According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 3 million people in the United States have dental implants to replace one, multiple, or all of their teeth. These titanium posts bond with your jawbone and stick up above the gum line, providing vital support for restorations like crowns, bridges, or dentures! While dental implants are incredibly effective, traditional dental implants, unfortunately, come with many drawbacks. Thankfully, Brockley Dental Center offers an alternative to dental implants that are just as secure but without all the hassle. Mini dental implants are an incredibly effective alternative that provides excellent function and a beautiful appearance to your smile!
The Drawbacks of Traditional Dental Implants
Traditional dental implants are around 5 millimeters in width and consist of many parts held together by an implant screw. Due to their size and multiple parts, they have many drawbacks to consider, including:
- Large diameter: Traditional dental implants have about a 5-millimeter diameter, requiring a similar-sized hole. Unfortunately, patients with bone loss don’t always have enough bone for a traditional dental implant. Without a bone graft—a procedure to replenish bone structure—many patients don’t qualify for a traditional implant procedure! Bone grafts add to the length and price of your procedure.
- Invasive process: Due to the width of traditional implants, an incision is required to reach the bone underneath your gums. Once an incision is made, the gums must be flayed back to reveal the bone, requiring a series of increasingly large drills to create a hole. This invasive procedure often scares patients away, as it increases healing time and discomfort.
- Multi-piece design: Having multiple implant components can cause a few problems. For one, it’s more expensive, as you must pay for each part separately and make multiple appointments to get each component. Additionally, having seams between implant parts can lead to peri-implantitis, as bacteria gather and spread infection! In some cases, peri-implantitis can contribute to implant failure.
- Expensive procedure: Traditional implants are an expensive dental implant option due to the potential need for a bone graft, the many appointments and parts, and the complex procedure.
Fortunately, Brockley Dental Center offers an alternative to traditional dental implants that is just as stable and has many added benefits!
Mini Dental Implants: The Ideal Alternative to Dental Implants
Mini dental implants are less than 3 millimeters in diameter and only one piece! Due to their sleek build and smaller size, mini implants provide incredible benefits that traditional dental implants cannot.
To place mini implants, we use a minimally invasive procedure that requires no incisions or stitches. Because these implants are so much smaller than traditional implants, we don’t need to create an incision in your gums. Instead, we place a small pilot hole through the gums and into the jawbone, so we can carefully screw the implant in place. Additionally, their small size allows us to use less bone, making mini implants much more accessible to those with less available bone structure! A bone graft is often unnecessary with mini dental implants, saving you time and money.
Mini dental implants also boast a one-piece design, with no separate abutment or implant screw needed. This simple design allows us to place dental implants all in one appointment without the need for healing periods in between. Another benefit to the single titanium post design of a mini implant is less risk of peri-implantitis infection and a less expensive price tag! Due to the fewer parts and appointments, as well as the lack of a bone graft, these implants are a much more affordable alternative to dental implants!
Other Dental Implant Alternatives
Revitalize Your Smile With Mini Implants: an Alternative to Dental Implants!
Dental implants are becoming increasingly common among the people of the United States. At Brockley Dental Center, we believe you should be informed about what options are out there and what will be the best for you! We offer mini dental implants as an alternative to dental implants that are less expensive, less complex, and more affordable! When looking to replace your teeth, book a consultation with us. Once we look at your smile and understand your situation, we can inform you if you are eligible for mini dental implants!
Contact Brockley Dental Center today!
Follow us on Facebook to learn more about what we can do for you using mini dental implants.
