San Diego, CA – 02/03/2011: Dream Smile San Diego dentist office specializes in general dental services, cosmetic dentistry and emergency dental services, such as dental implants, tooth extraction, and crowns for patients in Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Ocean Beach and Clairemont.

I get a lot of emails asking me what the difference is between “mini dental implants” and “regular dental implants” so I would like to address the differences . . .

When we refer to a regular dental implant at San Diego Dentist Dream Smile, we are referring to an implant that is approximately 4.0 mm in diameter and is placed in a prepared site in the bone. These are the dental implants that were first introduced in the mid 1980’s and they were the first implants to show successful, long-term support for dental restorations. These implants actually come in a variety of shapes and sizes but they all require drilling of a site and placement of the implant into that site. Bone will eventually bond to the surface of the implant and the implant will become a “permanent” fixture in the jaw bone.

We have a tremendous amount of research and study from San Diego Dentist as to how this process works and verified statistics indicating excellent long-term success.

Mini implants have a diameter of about 2.0 mm. They are placed in the bone by San Diego Dentists as a self tapping entity which means that a site is not prepared. These implants seem to rely on mechanical stability and there are no studies that show any integration with the bone. As a matter of fact, there are no studies at all about these implants since they were merely designed to be used as temporary implants to be removed at a later time. In some instances, mini implants can last a very long time and they are very useful in stabilizing a lower denture, especially in an older patient who might not be suited for surgery.

There are lots of dentists saying that mini implants work just as well as regular implants. Dr. Fray Zerafat uses mini implants at San Diego Dentist Dream Smile the way they were meant to be used, which is cautiously and in very specific situations. Other dentists in san diego and nationwide use them for everything that regular implants are used for and get into lots of trouble with the failures. The bottom line is that mini implants are best used to stabilize a lower denture in a very economical manner.

If you are over 60 years of age, in poor health and need some stabilization of your lower denture, you might consider mini implants. If not, stick with the real thing. Consult with Dr. Fray Zerafat, San Diego dentist to get the proper dental implants and dental treatment you need.

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Dream Smile Dentist San Diego
Dr. Fray Zerafat DDS
4501 Mission Bay Drive, Suite 2E
San Diego, CA 92109
California
http://www.sandiegodreamsmile.com
Phone: 858-270-6626
Email: fray@sandiegodreamsmile.com