Mini implants are one-piece titanium screws less than about 3 mm wide, roughly half the diameter of a standard dental implant. Their main use is to stabilise a loose lower denture: four screws with ball-shaped heads click into sockets in the underside of the denture. Similar temporary screws are used by orthodontists as anchors.
They can turn a floating lower denture into one that stays put, with a small operation and little bone. The limit is strength. Mini implants are not a like-for-like substitute for standard implants under fixed crowns or bridges, long-term data are thinner, and the denture remains removable.
What Mini Implants involves
A cone beam CT scan checks bone height and the position of the nerve. Under local anaesthetic the dentist marks four points at the front of the lower jaw, or six in the softer upper jaw. A narrow pilot hole is drilled through the gum, often without cutting a flap, and each screw is turned in with a hand driver until it is firm. If the screws reach enough tightness, your existing or new denture is hollowed out over each head, metal housings with rubber O-rings are set into it with cold-cure acrylic, and you leave with the denture clipped in the same day. If stability is low, the denture is soft-lined and the housings are added after about 3 months.
Who is a good candidate for Mini Implants?
The typical candidate has no lower teeth, a thin ridge and a denture that lifts when speaking or eating.
- Lower denture wearers with a narrow ridge who want to avoid bone grafting
- People whose health or age makes longer surgery unattractive
- Those wanting a lower-cost, quicker way to steady a denture
- Orthodontic patients who need a temporary anchor point
Es ist normalerweise nicht die richtige Wahl, wenn:
- Anyone wanting fixed teeth that do not come out
- Heavy tooth grinders, as narrow screws can fracture
- Very soft or very shallow bone, especially in the upper jaw
- Uncontrolled diabetes, heavy smoking or recent jaw radiotherapy
- People taking intravenous bisphosphonates or similar bone drugs
Technikoptionen
- Four lower mini implants with O-ring housings: The classic, best-studied use.
- Six upper mini implants: Possible, but failure is more common in soft upper bone and the palate usually stays covered.
- Immediate loading: Denture attached the same day when each screw reaches enough insertion torque.
- Delayed loading: Soft liner for about 3 months when initial grip is weaker.
- Orthodontic temporary anchorage devices: Removed once the tooth movement is finished.
Was passiert während Ihrer Behandlung
Placement takes 45 to 90 minutes under local anaesthetic, with sedation if you are anxious. You feel pressure and vibration but should not feel pain. Because the gum is usually not opened there are often no stitches. Fitting the housings into the denture adds 30 to 60 minutes.
Vorbereitung auf Ihre Reise
Plan for 4 to 7 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.
- Stoppen Sie das Rauchen und Nikotin mindestens vier Wochen vor und nach der Operation; es ist die größte vermeidbare Ursache von Wundproblemen
- Erzählen Sie dem Team von allen Medikamenten und Ergänzungen, die Sie einnehmen; Blutverdünner, einige Kräuterprodukte und Hormonbehandlungen müssen möglicherweise auf Anraten Ihres Arztes unterbrochen werden
- Vereinbaren Sie, dass jemand mit Ihnen reist oder erreichbar ist, und halten Sie die ersten Tage zu Hause frei von Arbeit und Heben
- Buchen Sie einen veränderlichen Rückflug; Ihr Chirurg bestätigt, wenn Sie fit sind
Genesung und Ergebnisse
Expect soreness for 2 to 5 days and little swelling. Keep to soft food for 1 to 2 weeks and avoid biting hard at the front. Leave the denture in for the first 48 hours if instructed, then remove it daily and brush around each ball head. Rubber O-rings wear and are replaced every 6 to 18 months, a quick job any dentist can do if they have the matching parts.
- Zurück zur alltäglichen Aktivität: 1 bis 3 Tage
- When results show: Same day if loaded immediately
- How long they last: Often 5 to 10 years or more; O-rings need replacing
Sicherheit, Risiken und Revisionspolitik
The surgery is small, but narrow implants have their own failure pattern.
- Failure to bond with bone, more often in the upper jaw and in smokers
- Fracture of the screw, which can be hard to remove
- Injury to the lip and chin nerve if placed too far back
- Infection or sore gum around a head
- Denture fracture over the housings
- Worn O-rings and a denture that loosens again
Jeder schriftliche Vorschlag wird durch Clinic-Y gibt an, was die Klinik abdeckt, wenn eine Korrektur erforderlich ist. Fragen Sie danach, bevor Sie buchen, nicht danach.
Cost of Mini Implants in Türkiye
Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Mini Implants, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:
- Number of mini implants
- Whether a new denture is made or the existing one adapted
- CT scan and sedation
- Implant brand and availability of spare parts at home
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
Can I have crowns on mini implants?
Occasionally for a very narrow gap such as a lower incisor. For most single teeth and bridges, standard implants are the safer choice.
How do they compare with standard implants for dentures?
Two to four standard implants have stronger long-term evidence. Minis avoid grafting and cost less, with a somewhat higher failure rate.
What if one fails?
It is removed and the site heals. A replacement can often be placed nearby, and the denture may still work on three.