Imagine This!
Visit your dentist in the morning, have the "mini-Implant
system" placed in less than two-hours, then go
out and enjoy your favorite lunch. Eat comfortably, have
a pleasant conversation, laugh and talk with confidence.
Your denture feels secure and is being held firmly in
place.
...and all of this at an extremely affordable price.
Sounds too good to be true, but it is true.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Mini-Dental Implants?
When can Mini Dental Implants be used?
What's the primary and most effective use for Mini Dental
Implants?
How specifically can Mini Dental Implants
help denture wearers?
What are Mini-Dental Implants?
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Mini
dental implants are ultra-small diameter (l.8 millimeter
width), biocompatible titanium alloy implant screws,
conceived and designed over 20 years ago by a dentist,
Victor I. Sendax, DDS. Dr. Sendax originally created
the unique design of this unique dental product
as a transitional device to help support fixed bridge
replacements for lost teeth. His novel theory was
that mini implants could function free standing
by themselves or in combination with natural tooth
supports and/or larger conventional type dental
implants. This was a revolutionary concept in dental
science. Late in l997,
Dr. Sendax collaborated about his mini implant
theory and design concepts with a colleague, Dr.
Ronald A. Bulard. Dr. Bulard had previously formed
a dental implant company, IMTEC Corporation, which
was at the time manufacturing and marketing standard
sized dental implants, abutments, and other dental
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Convinced they were on to something special, the
two implantologists spent countless hours studying
and refining Dr. Sendax's original creative design,
resulting in a more efficient top and collar to
the mini dental implants. Combining this now re-designed
mini implant with Dr. Sendax's original insertion
protocol resulted in a successful breakthrough.
Under Dr. Bulard's direction, IMTEC Corporation
began the rather complex and expensive design and
manufacturing procedures which ultimately resulted
in what is now offered to the dental community under
the brand name IMTEC Sendax M D I (mini dental implant).
The innovative system and procedure was thereafter
formally introduced to the United States dental
community at an implant conference in Orlando, Florida
in April, l999. It was an instant success and now
represents one of the fastest growing segments of
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When can Mini Dental Implants
be used?
When critically needed for support purposes, and where
solid bony adaptation (integration) has clearly occurred,
mini implants can function as long-term supporting structures
rather than as short-term or medium term devices. In fact,
some have been successfully functioning in patients' jaws
for several decades. In the past several years, some clinicians
have been utilizing MDI's for single tooth replacements
and in crown and bridge cases.
What's the primary and most effective
use for Mini Dental Implants?
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The most effective use of
this unique dental product is stabilization of a
lower denture. There are approximately 50,000,000
people in the United States who are "edentulous"
(literally meaning lacking teeth) who struggle daily
with prosthetic devices. A majority suffer a great
deal of discomfort as a result of loose or ill-fitting
dentures. Many denture wearers simply withdraw from
any type of social engagement as a result of being
compelled to wear them. Moreover, it's not uncommon
for family members to complain about a denture wearer's
disagreeable breath as a result of food being trapped
and decaying under their denture prosthesis. Successful
placement of the Mini Dental Implant addresses and
solves all of these social and practical problems.
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Denture patients all over
the world have experienced relief from loose or fill-fitting
dentures from doctors who are trained to place the
MDI. Uniquely, the MDI can be utilized to stabilize
a denture in a couple of hours by a trained doctor,
with the patient leaving the clinic with a stabilized
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How specifically can Mini Dental
Implants help denture wearers?
The standard insertion protocol for mini dental implants
calls for four of them to be gently screwed into the front
of a patient's lower jaw. This is a relatively painless
procedure that can be performed by a general dentist,
requiring only a mild anesthesia. The mini dental implants,
which are approximately the size of wooden toothpicks,
are placed about five millimeters apart in the patient's
mandible. The patient's denture is then carefully adjusted
by the dentist to allow it to snap onto the four mini
implants. The result? A tight fitting, completely reliable
system that allows a patient to speak and eat with confidence.
The Mini Dental Implants are placed in about an hour's
time. Because of the unique, minimally invasive procedure,
the minute size of the implants, and the characteristic
placement area, the typical Mini Dental Implant patient
can enjoy a light meal an hour or so after having the
mini implants placed. Further,a denture patient who has
had his or her prosthesis stabilized with MDI can remove
and replace the denture easily after a little practice,
and can easily utilize good dental hygiene. All in all,
the MDI is quite satisfying.
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