For our Patients and Friends who wear Dentures or Partials,

If you’re like most dentures wearers you may be surprised by just how much your dentures are affecting your relationships, your health, your appearance… your life!  Many denture wearers suffer from the embarrassment of loose, popping or floating dentures.  Some have to endure the discomfort or even pain from ill-fitting dentures that can cause sores, gum disease and even a higher chance of oral cancer.

To help overcome the problems of loose-fitting dentures many wearers try a variety of liners, denture pads or gummy “glues” to try to hold their dentures in place.

But these inconveniences don’t even touch on the number one complaint of dentures – food!  So many denture sufferers can only look back with fondness to the days when they could eat an apple, a fresh carrot or corn on the cob. 

But there is a second more serious side effect of not being able to eat fresh fruits or vegetables.  Many denture wearers eat a higher percentage of “prepared”, prepackaged and highly processed foods, foods that have been stripped of much of their nutritional value and fiber content.

The result is that too many denture wearers not only suffer from dental discomfort and restrictions on what they can eat, but they often suffer from compromised health as well.

This is why we, at Harrison Dental, work so hard at helping our patients keep their natural, healthy smiles.  But sometimes this just isn’t an option.  And for those patients who have, through accident or disease, lost some or all of their natural teeth we offer a proven, immediate solution that will have you smiling, eating and laughing again with comfort and confidence.

Today there is an exciting new, 30-year old procedure that eliminates the popping the floating, the flying, the loose, the ill-fitting, the uncomfortable inconveniences of dentures and partials. 

This revolutionary solution is called Mini Dental Implants.  Mini implants are permanent titanium anchors or pins, about 3/8” long and the diameter of a toothpick, which hold dentures in place, making them firm and solid, almost like natural teeth.  Dentures are snapped into place on these pins, stabilizing your dentures and your bite.  Even though mini implants hold your dentures or partials as if they were your natural teeth, they can still be removed for easy cleaning and oral hygiene.

Placing the implants is a minimally invasion, one-visit procedure which generally takes less that two hours.  Patients can literally come in for their visit at 10:00 in the morning and go out to eat with family and friends at 6:00 that evening.

Mini implants can be used with your own existing dentures, provided they are in good condition, or in conjunction with the placement of new dentures.  The concept behind the procedure is simple.  For full dentures, four small titanium screws or “implants” are placed in the patient’s lower jaw.  These mini implants are placed using just local anesthetic and generally don’t require any surgery.

The patient’s dentures are fitted with small “sockets” which align with the balls on the ends of the implants.  The dentures then just “snap” into place and the patient walks out of the office.  Because the mini dental implants are so much less invasive the recovery is usually minimal.  Plus mini implants generally cost less than placing a single traditional implant tooth.

I mentioned earlier that mini dental implants are a “new, 30 year-old procedure”.  This may sound like a contradiction in terms –  but not really. Mini dental implants were first pioneered over 30 years ago.  During that time mini implants have been used with people in their 80’s (the oldest mini implant recipient was 88 years old) down to teenagers (the youngest recipient so far was 15).

But mini implants haven’t been commonly available until just recently.  Although the mini implant solution has been proven for over 30 years, not all dentists offer them for their denture-wearing patients.

“Why haven’t I heard of mini implants before
– even from my former dentist?”

The field of dentistry is expanding with new materials, products and procedures hitting the market at warp speed.  The journals are throwing new dental treatments at dentists nearly every month it seems.  Yet most of this research is targeted at helping people retain their natural teeth and to make them look better, which is absolutely right.  The best option for dental health concerns is almost always to do what needs to be done to preserve your natural teeth. 

But sometimes this just isn’t possible.

If your dentist hasn’t ever mentioned the mini implant solution to your denture concerns it doesn’t necessarily mean they are being negligent.  They just may be focusing their attention elsewhere.

Most dentists seem to be focusing on esthetic dental procedures such as teeth whitening, dental veneers, laser dental treatment or other exciting options, all of which we offer here at Harrison Dental.  In fact, we continually seek out ongoing continuing education programs to stay on the cutting edge of dental care and cosmetic dental procedures.

But because of the needs of our own full or partial denture-wearing patients we felt professionally compelled to find a solution.  After careful research, study and specialized training our office became one of the first in the Northwest to offer mini implants to our patients and we have had powerful, life-changing successes since 2001.  Many of our patients truly consider it a miracle to no longer be bound by the problems they had previously experienced with their dentures.

Nearly anyone who wears dentures or partials can benefit from mini implants to stabilize their dentures. The benefits can be life-changing:

The reason I went into dentistry was, 1) to improve the health of those I serve, and 2) help people improve their appearance by improving their smiles.  Of all the things I do at Harrison Dental to meet these dreams I gain more personal satisfaction in providing this amazing solution than almost anything I do.  Over and over again my mini implant patients tell me, “Dr. Fife, I wish I had done this years ago.”

It makes that much difference!

So, to reach more of my denture-wearing patients, and their friends or parents, I’d like to make you an offer:

You see, while most denture or partial-wearers can benefit from mini implants to stabilize their dentures, there are some conditions that would make it inadvisable to do so.  Plus, whether you’re interest in mini implants is for yourself or a spouse or parent, we are sure you may have questions you’d like to ask.  A personal mini implant consultation is the best way to answer your individual questions and see if, medically, you are a candidate for the mini implant procedure.

This consultation is not just a quick “look see”, but is our comprehensive 7 Point Mini Implant Visual Exam.  During this exam we will:

This initial dental exam would normally cost $118.  But if you feel you or a loved one would like to learn if you are a candidate for the amazing benefits of a solid, stable, natural-feeling smile again we offer you our full 7 Point Mini Implant Visual Exam FREE!

Because we know the difference this mini implant procedure has made in the lives of our patients who are already experiencing the benefits of eating, socializing and laughing again, we’d also like to add one more offer if you’ll give Lindy a call.   Also, if you are thinking of a spouse, a parent or anyone you know who could benefit from a stabile smile, regardless of whether or not they are a current patient of ours, we will even extend this offer to them.

Let me explain.

At the conclusion of your 7 Point Mini Implant Visual Consultation we will share with you our initial conclusions about how or if you could benefit from mini implants.

If your situation suggests that your dental condition would NOT benefit from mini implants we’ll make suggestions as to how you could enjoy improved dental health with your current dental condition.

However, if our consultation reveals you COULD benefit from the life-changing results of mini implants (and over 80% of denture- or partial-wearers do) there is one last thing that we need to do to make sure mini implants are for you.  In order to see what can’t be seen in the visual consultation and, most importantly, to check the density of your underlying bone, we need a full mouth set of x-rays.

These full mouth x-rays normally cost $95.  You are under no obligation to have the x-rays.  You can simply say “Thank you for such a comprehensive exam and for the personal information on mini implants but I don’t think I’ll take advantage of it at this time.”

However, if you’d like to find out if the condition of your jaw and the strength of the bone would allow you to enjoy the foods you thought you had to give up for ever and the confidence of natural-feeling and functioning teeth again, we will take $78 OFF the cost of these necessary x-rays.  That means the full cost of the full mouth x-rays would be just $17.  That’s it!  No surprises.

There are very few treatments in dentistry that can make such a life-changing difference in such a short period of time.  All of our services make a difference in people’s lives, their health and their confidence.  But mini implants can make an immediate difference in your health, your appearance, your interactions with others, your diet, your confidence and your quality of life.  And it can all happen in less than 2 hours.

So, please call Lindy now at 342-3695 for your FREE Mini Implant Consultation.  You need to call now because we are only making this offer available for a short time. So please call.

Yours for a healthy smile,,

Errol Fife, DDS

PS  Could one of your Parents benefit from mini implants?  Our patients generally enjoy strong, healthy smiles, and we work hard to help them enjoy their natural smiles for a lifetime.  But we have also found that they would like their parents who may wear dentures or partials to enjoy better health and better joy in life as well.  

If you have a parent who could improve their health, their appearance, their interactions with others, their diet, their confidence and their quality of life, would you please consider inviting them and calling for our FREE Mini Implant Consult visit for them?  You’ll be amazed at the difference it can make in their lives.  What greater gift could you give them than a gift to regain their joy of eating, socializing, and smiling again with confidence – it's truly a gift of health. Call now.