OSSEOTECH

Faciliate 1.0 from AstraTech
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Astratech has released a customized version of Simplant for use with their implant system. The software program also contains 3D images of implants, abutments and teeth. This ensures efficient, accurate and reliable planning of implant positions, sizes and number of implants, and abutments to be used. In addition it provides better control over the esthetic outcome. When the case is planned, a surgical guide is ordered to make sure that the planning result will be replicated in the real surgical

Straumann Receives Patent on New Mounting System
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Straumann has been granted a US Patent on its new implant delivery mount. The much needed redesign features `keyless` removal and incorporates an innovative implant indexing system into the mount, anticipating that implant indexing will increasingly be done at the time of implant placement.

Ceraroot`s newest Zirconium Implant – Google Surgical Video
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Ceraroot which makes various anatomically shaped single piece zirconium implants has released another `extraction and immediate implant` video on Google video. This one features a maxillary pre-molar.

MIS releases a Diamond bur kit designed to Modify Zirconium Abutments
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

MIS has released a specially designed diamond bur kit for use in modifying and customizing Zirconium abutments. The Zircon Diamond burr set has been designed to enable easy grinding and preparation of Zircon abutments. The set combines all burrs that are necessary for adjustment procedures and preparation of crowns and structures made of ZrO2.

Friadent Plus – Next Generation Surface from Dentsply Friadent
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Dentsply Friadent had released their next generation implant surface which features a thermal etching process called BioPoreStructuring. They claim the specific etching acid they use creates an ideal physical, chemical and biological surface needed to attract osteoblasts to the implant surface.

Controversy over the high price of Dental Implants
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Dr. Gerald Niznick of Implant Direct sent a letter to the Editor of IJOMI taking issue with its recent Editorial (JOMI 2006; 21:6) that claimed a direct correlation between innovation and high prices for dental implants. Dr. Niznick`s letter analyzes the published financial statements of Nobel Biocare and Straumann showing their cost of goods at 16% to 20% with marketing expenses in excess of 40% and research costs of only 3.5% – 5% of gross revenues. The editor saw fit

Socket Repair Membrane
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Zimmer`s Socket Repair Membrane is a specially shaped collagen membrane designed to assist wound healing in alveolar facial plate repair and residual ridge preservation following atraumatic, flapless single-root tooth extractions. It is pre-cut to fit single root sockets, saving the clinician time and limiting waste. The membrane contains graft material by capping the socket with the circular portion of the membrane and helps retain the post extraction buccal wall preventing the bone particles from dispersing into the tissue and preventing

Robotic Smart Drill
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

A robotic smart drill developed by Aston University(UK) and clinically tested at the University Hospital Birmingham offers a more precise means of drilling. Tested in a cochlear implant procedure, the device is able to detect the approach of the drill tip as it approaches this tissue interface. It is then able to avoid penetrating the membrane, so avoiding drilling and other debris dropping into the ear. It is expected that this more precise means of drilling will lead to improved

Implant Guidance System
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

Innovative Implant Technology has released an innovative kit to aid in the planning and placement of dental implants in a variety of clinical situations. It features colour-coded `measuring blades` that aid in determining the optimal implant size for a particular edentulous space. The measuring pins are used during placement to ensure optimal implant-tooth and implant-implant spacing.

Straumann acquires Etkon for 100 milion euro
March 11, 2018 admin Comment

The friendly takeover is Straumann`s largest to date and will position the group as a “one-stop shop” by providing solutions such as bone augmentation as well as implants and prosthetics, the firm said. “Overall it is a positive strategic move. They are copying the strategy of other major competitors, such as Nobel Biocare, by providing both implants and prosthetics,” said Vontobel analyst Christoph Gubler. Straumann has struggled to match Nobel`s presence in the U.S., where fewer dentists have used implants

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