Dental Implants Costs & Tooth Replacement Options

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What is the cost of dental implants? How do dental implants compare to dentures? Are dental implants the same as a tooth implant or teeth implants? What are my options for tooth replacement? How can I find dental implants near me? How do I find dental implant pricing?

With many options to replace missing teeth, you can trust the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), a leading authority on tooth implants, to answer your questions about dental implant costs and the types of tooth replacement options including dentures.

Dental implants can be the best choice for most people missing a tooth. But dental implants are sophisticated devices. Before you make an appointment with an implant dentist, it is very important that you ask, “Are you credentialed by AAID?” The AAID credentialing difference in education and proven skill can make your tooth replacement experience safer and more enjoyable.

Get started on your own dental implant success story.

Implant Dentures to Improve your Life

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This video shows how dental implants can help you improve your life with a secure set of dentures. 

 

  

Paresh B Patel

Dental Implants Charlotte NC

Implant Dentist Charlotte NC

All on 4 or Implant Dentures We have your Solution Charlotte NC

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If you are having a hard time with your dentures or want to have a full set of teeth that are secured by implants then we have the solution for you.

Solution #1 could be enough implants for a fixed set of porcelain crowns (not plastic teeth like a normal All on 4)

Solution #2 could be a few implants and a snap in denture.  Safe and Secure they only come out with some effort for daily cleaning.

 

Paresh B Patel Implant Dentures Charlotte

All on 4 Charlotte NC

Smile Makeover with Braces

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This has nothing to do with dental implants, but shows how powerful a smile can be! 

Great time lapse photos and a fun video to watch…Enjoy!

We recommend Dr. Dave Paquette for any orthodontics you may need!

 

Paresh Patel DDS

Dental Implants Charlotte Lake Norman NC

 

Mini Dental Implants ~ Extractions ~ Lower Denture

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My next patient is a great example of how versatile mini dental implants can be.

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Lower ridge with 2 teeth left.  Patient has been wearing an all acrylic partial denture.  He is going to do a sequenced treatment plan where we place 4 mini dental implants and make a full lower denture.  As he is able to accumulate the funds we will add in 4 -5 more mini dental implants to support a full lower porcelain bridge.

 

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The teeth are extracted and the mini dental implants are placed.  The only bleeding that occurred in this case is from the extraction sites; not from the mini dental implants. 

This kind of placement allows patients to have less healing and less pain.

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X ray showing the 2.2mm OCO mini dental implant in place in between the bone.  What looked like wide bone in the mouth has a facial and lingual curve making the bone narrower that it appears.  Perfect spot to use a mini dental implant.

 

 

 

From here is will be a straight forward overdenture case.  We were able to get his first impression today after the mini implants were placed.  From that a wax rim will be made with some speaking wax to record how his jaws come together.  In a few weeks his denture will be complete; the gums where the teeth were extracted will have closed in and he will have a snap in/ snap out lower full denture all thanks to the mini dental implant.

Paresh B Patel DDS

mini dental implants Charlotte NC

mini dental implants Hickory Lenoir Wilkesboro Asheville NC

Dentist Mooresville NC

Mini Dental Implant vs Regular Implant ~ Whats the difference?

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I get asked this question a lot from both Doctors and Patients.  I think a better way to look at this is to compare one or two piece dental implants. 

Mini dental implants are one piece in design…the part that comes up into the gum is connected to the screw part that goes into the bone.  One piece means for the patient less expense.  But there are one piece dental implants in regular implant sizes.  OCO Biomedical has a one piece, 3.25mm + 4.0mm + 5.0mm.  Once again the same theme….one piece less expense for the patient.

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OCO Biomedical ISI one piece dental implant.  Same concept as a mini dental implant with no extra piece to purchase as the abutment (part that come up out of the gum) is fixed to the body of the regular size dental implant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So when would you use a one piece regular size implant?  I think when you have enough stability in the bone that would allow immediate loading.  Most of the time that will be in the lower jaw; but in this example we were able to do this to replace an upper missing molar.

Before oco 4.0 ISI

My patient had a missing upper left molar.

Our plan was to replace it with a regular size implant (we could have done it with two mini dental implants, but he preferred to have a traditional size solution).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot bit

He had been missing that tooth for well over 7 years.  This had allow his sinus cavity to 'drop down' thus reducing the height of bone we had to place a dental implant.  Our plan was to do a 'sinus tent' and gain a bit of height by adding some bone through the small hole that was made in his gum.  Easy to do and very predictable.

 

 

 

OCO ISI

 

OCO Biomedical ISI one piece 4.0mm implant was selected.  The bone was very dense and I was fairly certain I would get over 35ncm of torque to stabilize the implant.  If I did not then a two piece 4.0mm implant could have been placed and left to heal into the bone for the next 12 weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCO fully seated ISI 2Regular size implant in place to replace the missing upper crown.  The placement procedure is the same as when I place a mini dental implant.  Notice the lack of blood or gum that had to be cut.  A temporary crown was made and the patient will come back to have the final crown cemented.  In this case the patient needed additional time to collect the funds for his crown. So he would not return for around 8 weeks for his impression.

 

OCO ISI final sinus tent

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The lab fabricated a Zirconia Crown to fit the OCO ISI 4.0mm dental implant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Internal view of the Zirconia crown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Zirconia crown in place over the OCO Biomedical ISI 4.0mm dental implant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Thoughts:  In a well designed implant system placing a larger size implant is just as easy as placing a mini dental implant.  With the OCO system the only thing you change is the final drill bit.  There are no other drill sizes to work your way through. 

What I like even better is the ability to now have either a one piece or two piece implant that offers the same prosthetic abutment.  If you do place a two piece OCO and put in a solid abutment you have now created a one piece OCO ISI implant. 

The other thing I like about these implants is that you cement the crown to the implant body, not the abutment, so the 'micro gap' in internal to the implant crowns.

Paresh B Patel DDS

Dental Implants Charlotte NC

Dental Implants Hickory Lenoir Asheville NC

 

Mini Dental Implants ~ Extractions ~ Lower Denture

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My next patient is a great example of how versatile mini dental implants can be.

IMG_2127

Lower ridge with 2 teeth left.  Patient has been wearing an all acrylic partial denture.  He is going to do a sequenced treatment plan where we place 4 mini dental implants and make a full lower denture.  As he is able to accumulate the funds we will add in 4 -5 more mini dental implants to support a full lower porcelain bridge.

IMG_2128

The teeth are extracted and the mini dental implants are placed.  The only bleeding that occurred in this case is from the extraction sites; not from the mini dental implants.

This kind of placement allows patients to have less healing and less pain.

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X ray showing the 2.2mm OCO mini dental implant in place in between the bone.  What looked like wide bone in the mouth has a facial and lingual curve making the bone narrower that it appears.  Perfect spot to use a mini dental implant.

From here is will be a straight forward overdenture case.  We were able to get his first impression today after the mini implants were placed.  From that a wax rim will be made with some speaking wax to record how his jaws come together.  In a few weeks his denture will be complete; the gums where the teeth were extracted will have closed in and he will have a snap in/ snap out lower full denture all thanks to the mini dental implant.

Paresh B Patel DDS

mini dental implants Charlotte NC

mini dental implants Hickory Lenoir Wilkesboro Asheville NC

Dentist Mooresville NC

Mini Dental Implant vs Regular Implant ~ Whats the difference?

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I get asked this question a lot from both Doctors and Patients.  I think a better way to look at this is to compare one or two piece dental implants.

Mini dental implants are one piece in design…the part that comes up into the gum is connected to the screw part that goes into the bone.  One piece means for the patient less expense.  But there are one piece dental implants in regular implant sizes.  OCO Biomedical has a one piece, 3.25mm + 4.0mm + 5.0mm.  Once again the same theme….one piece less expense for the patient.

Isi_fixed[1]

OCO Biomedical ISI one piece dental implant.  Same concept as a mini dental implant with no extra piece to purchase as the abutment (part that come up out of the gum) is fixed to the body of the regular size dental implant.

So when would you use a one piece regular size implant?  I think when you have enough stability in the bone that would allow immediate loading.  Most of the time that will be in the lower jaw; but in this example we were able to do this to replace an upper missing molar.

Before oco 4.0 ISI

My patient had a missing upper left molar.

Our plan was to replace it with a regular size implant (we could have done it with two mini dental implants, but he preferred to have a traditional size solution).

Pilot bit

He had been missing that tooth for well over 7 years.  This had allow his sinus cavity to ‘drop down’ thus reducing the height of bone we had to place a dental implant.  Our plan was to do a ‘sinus tent’ and gain a bit of height by adding some bone through the small hole that was made in his gum.  Easy to do and very predictable.

OCO ISI

OCO Biomedical ISI one piece 4.0mm implant was selected.  The bone was very dense and I was fairly certain I would get over 35ncm of torque to stabilize the implant.  If I did not then a two piece 4.0mm implant could have been placed and left to heal into the bone for the next 12 weeks.

OCO fully seated ISI 2Regular size implant in place to replace the missing upper crown.  The placement procedure is the same as when I place a mini dental implant.  Notice the lack of blood or gum that had to be cut.  A temporary crown was made and the patient will come back to have the final crown cemented.  In this case the patient needed additional time to collect the funds for his crown. So he would not return for around 8 weeks for his impression.

OCO ISI final sinus tent

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The lab fabricated a Zirconia Crown to fit the OCO ISI 4.0mm dental implant.

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Internal view of the Zirconia crown.

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Zirconia crown in place over the OCO Biomedical ISI 4.0mm dental implant.

Final Thoughts:  In a well designed implant system placing a larger size implant is just as easy as placing a mini dental implant.  With the OCO system the only thing you change is the final drill bit.  There are no other drill sizes to work your way through.

What I like even better is the ability to now have either a one piece or two piece implant that offers the same prosthetic abutment.  If you do place a two piece OCO and put in a solid abutment you have now created a one piece OCO ISI implant.

The other thing I like about these implants is that you cement the crown to the implant body, not the abutment, so the ‘micro gap’ in internal to the implant crowns.

Paresh B Patel DDS

Dental Implants Charlotte NC

Dental Implants Hickory Lenoir Asheville NC

Mini Mark Mini Prep Implant ~ Small Diameter Implant for Small Crowns from Ace Surgical

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What do you do when there is a small space between lower front teeth and you need a mini dental implant?  There are lots of choices out there, IMTEC MDI, Intra Lock, OCO Biomedical, HiOssen…all these companies make a nice mini dental implant. 

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In this case I decided to try the Ace Surgical miniMarkMini Prep Implant.  It is 2.3mm in diameter and comes in various lengths.  The tooth in the center of the photograph was not restorable and had 360 degrees of decay. 

 

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X ray of lower incisor that will be extracted and a Ace Surgical miniMark mini prep implant will be placed. 

 

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Following our standard protocol of extracting teeth with periotomes or Golden Misch forceps the tooth was removed with little trauma to the gum and bone.  You will notice in subsequent pictures the lack of blood or having to cut the gum to place the mini dental implant for the final crown.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mini Mark mini prep implant in its sterile container.

 

 

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To place the mini mark implant the step drill was used to make a initial entry point to the bone.  Due to the adjacent teeth a drill extender was used to 'get around' those teeth and into the bone.  The mini mark placement kit does not include this drill extender.  Make certain you have one on hand or consider a different implant placement kit. 

 

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mini Mark mini prep implant is now in the extraction site and fully seated using the contrangle implant motor and drill extender. 

 

 

I could not find on the distributors web page (Henry Schein Dental Supply) the restorative components for this mini implant system. 

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Most other mini dental implant manufacturers offer:

lab analogs

impression copings

temporary crown copings and/or comfort caps

This could be a limitation for easeof use for the miniMark mini prep system.

But we are not so easily frustrated and decided to come up with our own solution…not as easy as other mini dental implants but will work.

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I decided to take an ION crown form one size smaller than needed to fashion my 'own temporary coping.'

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Dr. Patel miniMark temporary coping in place.  I cemented in over the miniMark mini prep with Temp Bond Clear and teased it on and off during the setting phase.  Notice how nice we were able to get the ION crown to fit around the gum and miniMark mini prep implant.  This could have also been done with Jet Arcylic as it will bond to the ION crown forms. The key is to create a coping that will form the gum tissue during the healing phase.

 

 

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A few dabs of bonding agent, some composite was placed over the ion crown and a temporary crown that could come on and off was fabricated. The patient will return in 12 weeks for a tissue and implant assessment. 

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Final X-ray of the miniMark mini prep implant in the extraction site for a lower incisor crown.  There needs to be at minimum 3mm past the apex of the root that was extracted to provide stability and enough bone to secure the dental implant. 

 

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

I think the mini Mark implant will work just fine.  What the General Dentist will need to assess is what kind of cases would he/she like to do?  If doing more than just a 2.3mm implant then one must consider a different implant system.  If doing a Locator style overdenture and a small implant here and there only then the ACE Surgical miniMark system will work. 

My challenge to General Dentists is why limit yourself to this? There are several mini dental implant systems that allow you to move forward in your implant choices, styles, features and sizes.   You can get the proper training and open up a world of possibilities to improve your patients lives and make dentistry exciting everyday. 

There are several good mini dental implant courses out there; find out which one is for you and get started.  As they say:  'The hardest part of getting started is…..getting started'

Paresh B Patel DDS

Mini Dental Implant Course

Mini Dental Implants

Dental Implants Charlotte NC