THE BUDDY SYSTEM

THE BUDDY SYSTEM:
A PROSTHODONTIC SOLUTION 
FOR THE MINI DENTAL IMPLANT

Dr. Chow Kai Foo
BDS Singapore, FDSRCS England, Cert. of Implantology Germany, FICD

THE STORY OF MINI DENTAL IMPLANTS
Mini dental implants were initially used as transitionals. One of the first makers were Dentatus of the U.S.A.  They were placed in between conventional implants so that while the conventionals were osseointegrating, the transitionals were used to support the temporary bridges. However, when the time came to bring the conventionals into function and to remove the transitionals, some of them could not be unscrewed and were found to be osseointegrated. These osseointegrated transitionals were then cut off at the bone level and left in situ. The conventional 2 piece implants were then connected and the prosthodontics completed.

It did not take long for some innovative dentists to decide to use the transitionals to support permanent crowns and bridges. One of them was Dr. Sendax who went on to help form the IMTEC Corporation which produces most of the mini dental implants today.
With the increasing success of mini dental implants, other players began to emerge. Intralock produced the MDL(Mini Drive Lock) mini dental implants. Currently, many companies from countries stretching from Canada, Europe, and all the way to South Korea are rapidly jumping onto the bandwagon to produce mini dental implants which is defined generally as any dental implant whose diameter is anything less than 3mm. The market for minis is currently growing at a rapid clip of 20 to 30% annually, with the IMTEC Corporation leading the pack. It is significant that in 2008, 3M which is a 28 billion USD company bought over the IMTEC Corporation.

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
The mini dental implant market is growing rapidly because of the following reasons:-

  1. USFDA approval of IMTEC mini dental implants for long term use. This gave an added boost to many dentists worldwide the confidence to use minis.
  2. The simple surgical procedure involved resulted in rapid healing, shorter treatment time, and a much lower cost than conventional 2 piece dental implants.
  3. Simplicity of instrumentation and placement procedure allows for rapid training of dentists and a much shorter learning curve.
  4. Patients were pleased with the quickness of delivery of the implants and prosthodontics together with the minimal trauma involved. In many cases, patients were pleasantly surprised by the lack of bleeding and pain due to the flapless procedure employed. Many patients have benefited since then, especially in cases of lower full dentures where the loose denture can be stabilized removably in a predictable manner in one visit of one or two hours.
To be continued.........

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