Mini and Midi Implants

On average these implants cost just over half the price of conventional implants so if you have had a quote for dental implants and could not afford the treatment it may now be possible to treat you. Please note that mini and midi implants can only be used when a tooth that requires replacement has been missing for at least six months.

Originally dental implants were cylindrical in shape and then over time many changed to imitate the natural shape of a tooth root. These became know as root-form dental implants and were conical in shape. The new mini and midi dental implants have taken this a step further making the tip of the cone almost pointed and the body of the implant of varying tapers. This design has two main advantages. The first is that no surgery is required to place these implants, once the area is anaesthetised (numb) a small pilot holed is drilled straight through the soft tissue and into the bone, no cutting of the tissue is required and therefore no sutures are required either. The implant is them simply screwed into place making this procedure very quick and almost painless. Fifty percent of CDIC patients treat this way do not need to take any painkillers after the implant is placed. The second design feature is the type of thread on the implant. This allows for a very tight union between the implant and the bone thus allowing teeth to be fitted immediately and also because of its taper it expands the available bone and in many cases allows implants to be placed in a reduced volume of bone without having to go through separate bone augmentation procedures.

Mini and Midi implants can be used for supporting both teeth and dentures.

See some before and after photographs of mini and midi dental implant treatments carried out by CDIC by visiting our case studies section.