Osseo Scientific has introduced an innovative autogenous bone chip collector. It features a collection cup with a bur inside the bone collection cup. As bur penetrates the bone the harvested bone chips are stored in the cup ready for immediate use. The whole assembly is autoclavable and fits a standard implant handpiece.
Stoma has introduced an innovative kit to allow for optimal implant positioning and spacing. The system consists of two sets of seating sleeves with increasing diameters, 5 fixation pins and 3 straight and angled bone spreading instruments. The seating sleeves are used to plan the optimal implant diameter for a particular surgical site. They are also useful for determing the proper interproximal spacing in areas where multiple adjacent implants are planned.
OTA`s new balloon sinus lifter allows for less traumatic hydraulic sinus lifts (internal and lateral approach) by reducing the risk of membrane tears. The micro-mini balloon inflates to 1.9mm with saline administered via a 5cc syringe. The gentle pressure on the membrane expands the sinus graft space gently without any sharp instruments.
Mectron`s piezon-electric surgery system can be used for osteotomies and osteoplasty in implantology. Additionally it can be used in periodontal, endodontic and surgical orthodontics. It`s selective cutting action allows for mimimal soft tissue damage, especially useful for opening sinus windows during lateral sinus lift procedures. This unit comes with an array of handpiece tips designed for an array of surgical procedures.
Thommen Medical has introduced their SPI MONO torque ratchet. It is manufactured from a solid billet of titanium. It has a torque range of 10Ncm to 35Ncm in 5 Ncm increments. The one-piece construction simplifies regular maintenance as there are no parts to disassemble for cleaning and no lubrication is required.
Z-Systems has introduced a completely metal-free implant and set of surgical instruments for placement of these implants made from 95% Ziconium dioxide and 5% Yttrium tri-oxide. Zirconium is one of five metals shown to support osseointegration (the others are: Titanium, Niobium, Tantalum and Platinum). This new approach has been certified for use in Germany, but FDA clearance for use in the United States is planned. A few animal and human based studies suggest that the bone-to-implant contact percentages (a measure
Kavo has introduced an innovative implantology handpiece with a fiber-optic light. This is a part of their Intrasurg 300+ implant motor and handpiece set. It also boasts a torque measuring feature to aid in immediate placement and immediate load decision making.
B.T.I. has introduced a bone expander drill set. It uses a set of four wedge-shaped bone expanders to expand alveolar bone and condense bone in sites with low bone density. The rotary motion of either an implant handpiece or a torgue wrench is used to slowly expand the bone instead of using the more traditional osteotome/bone condenser/ridge spitter and surgical mallet combination.
T.B.R Group has introduced a unique ziconium collared implant. It features one-stage titanium implant with a zirconium trans-gingival emergence collar. They claim that the Zirconia enhances the fibroblast and osteoblast cell adhesion and proliferation compared to titanium, provides for lower bacterial colonization at the collar and shows evidence of creeping attachment of the gingiva to the zirconium collar.
MIS Implant Technologies Ltd`s new compression kit improves the treatment procedures for sinus lifting and soft bone compression. A simple bone compression procedure enables better implantation and better implant primary stability. The compression kit can be operated either manually or with a contra angle, according to the surgeon`s choice.
