Conventional mini implant surgery in the edentulous mandible is in most cases, a very quick and minimal invasive procedure. The implants are usually placed trans gingivally and if initial primary stability is achieved then they can be loaded immediately following the surgery.
Limited quantity of mandibular bone, in fact the mandibular nerve runs along the edge of the bony crest from the mental foramen. It was impossible to place posteriorly without a complex graft with displacement of the mandibular nerve.
Mini implants are in all respects implants, but with a small diameter, not exceeding 3 mm. They are produced in a titanium alloy, which is classified as grade 5, and has excellent mechanical properties.
by Dr. Aldo De Blasi, expert in dentistry applied to mini implants.
Italian inventors and dentists had a major influence on the development of dental implant technology – we think of names such as Giordano Muratori and Ugo Pasqualini and their sheet implants, Pier Luigi Mondani and his intraoral welding or Dino Garbaccio and his self-tapping bicortical screw.
Why should you read this article? This case report is a guide, how mini-implants can be used as strategic abutments for the stabilization of removable partial dentures and for the support of the remaining teeth.
Complete dentures are most frequently a challenge for practitioners. Completely edentulous patients, usually elderly, often complain about the functionality of conventional dentures, especially the mandibular ones, claiming their instability, poor retention and discomfort during wear…
Complete dentures are most frequently a challenge for practitioners. Completely edentulous patients, usually elderly, often complain about the functionality of conventional dentures, especially the mandibular ones, claiming their instability, poor retention and discomfort during wear…
Der klinische Erfolg von Mini-Implantaten hängt von verschiedenen Parametern ab, die auch untereinander in Beziehung stehen. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde untersucht, ob eine Korrelation zwischen dem Durchmesser der inserierten Implantate und der Primärstabilität existiert…
The aim of this study was to analyse possible factors for the loss of mini-implants with diameters between 1.8 and 2.4 mm used in the stabilization of complete dentures.
The 4 year survival rates of mini dental implants used in the stabilization of the full prosthesis stand at 95% success or higher. Will mini dental implants establish themselves as a viable therapy for compromised bone volume? Interest in mini dental implants is increasing.
Although accepted in the dental practice, mini dental implant had long been seen with skepticism. But in the last years mini dental implants have attracted the attention of academics and researchers and have been followed up with studies from many different universities around the world.
Especially in atrophied mandibles, where conventional diameter implants meet their limits, mini dental implants can be a sensible solution. This is also true in patients, where an invasive procedure can pose medical risks. Thanks to the diameters of mini dental implants, which are less than 3 mm, cases where the mandible is very thin, the MDIs can be placed with a minimal invasive procedure that often does not require bone augmentation.
Partial dentures supported on natural teeth are a standards in dentistry and are used on a significant percentage in the prosthetic cases in the German population. In the future, with the improvement of dental hygiene in the population there will be less total edentulism but instead there will be an increase in the cases of partial edentulism and consequently there will be an increase in partial bridges.
Mini implants have been available in Germany for over ten years. Mini dental implants have been approved for long term use and now are used in the millions. In my practice in Drensteinfurt, i have been using mini dental implants, MDIs, since 2001 in cases of the stabilization of the full prosthesis. and since 2003 I have used mini dental implants for the support of partial dentures.
