Cost of Mini Dental Implants vs. Regular Implants?

I do not recommend mini dental implants as they are associated with significant complications and low success rate. As Dr. Boudet indicated, they are not interchangeable. For optimal prognosis and success, I recommend regular dental implants. While, it is higher cost, it offers lifetime success. Mini implant will not. Thanks Dr. kazemi

Regular implants and mini implants are not interchangeable. There are situations where you may be able to use a mini implant instead of a regular implant, but, in general, mini implants have a small diameter and are indicated when space is limited or the ridge is very thin. Recently there has been a trend to use these mini implants in place of the regular implants, but the studies to show their longevity in these situations are not available. For a single tooth, the cost will not be much different since the only difference is in the implant itself which is ussually half the cost for the mini implant, but the abutment(post) and the crown are the same. Hope this helps and good luck! Carlos A. Boudet, DDS, DICOI

Mini Implants are as good for average people as the 2 & 3 piece overly complicated full size implants. If you don't need your teeth to screw or pop on and off a mini is just as good. Buy a water pick and be happy! I like mine and have had them for more than 10 years!