(1) Mini-implants were considered too small in diameter and therefore its ability to withstand masticatory forces over long periods of time were doubtful.
(2) Mini-implants were used originally as transitories and therefore should remain so.
(3) The surface area of mini- implants compared to a conventional implant is too small and therefore the amount of osseointegration is insufficient to withstand masticatory forces.
(4) Mini- implants do not osseointegrate.
(5) It goes against the original tenets laid down by Professor Branemark where it is accepted wisdom that the size of the implant fixture should imitate the size of the root of the tooth that it is replacing.
(6) The emotional element also comes into play, as in, “How can oral implantology be so simple and easy to do?” Emotionally it is difficult to accept that a previously complex procedure can be bypassed with a simple approach.
(7) How can you load mini-implants so routinely when conventional implants usually cannot be loaded immediately, and when done so, only progressively?
by Dr. Chow Kai Foo
BDS Singapore; FDSRCS England
Cert. of Oral Implantology University of Frankfurt Germany
FICD; Academy of Medicine; National Specialist Register
President of the Malaysian Oral Implant Association 2009-2011
Currently Advisor to the Malaysian Oral Implant Association
BDS Singapore; FDSRCS England
Cert. of Oral Implantology University of Frankfurt Germany
FICD; Academy of Medicine; National Specialist Register
President of the Malaysian Oral Implant Association 2009-2011
Currently Advisor to the Malaysian Oral Implant Association
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