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Glidewell Laboratories Introduces the Inclusive Mini Dental Implant

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A leader in the dental laboratory market has introduced a new mini dental implant. 

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The Inclusive Mini Dental Implant System provides the dentists all the components necessary to start and finish a high quality mini implant retained overdenture. 

This package includes the final overdenture, four Inclusive Mini Implants, surgical drill, impression copings, analogs, O-ring housings and all model work.  The Inclusive Mini Implant is also available for purchase individually.  I anticipate in the near future a competitively priced Surgical Guide made from a Dual Scan CT. 

 

 

 

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Photograph showing the Inclusive Mini Implant Placement Kit.  I was glad to see that Glidewell had the dentist in mind and included:

A drill extender

Torque wrench

3 different size pilot bits

 

 

Inclusive Mini Implants are available in three diameters (2.2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3.0 mm) and three lengths (10 mm, 13 mm, 15 mm) and provide many benefits including: a minimally invasive surgical protocol, immediate loading and affordability. Mini implants can accommodate new or existing dentures, which are anchored to the exposed ball heads of the mini implants via a simple and effective O-ring retention system, providing edentulous patients new levels of comfort and confidence.

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The Inclusive Mini Dental Implant comes in a heavy duty heat wrapped plastic bag.  A glass vile contain the sterile mini implant.  The carrier color denotes the size of the implant. 

Green = 2.2mm

Orange = 2.5mm

Blue = 3.0mm

 

 

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Another nice feature is the o-ring housing comes pre-loaded and includes an extra black o-ring.  Several other lab support items are available such as a 25 pack of block out shims and lab analogs. 

 

 

 

 

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I anticipate good things for General Dentists who want to learn how to improve their patients lives with the security and comfort of a well thought mini dental implant system….

Paresh B Patel DDS

Mini Dental Implants

Dental Implants Charlotte NC

 

 

 

Missing Teeth? Mini Dental Implants Can Help

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Before web It is estimated that over 50% of Americans are missing at least one tooth (not including wisdom teeth or third molars). 

Some of these missing teeth can be in the smile area.  This picture shows a patient of mine that lost two of her teeth due to fractures in the root.  She did not like showing the large gap between her molar and her canine tooth.

 

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For this case I selected a OCO Biomedical two piece 3.25mm dental implant.  The picture to the right shows the OCO ERI 3.25 implant being placed.  The bone was very soft and the two piece implant was allowed to heal without fear that it would get moved around by biting forces. 

 

 

 

 

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OCO Biomedical ERI 3.25mm dental implant in place right below the gum.  The gold color you see is the collar of the implant.  I think it is a nice touch to mask the grey color of the implant.

 

 

 

 

 

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The OCO Biomedical Implants with a solid abutment screwed in place.  The abutment is the part that is placed into the implant and comes up out of the gum for the crown to cement to.  This does add an additional expense but in some cases it is necessary. 

 

 

 

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X-ray of the crowns made to fit over the OCO Biomedical dental implants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paresh B Patel

Mini Dental Implants

Dental Implants Charlotte NC

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