title: The truth about small-diameter implants.
abstract: SDIs that are treatment planned correctly, placed and loaded properly, and are within a well-adjusted occlusion, are working in an excellent manner for the patients described in this article. It is time for those practitioners unfamiliar with SDIs and their uses to discontinue their discouragement of this technique. SDIs are easily placed, minimally invasive, and a true service to those patients described. They do not replace conventional diameter implants; however, they are a significant and important augmentation to the original root-form implant concept. There is obvious evidence of the growing acceptance of small-diameter implants by both general practitioners and specialists.
authors.affiliation: CR Foundation, USA. info@pccdental.com
authors.forename: Gordon J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Child
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants