Last Saturday, I attended a lecture/workshop on mini dental implants. I have some experience in oral reconstruction so I just wanted to reinforce my knowledge regarding tooth replacement and prosthesis stabilization. It was a short but concise lecture/workshop, enough to get me fired up to include placement of dental implants in my clinical practice. If you have heard about tooth implants and considering to have one, here are some notes you might want to know. 1. What is implanted is a piece of a 'screw' like titanium metal which will serve as the root for a fabricated artificial crown. This is contrary to some notions that a whole new 'tooth' is implanted in the edentulous area. 2. It does not require a general anesthesia for the dentist to place the implants. Instead, a local infiltration around the area will suffice. 3. More often than not, especially if it's a single mini implant, no incisions or flaps are made. Therefore, there is less bleeding and le...