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Mini Dental Implants
Mini dental implants are
ultra-small diameter – about l.8
millimeter width – that have been designed more than 20 years ago by a dentist,
Victor I. Sendax. Dr. Sendax made the
mini dental implants to serve as a transitional device to help support fixed
bridge replacements for lost teeth.
His theory was that mini implants could function free standing by
themselves or in combination with natural tooth supports and/or regular dental
implants.
Late in l997, Dr. Sendax
collaborated about his mini implant theory and design concepts with a
colleague, Dr. Ronald A. Bulard. Dr. Bulard had previously formed a dental
implant company that was manufacturing and marketing standard dental products
including regular dental implants.
Both doctors spend lots of
time studying and fixing the original design till they came up with a more
efficient top and collar to the mini dental implants. Once combined with the
original insertion design, the mini dental implant was done.
After Dr. Bulard dental
company manufactured the mini dental implants they were finally introduced to
the United States dental community at an implant conference in Orlando, Florida
in April, l999. The mini dental
implants were apparently a great hit with the dental products industry.
So what do mini implants
”do” exactly? For once their most
effective use of this is stabilization of a lower denture of a patient. It has been estimated that there are
approximately 50,000,000 people in the United States who are toothless and have
a hard time getting used to, and using, their prosthetic devices. Problems like dentures that don’t fill
well, or dentures not working properly while chewing, are quite common. Lots of people who wear dentures tend to stop socializing as well because of
the aesthetic reasons. Other problems
such as bad breath are common. This is
why a successful placement of the mini dental implant can help to relieve
people of all these problems.
Mini Dental Implants are
narrow enough that they can be typically inserted directly through the
overlying gum tissue and right into the bone underneath it. Unlike with
standard dental implants there’s no reason to surgically cut and
"flap" open the gum tissue with mini dental implants. One of the biggest benefits is reduced
irritation and discomfort that occurs sometimes after dental implant
surgery. While all dental implants
require care during insertion to avoid encroaching on vulnerable nerve, sinus
or bony structures, the ultra small width of the mini implants are much more safe
because of their ultimate size.
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