Anatotemp have come up with an abutment to help dental surgeons and other dental professionals really creat dental restorations that surpass those given in the past. The Anatotemp dental implant will give better performance in terms of hygiene and cleanliness which should always be the dentist and patients first concern. If that wasn’t enough, this potentially revolutionary abutment will also look and feel much better than its predecessors. The range of abutments created fits the majority of dental implant systems in
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SurgeryTec – A site for Surgery Videos and Slideshows
SurgeryTec is a Netherlands based website that allows members to upload and share surgical technique videos and slideshows. The site has a majority of medical surgery related videos, but some oral surgery/implantology related surgeries are also included.
Materialise Sues Nobel Biocare for Patent Infringement over NobelGuide
Materialise has filed a US lawsuit against Nobel Biocare for patent infringement. Materialise contends that Nobel Biocare’s manufacture of “NobelGuide” drilling template violates a Materialise U.S. patent that was issued in 1998 relating to Materialise’s “SurgiGuide” techniques. The lawsuit in the U.S. is effectively an extension of a similar action in Europe where this past August the District Court of Dusseldorf ordered Nobel Biocare AB and Nobel Biocare Deutschland GmbH to stop offering the NobelGuide drilling templates in Germany, finding
Materialise`s Simplant 11 – Realistic Stock Abutments
Materialise`s soon to be released Simplant 11 will feature realistic renderings of stock implant abutments. This will allow implantologists to choose realistic stock implant abutments based upon shape, tissue cuff height, diameter and purpose prior to the placement of the actual implants.
Materialise`s SAFE Surigical Guide System
Materialise`s SAFE System combines drilling guidance, implant insertion guidance and depth control. Simplant is used to plan the optimal position of the implants and then this plan is transferred to the SAFE system which produces a physical guide and a surgical report to guide the surgeon during implant placement.