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Using Mini Implants in Sonora, CA, To Restore Your Smile

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Your jawbone is the foundation for your smile, anchoring your teeth in place. After losing teeth, your jaw tends to resorb, losing mass and volume over time! Jawbone resorption is a result of the loss of tooth roots, or the bottom portion of your teeth that stimulates your bone when you chew. Without stimulation, your jawbone will shrink, causing issues like excessive wrinkling and changes in face shape. Fortunately, dental implants help prevent bone resorption, as they replace both your missing teeth and their roots! At Sonora Dentist, Dr. Berger uses mini dental implants, a minimally invasive alternative to conventional dental implants. Visit Dr. Berger in Sonora, CA, to experience the difference mini implants make for patients like you!

Understanding Mini Implants in Sonora, CA

A dental implant is a titanium screw that Dr. Berger secures in your jawbone to take the place of your tooth root. While in your jaw, these screws stimulate your bone every time you chew or bite, effectively keeping it healthy.

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However, conventional dental implants are large and require a significant amount of jawbone structure that most patients don’t have. If you’ve experienced bone loss, you’re likely ineligible for conventional dental implants. While Dr. Berger does provide additional procedures to rebuild lost bone, they add to the price and length of your implant process.

Instead of modifying your bone to accommodate large implants, Dr. Berger uses the jaw structure you have to support mini dental implants! Mini implants are much smaller than their conventional counterparts, fitting even in minimal bone.

These small-diameter implants feature a unique one-piece design that simplifies their placement process. To restore your smile, visit Dr. Berger in Sonora, CA, and experience the mini implant difference!

The Mini Implant Process

To begin the mini implant process, Dr. Berger will first use a local anesthetic to numb your gums and bone. Once you’re comfortable, he’ll then create a pilot hole in your gums and jaw.

Using specialized dental tools, he will carefully screw the mini implant into your jawbone, replacing your tooth root. Amazingly, mini implants begin stabilizing immediately, creating a stable foundation for a temporary restoration. With this temporary solution in place, you can focus on healing while your implant safely integrates with your jawbone.

After a few weeks, your mini implant will be strong enough to anchor a final crown, bridge, or denture to restore your smile!

Experience the Benefits of a Minimally Invasive Procedure

Dr. Berger is able to use a minimally invasive procedure to place mini implants thanks to their sleek design. This gentle process provides many advantages to patients that improve their implant placement experience, including:

  • More Comfortable: Conventional dental implant placement involves incisions and large drills. Generally, their invasive procedure results in more pain and discomfort, as your gums require a significant healing period. With mini implants, patients report much less discomfort, only needing over-the-counter medications to manage their symptoms.
  • Faster healing: Due to the gentle nature of a minimally invasive approach, patients experience a much faster healing period after mini implant placement. Instead of having to wait months for your gums and bone to heal, mini implants heal in just a few weeks!
  • Less expensive: With fewer components to pay for, only one placement appointment, and a limited need for additional procedures to rebuild lost bone, mini implants are much more affordable than conventional dental implants. At Sonora Dentist, we even work with third-party financing companies to provide manageable monthly payments that help patients on a budget restore their smiles!

To discover if you’re eligible for mini dental implants, you’ll need to book a free implant consultation with Dr. Berger. There, he will use a 3D digital X-ray to assess your jawbone and determine whether it can support a mini implant. Afterward, he’ll work with you to formulate a custom plan to restore your smile at an affordable price.

Find Mini Dental Implants in Sonora, CA!

The health of your jawbone is crucial to maintaining a healthy and beautiful smile. Fortunately, mini implants help replace missing teeth while keeping your jawbone healthy! If you need to restore your smile, book a free implant consultation at Sonora Dentist! Dr. Berger will work with you to find the best solution for your smile.

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Dr. Paul Berger

Dr. Paul Berger is the owner and founder of Sonora Dentist located in the beautiful foothill town of Sonora, California. Dr. Berger brings 36 years of experience and a passion for delivering the best quality of dental care for his patients and their families. Dr. Berger has maintained his dental practice in Sonora since 1989. A graduate of Loma Linda School of Dentistry, this Sonora dentist is a member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, San Joaquin Dental Society, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and Academy of Computerized Dentistry. Dr. Berger has completed hundreds of hours of training at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. Dr. Berger is an avid outdoorsman and pursues the healthy lifestyle he stresses to his patients. Whether hunting, fishing, hiking, flying, skiing or golfing, he sets a high standard for himself by being outdoors and active physically and mentally. A father of six children, grandfather of five grandchildren, and married to his best friend and wife, Kathy, for 39 years, Dr. Berger will give you and your family the quality and service he would give his own loved ones-quite simply, the best he can deliver. Dr. Paul Berger is a well-educated, experienced dentist whose favorite part of dentistry is patient interaction. He has come to regard his patients like family and watched some of his youngest patients grow up with great smiles. If you need a Sonora California dentist, look no further than Dr. Paul Berger and his exceptional team.