Miniature Implants
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Miniature dental implants are innovated, developed and patented by Dr Omid Allan.
Miniature Implant system is a new implant system advocating for a minimally invasive treatment option, allowing implant placement in extremely deficient jawbones with no need for extensive and expensive bone augmentation procedures.
The Miniature Implant system is designed for simplicity and ease of use for clinicians, with the aim of predictable long-term outcomes for patients. Its one-piece design has no join between implant and abutment, which is intended to reduce the risk of microleakage and the potential for peri-implantitis.
Their one-piece form eliminates the chance of microleakage between implant and abutment components which can minimise the risk of bone loss around the implants in long term, meaning more stable and healthier tissue around implants.
Miniature implant is unlike the wider diameter conventional implants. Standard implants present diameters from 3.5 mm or more. Their insertion will require surgical procedures involving sequential extensive drilling of the bone. Although, in many cases the alveolar bone is very thin which may not allow placing standard implants unless additional bone grafting procedures are considered.
Miniature implants are self-advancing narrow implants which can be inserted in the bone using a minimally invasive technique which makes their insertion much less invasive and traumatic to the patient, which may avoid the need for extensive bone grafting in suitable patients. Recovery is often quicker, with less post-operative discomfort and swelling than more extensive procedures, although individual experiences vary and all surgery carries risks.
The Miniature implants can be placed with minimal or no bone drilling.
The major difference of miniature implants in comparison to standard implants is their diameter and not the material.
Miniature implants are made in one-piece form unlike the standard implants. This feature erases any chance of microleakage between the implant and abutment which can minimise the risk of bone loss around the implants in long term, meaning healthier tissue around implants.
Mini Dental Implants have been used for multiple dental application. They have been mainly used to improve retention of complete dentures, replacing missing anterior teeth with fixed restorations and to assist with Orthodontic treatments. However, the new design allows their application for restoring multiple missing teeth and full arch rehabilitation.
