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Discussions on Dental Implant Systems

Welcome to the Dental Implant Systems Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Dental Implant Systems.

It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Dental Implant Systems.

Recent Dental Implant Systems Discussions

• Abutment for HA MicroVent Implant?

  I have a patient with an HA MicroVent 10 X 3.7 implant in the #4 region which was placed in 1989.

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• NobelActive: Best Implant Fixture for Immediate Restorations?

  I want to increase the number of immediate restorations on the implants I place and my understanding is that NobelActive is the best implant fixture for that purpose.

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• Junction of Abutment and Implant Fixture: Potential Source of Infection?

  The literature seems to supports the view that the junction of the abutment and implant fixture is a potential source of infection and inflammation.

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• Excess Cement Penetrating Deep into Gingival Tissue: Do Specific Implant Fixtures Prevent This?

  I recently attended a lecture where the teacher showed some examples of complications that arose from excess cement being extruded from the crown margin and deep into the gingival tissue.

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• Intra-Lock Implant System to Replace Maxillary Lateral Incisors?

  Has anyone used the Intra-Lock mini implant system to replace maxillary lateral incisors in a space too small for conventional implants?

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• Anew Dental Implants: A Good System for Provisional Fixed Partial Dentures?

  Dentatus has just come out with Anew, their long-term dental implants with screw retention for provisional implant supported fixed partial dentures.

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• Anklyos Implants: Looking for Guidance Before Switching to this System

  I am a general dentist and have experience placing Nobel Biocare, Biomet 3i and Straumann ITI dental implants. I am now thinking about switching to Ankylos.

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• Differentiated Osseointegration with Zirconia Implants : Any Comments?

  Can anyone comment knowledgeably about using zirconium oxide to create individualized models of extracted roots, a process called differentiated osseointegration?

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• Function of the Various Coatings on Implants?

  What is the function of various coatings on dental implants?

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• Implant Direct: Pros and Cons?

  Does anybody have any experience with the Implant Direct line of dental implants?

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• Endodontic Stabilizers: Considered Implants?

  I remember in dental school learning about endodontic stabilizers. These were long, tapered posts that inserted through the root canal system and extended into the surrounding bone.

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• Pitt Easy Dental Implant with Puretex Surface: How is this Different than Past Implant Surfaces?

  Sybron has recently launched the Pitt Easy Dental Implant with a Puretex surface. This is supposed to represent the next step in the evolution of implant surface treatment…

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• Roxolid: A Better Material for Dental Implants?

  At the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) Straumann presented a new material, Roxolid, that the company says make dental implants smaller and stronger.

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• Comparing XiVE Implant Systems?

  I am contemplating buying Dentsply’s XiVE implant systems. They have a conventional implant, but they also offer a Transgingival (TG) one piece implant system.

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• MAX Tapered Implant System: Immediate Placement into Molar Extraction Socket?

  The Max Tapered Implant is 8-9mm wide and can be inserted into a molar extraction site and provide sufficient primary stability for immediate loading.

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• Implant Systems: Commercially Pure Titanium vs. Alloy?

  I have a recently experienced two posterior Astra implant fractures. I was told by a colleague that Astra implants are made up of commercially pure titanium, while most other implant systems use an alloy.

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• Pitt-Easy Implant: Any Experience with This System?

  Any experience with Pitt-Easy Implants, which I placed, and a recent radiograph reveals bone loss along one side of the implant.

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• Implant Thread Pitch and Height: Importance of these Factors?

  Does altering the thread pitch or thread depth have any effect on osseointegration?

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• Straumann Announces Bone Level Implant

  Straumann has complemented its highly successful dental implant system with a new generation of bone level implant, the Straumann Bone Level Implant.

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• Proximators: Useful for Atraumatically Extracting Teeth?

  I’m wondering about Proximators, these look like undersized elevators with small tips and are supposed to be useful for atraumatically extracting teeth.

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• Self-Tapping Implants: Thoughts?

  Has anyone utilized self-tapping implants?

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• Implant Thread Design: Influence on Osseointegration?

  How does the thread design in a dental implant fixture influence osseointegration?

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• Endopore Implants in the Posterior Maxilla?

  I have heard a lot of discussion about Endopore dental implants with their very coarse surface coating with a great deal of surface area for osseointegration

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• All Zirconium Dental Implants: Opinions?

  What do the dentists here think of these new all zirconium implants? Do you think they will osseointegrate as well as titanium, and perform as well as the titanium dental implants?

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• Nanotite

  Some of the dental implant manufacturers have started using a new surface coating called NanoTite. Is there truly a benefit here? Have you attempted early or immediate loading with these?

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