What is a Mini Dental Implant?

Watch this video to lean more about mini dental implants and why they are an ideal option to replace missing or damaged teeth with minimal healing time.

What is a mini implant and how’s it different from a regular implant? Well, if you look at this X ray here, you can see here we have these two big fat implants. They take up a lot of room in your bone. Sometimes that’s necessary. Most of the time it isn’t. This is a mini implant. Much less invasive, very quick, very easy, and less costly as well. So if you think you might be interested in mini dental implants and what they can do for you, please give us a call for free consultation and 3D scan.

About John Hopkins, DDS

After attending Tulane University and receiving his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi in 1977, Dr. Hopkins graduated from the prestigious Emory University School of Dentistry in Atlanta, Georgia.

At Emory, Dr. Hopkins studied directly under Dr. Ronald Goldstein, considered the father of modern aesthetic dentistry.

Following graduation from Emory in 1981, Dr. Hopkins joined an esteemed multi-specialty practice in Palm Beach, Florida, where he honed his skills in numerous dental specialties: endodontics, periodontics, oral surgery and aesthetics.

While in Florida, Dr. Hopkins also completed the continuum at the Pankey Institute, the most renowned dental education institute in the world.

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