I'm in Houston, Texas and the cost of a fixed solution for both upper and lower dental implants is extremely high. I've read more then a few articles on mini implants being used for this with great outcomes. Some dentists seem to be uniformed or just simply do not want to use the Mini implants. Anyone have any personal experience with a full arch on MDI's or Small diameter implants? Thanks.
my research of mini dental implants leads me to beleive that they're preferrable and cost less than regular dental implants if you have a single tooth gap/problem. i'd like expert opinion about mini implants. do you recommend them for your patients? when?
I'm a 33 year old male who is congenially missing his maxillary lateral incisors and manibular premolars. In my teens the gaps were closed up with braces placing the canines in the lateral position. The closing of the gap also made my arch narrow, profile flat, and teeth slightly tilted inward. Can the lateral incisor spaces be opened at my age through modern devices, TADs, expansion appliances, braces, or other means? I would then get maxillary lateral implants and mandibular premolar implants.
My dentist tells me that the majority of bone loss occurs within the first year a tooth is extracted so he wants me to get a surgeon to put a dental implant right after extraction to prevent bone loss. But I want to get braces and jaw work next year which I can't do with an implant. I've heard mini implants are only temporary. So if I get this mini instead, will it prevent bone loss so that I can then remove it next year and still get braces?
I am 16 and I just recently got TADs to close my two molar spaces (I was born without 2 permanent molar, so I had the baby teeth removed, one on each side of my lower jaw, and my orthodontist is moving my last molars forward to close the extraction space). I was wondering how long it could take, best and worst case scenario, to close the gaps?
I have a skeletal class 3 open bite and shifted midline.Used Damon braces for the upper teeth only covering 9 front teeth,regular braces were used for the 10 lower front teeth.molars are porcelain crowns. 10 months now on braces.Brackets were put on my upper molars 3 weeks ago to use them for class 3 elastics but without connecting it to archwire is it ok to use it this way? I am told i will be done in 2 months! Can TADS be a better option for me knowing that I have lots of artificial crowns.