THE BUDDY SYSTEM 4

A PROSTHODONTIC SOLUTION
FOR THE MINI DENTAL IMPLANT
As a result of the current less than satisfactory prosthodontic solutions for the mini dental implants, a new solution has been developed. This method is called the “BUDDY METHOD” and is described as follows for replacing the right upper premolars and first molar. It can also be used in all parts of the mouth. The method is described as follows:-

  • Mini dental implants were inserted parallel to each other with 4mm sticking above the gums. This will include the O-ball head and neck with about 0.5 to 1.0mm of the collar sticking above the gum. Minis from Imtec or Intralock or others of similar design can be used.
  • The BUDs{Bridge Underpinning Devices} were snapped onto the 56/ mini dental implants. The snap-on and snap-off function is simple, repeatable, precise and lends itself to impression taking without easily coming loose or shifting. They are checked to make sure the base of the BUDs are flush with the mucosal surface or are pressing down upon the mucosa from between 0.5 to 1.0mm deep into the mucosa surface. The base of the BUDs are designed such that they will not cut the mucosa but merely compress the mucosa a little, much like that of the pontic of a conventional bridge. After checking that there is good contact between the base of the BUDs and the mucosa surface, the BUDs are then snapped off the heads of the mini dental implants. A permanent cement like polycarboxylate, glass ionomer or zinc phosphate can be placed into the BUDs and they are then snapped back onto the mini dental implants. Once the cement is set, the excess can be removed with a sharp probe or a scaler.
  • The remaining dental implant for some reason could not be placed parallel to the rest. In order to correct it, a moulding device was loaded with a light cure composite and inserted over the implant head with a rubber dam between the composite and the mucosa and then light-cured. The rubber dam is to give the composite a smooth surface against the gums. The moulding device was removed, leaving a composite BUD over the mini implant. The composite bud was then shaped with a tapered diamond bur in order to gain parallelism with the other 2 implants.
To continue........watch out for some pictures. Check out minimized-dentalimplants.blogspot.com where I am progressively writing a comprehensive book on mini dental implants......cheers!

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