Unfortunately, many patients are hesitant in acquiring dental implants in St. Louis, due to not only the discomfort and time involved with the procedure, but also because of how much it costs. Fortunately, mini-dental implants have been developed which are significantly less painful to apply and cost only a fraction of traditional implants, yet is equally as effective. As detailed in an article published in MassLive last November 27, 2013:

The procedure could replace the missing tooth, using what is known as a mini-dental implant, in less than half the time, and half the cost of a traditional implant.

Both mini and traditional dental implants, which were approved for long-term used by the FDA in 2002, consist of a titanium rod inserted into the jawbone, where a tooth is missing, to anchor the artificial tooth that caps the rod.

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