Mini Dental Implants Discussions

Does anyone have experience with placement of mini implants for long term use?

My dentist extracted all 16 of my maxillary teeth last week. He placed an immediate complete denture as a transitional appliance. He wants to wait one year for the bone to heal before he places the mini dental implants.

The problem is that the edentulous space is only 11mm mesiodistal width. I need 3.0mm between the two implants and 1.5mm between each implant and the adjacent tooth.

I read in Dental Economics where Gordon Christensen has proposed using mini dental implants to help support fixed bridges.

I am an orthodontist in Indiana. I would like to place mini-implants for anchorage in the anterior region for effective intrusion of anterior teeth.

In all of the discussions on mini dental implants, there have been several references to the FDA requirement of a dental implant diameter of at least 3mm (formerly 3.25mm) and length of 7mm to qualify for the description of a dental implant.

Can someone please tell me what the diffrence is between all the mini implant systems, i.e. Sendax MDI, Intermezzo and NobleBiocare IPI and others?

I have the impression that, in absence of aesthetic considerations, gold crowns are superior to PFMs on natural teeth and on dental implants. Is this accurate?

How do you handle the final acrylic reline in the same manner with hollow openings(assuming it is a chair side reline and not lab processed).

The United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Dr. Todd E. Shatkin, an Amherst dentist affiliated with the Aesthetics Associates Centre.

I have seen 4 different dentists and oral surgeons about repairing my teeth. It has been determined that I do need to get implant-supported dentures, but I would was given two different treatment plans.

From my research, I understand that the most prevalent and successful use of mini implants is to stabilize a lower denture.

I was thinking of getting mini dental implants, but I was informed that I would need to get a flap done in order to do the implants.

Has anybody tried the new soft-hard reline material that replaces the need for O-rings or attachments with mini dental implants?

Is it possible to use mini dental implants to attach a 3 tooth bridge?

I would like to know what abutments other dentists are using for their IMTEC mini dental implant cases?

These procedures are great because they require no flap, no sutures, little post-op discomfort and immediate results the same day as placement. I have personally placed over 5,000 MDI’s in the past six years and have had 95% success.

The most significant advantage of the mini-implant is that it is a simple procedure for the doctor and patient, it is cost effective and requires no flap or suturing in most cases. Furthermore, the mini-implant can be restored with a permanent crown or bridge restoration at the time of placement if the F.I.R.S.T. procedure is utilized.

An extensive discussion of Mini Implants based on interviews with Dr. Todd Shatkin.