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What is a dental implant?
A dental implant is an artificial substitute/replacement for the root portion of your natural tooth and is anchored into a pre-drilled socket in your jaw-bone to support a crown, bridge or secure a denture firmly in place. Implants are made from titanium, a material that is well tolerated by bone and integrates easily with bone tissue. During the placement of a dental implant, the goal is to achieve a close contact between the outer surface of the implant and the surrounding bone tissue so they can "fuse" together (osseointegration), creating a stable support for the new teeth.The advantages of dental implants over dentures and bridges How many teeth can a dental implant support?
Mini Implants
The mini implant is as the name says: it is smaller than the normal sized implant and were originally designed as a temporary measure. The idea was that these would be inserted as a temporary implant and then removed at a later date, replaced by the full sized implant.
However, they were found to be a useful type of implant in their own right. They tend to work best as a replacement for small teeth or incisors.
They are placed in the jawbone but because of their limited height do not fuse easily with the jaw bone