Mini Dental Implants in Tuckerton, NJ

Real Stories, Real People from Dental Despair to Dental Delight with Mini Dental Implants.
“Now I’m Non-Stop Smiling”

Our focus is on providing you with the revolutionary benefits of mini dental implant dentistry. This unique approach to modern dentistry offers new opportunities for individuals who have lost one or more teeth. For the first time, we can replace missing teeth with implant-supported cemented and/or removable restorations in as little as one visit, without the complications of major oral surgery.

Top Advantages of Mini (Minimally Invasive) Dental Implants

This minimally invasive approach to 21st Century dental implantology offers new opportunities for individuals who have lost one or more teeth and underlying bone. Even for those who have lost all of their teeth, FDA-approved mini dental implants offer a second chance at teeth that look, feel, and function more like the teeth they were born with!

For example, one of the most respected, renowned U.S. dental educators and board-certified prosthodontist, Dr. Gordon J. Christensen, states in his national newsletter of September 2009 Clinician Report: ‘Gordon and Paul’s Top 10 Concepts, Techniques, and Products’ that the #1 concept is:

“Small Diameter Implants: Root form implants have been the most important innovation in dentistry since the air rotor nearly 50 years ago. Millions of people globally have a need for retention and support for removable prostheses, crowns, or fixed prostheses. However, many of them do not have adequate bone quantity in which to place roots from implants 3mm or over in diameter, and, for financial or health reasons, they cannot have bone grafting. Small-diameter “mini” dental implants serve these patients. Small implants, ranging from 1.8mm to 2.9mm in diameter, have now proven themselves capable of supporting complete dentures, removable partial dentures, fixed prostheses, and even some single tooth replacements. Although criticized by some, the research is supportive of these implants with proper treatment planning and placement. ”

How is a mini dental implant different from a conventional implant?

1. Less Expensive
   
   In many cases, mini dental implants cost around half the cost of traditional or conventional implants.

2. Less Invasive

   Because the mini dental implant requires only a small pilot hole to be placed, it is less traumatic, and minimally invasive to the bone and soft tissue; as compared to a traditional conventional implant that usually involves extensive surgery and bone grafts.

3. Less Healing Time

   Because placing the smaller diameter mini implant does not cause as much trauma to the bone and soft tissue in the mouth, your healing time is reduced from months to days.

4. Less Discomfort

   Less trauma to the gums, bone, and underlying tissue means less discomfort. Many patients need only over-the-counter pain medication for a day or so after the procedure.

5. Less Restorative Time

   In many cases, the mini implant can be loaded immediately after placement. This means that most procedures, including anchoring dentures, can be done in one visit.

6. Less Bone Loss

   A mini dental implant preserves the bone so that you can preserve the shape of your face.

7. Less Bone Required

   Mini implants require less bone so you’re less likely to need additional costly bone grafts.

Advanced Prosthetic Mini Implant Options

What Are Mini Dental Implants?

Mini dental implants are titanium screws that replace the root of a tooth. The ball-shaped head and collar design can be used for both permanently cemented crowns or bridges, as well as securing full dentures. When used for fixed or cemented applications, the prosthesis is cemented by Dr. Petrosky directly to the head of the implant. If the implant is to be used for a removable denture, then a housing with a rubber gasket is attached precisely to the acrylic denture and functions like a button that snaps on and off the implant. The dentures sit snugly against the gums and are retained securely allowing better chewing function and increased confidence.

A Permanent Restoration

Mini dental implants are placed by Dr. Petrosky quickly and easily using a microsurgical technique. Your dentist will use a small amount of local anesthetic and make a pin-sized puncture in the gum and jaw. The mini implant is then threaded gently and carefully into the jaw. The heads of the implants protrude from the gum tissue and provide an attachment for securing dentures or cementing crowns or bridges. It is a one-step procedure involving minimally invasive surgery.

So Many Options. One Amazing Result.

Dental implant therapy has been one of the most significant advances in dentistry in the past 25 years. Tens of thousands of grateful patients testify to the benefits of replacing lost teeth and restoring confidence in their smiles. Several different types of implants and restorations are available. The problem is, many of them are expensive and require a long recovery. Your options depend upon the amount of bone available, the patient’s general health, and restoration preference. Mini dental implants are minimally invasive and, in most cases, require only local anesthesia. With mini dental implants, less bone is necessary, which is a great benefit for patients who have previously been told they would need bone grafts to receive any dental implants. Another benefit is for patients who are medically compromised and have been told they cannot get implants.

Bigger Isn’t Always Better.

The computer and medical worlds are both striving to develop smaller and smaller components. In a similar fashion, the mini dental implant represents a smaller version of the dental implant. Smaller means less invasive, which makes the procedure and recovery easier for you. The microsurgical approach allows the mini dental implant Solutions for more patients and represents a new option for many previously denied treatment with older conventional-style implants.

A Beautiful Smile Should Break Hearts…Not the Bank.

Typically, mini dental implants are more affordable-usually half the price of conventional implant treatment. This affordability enables people to expand their treatment options, allowing some to realize their dream of fixed bridgework instead of removable dentures. Because mini dental implants require less bone, this option eliminates the need for expensive, time-consuming bone graft procedures by Dr. Petrosky.

There’s Nothing to Hold Back Your Radiant Grin

A great deal of time, research, and study have gone into the development of mini dental implants. It is safe, biocompatible, FDA-approved, and provides an improved method of tooth replacement. Mini dental implants are FDA approved ( K031106) for “ The MDI and MDI PLUS are self-tapping titanium threaded crews indicated for long-term intra-bony applications. Additionally, the MDI may also be used for inter-radicular transitional applications. These devices will permit immediate splinting stability and long-term fixation of the new or existing crown and bridge installations, for full or partial edentulism, and employing minimally invasive surgical intervention.” After 40 years of study, the technique is now used by thousands of dentists in many different countries and is recommended by some of the top implant dentists in the world.

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