants is around 1/2 that of a traditional dental implant. However to me the true cost is not measured only in dollars. It is in lots of other measures as well. Other costs could include: Loss of the ability to smile Unable to find and keep a good job Social […]
Yes that's right folks! We encourage any patient that gets mini dental implants to chew more GUM. Well Sugarless gum like Trident. Trident has something called XYLITOL in it. This is an organic compound that helps to prevent the bad bacteria, Strep Mutans, from forming in the mouth. With less bacteria in the mouth your […]
To view Part 1 The miniMARK Placement Protocol click the blue text. So we left with the patient done with the miniMARK implants in his lower jaw. A set of Locator impression caps were placed over the miniMARK mini dental implants. These look like champange glasses and will communicate to the lab the exact location of […]
Who would want to walk around with a missing canine (eye tooth)? Well if you have never been presented the option of using a mini or small diameter dental implant then that just might be you. Some spaces are just small enough that a regular size dental implant (around 4mm in diameter) just […]
This is a question I get quite often. I think the answer is both. It just depends on the bone, the patient, what the final goals are (financial, aesthetic, function, additional procedures that may be necessary….etc…the list could go on and on). My patient was missing one of her molars and the premolar in front […]