Bone resorption at the site of a dental implant is known to be the predominate issue with implant failure. The primary cause of this bone loss is due to the presence of bacteria within and around the implant / abutment connection. It is a proven and well known fact that bacteria will grow in gaps as small as .8 micron, and most implant systems, because of their design, allow gaps many times this size in the implant / abutment connection.
Implants with tapered connections, by design, wedge together at installation. Compression of the interface from the chewing function naturally causes the interface to wedge even tighter as time goes on, thereby eliminating the potential for bacteria growth and reducing or eliminating bone loss.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
What Makes Implant-One Dental Implants Different?
The Implant-One dental implant system was created with the intention of designing a dental implant system that provided the best possible Implant / Abutment connection on the market. Implant-One’s design provides strength, orientation, and a tight fit capable of preventing the intrusion of bacteria into the implant abutment connection, therefore eliminating the crestal bone loss associated with most implant systems on the market.
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| Hexed implant showing significant bone die-back |
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| Implant-One implant placed sub-crestally showing no die back 2 years post placement |
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Issues with Hexed Implants and Bone Loss
In a perfect world there would be only one implant system on the market and it would satisfy the needs of every implant case that presents to the dental office. Unfortunately, that world does not exist. There are virtually hundreds of implant companies across the globe manufacturing implants with the intended purpose of satisfying the clinical challenges that clinicians see in practice every day. Many of these companies have been in business for decades, while others are relatively new to the market. I suspect every implant manufacturer is trying to produce a superior product as compared to its competitors. Currently there are so many implant products available it can be very confusing to the dental practitioner when trying to determine which system to purchase and use in their respective offices.
The fundamental question that seems to come up over and over again from doctors that want to get involved in implant dentistry is simply, “what is the best system on the market, or what system should I buy?” To answer that question one must first understand the basic challenges clinicians try to resolve with an implant system, and how a particular system may be the solution. In other words, what are the characteristics of an ideal implant system?
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