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IMPLANT TRIBUNE
The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition
www.dental-tribune.com
FEBRUARY 2016 — Vol. 11, No. 2
Questions to ask when
weighing risk vs. reward
Dr. Frank Spear’s
presentation will
kick off the AO
Annual Meeting
By AO Staff
D
r. Frank Spear will open the
Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) Annual Meeting
with his presentation, “Globalization of Training, Education and
Comprehensive Collaborative Treatment
Planning in Implant Dentistry: Understanding the Risks and Rewards.” Spear
has been restoring implants for 30 years
and believes technique is one thing but
perspective is another.
“When you have been in practice long
enough, you start asking different questions about what’s a best practice,” Spear
explains. “You get to see what performs
well and what doesn’t.” Though most of
his cases have worked out well, he admits
that, looking back, he might have handled some differently.
Clinicians should consider both the
risks and rewards for patients and what’s
ahead for them in their life when placing
implants. Spear will suggest key questions to ask when weighing risk vs. reward, such as:
• What is the age of the patient?
• What other conditions of the patient’s
health should I consider before I place an
implant?
• Can I delay this implant and save the
tooth for the beneit of a patient’s longterm dental care?
• What can I do to help prolong the life
of the restoration I use on top of the implant?
• What’s going to happen next if something fails?
Spear will also cover the globalization
of training and education, and comprehensive and collaborative treatment
planning.
Using the evolution of implant dentistry over the past three decades, his aim is
to identify the best practices today, using the history of the science as a back-
Sunny San Diego will be the site of the 31st AO Annual Meeting this Feb. 17–20. Photo/www.freeimages.com
ground for their development.
“We honestly didn’t know what we were
doing in the ’80s — we were learning and
lying by the seat of our pants. Technology matured, and we improved in the ’90s
and even more in the 2000s. And now
we know what works, but we also know
what doesn’t work,” Spear explained.
“It’s a good timeframe in the history of
implants to look back at what we’ve done
with a different perspective on it.”
Following Spear’s presentation, clinicians from around the world will present
in the opening symposium on the risks
and rewards for various topics of concern
for today’s dental implant professional.
From grafting with growth factors or
biologics to not grafting at all, to bone
augmentation and even guided surgery,
there are pros and cons to many of the
decisions and treatments from which
dentists choose.
Spear believes the AO Annual Meeting
is a great way for clinicians to stay current on the best practices of implant dentistry. He has always enjoyed the learning aspect of the meeting collaborating
with the best and brightest clinicians
from around the world.
“I enjoy getting to hear really bright
people who are doing a lot, especially involved with research,” he said. “They are
answering a lot of questions we’ve had
for years, but we haven’t had the research
answers for them.”
The 31st AO Annual Meeting is set for
Feb. 17-20 in San Diego. You can register
to attend at www.osseo.org. Follow AO on
Facebook and Twitter using #AO2016 to
stay up-to-date.
Dr. Frank
Spear
[2] =>
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AO ANNUAL MEETING
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
AO session: Protecting
young clinicians
By AO Staff
Dr. Dale Miles cautions dentists not
to miss important clues revealed about
the patient’s overall health on the conebeam computed tomography (CBCT)
scans. Doing so can result in serious
problems for the patient — and a lawsuit
for the dentist.
“I have been involved in at least four
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relect a speciic act of negligence,” he said.
“Most derive from a breakdown of communication.”
One common communication problem occurs when the patient is not made
aware of possible side effects for the procedure or complications that could have
long-term effects. Other times the breakdown can occur when the patients don’t
understand their responsibility to the
success of the implant.
This responsibility can be as simple as
oral hygiene requirements or as complicated as the management of a systemic
health condition that has consequences
for the success of the implant.
The responsibility for communication
of this vital information to the patient is
the clinician’s, and without documentation of its occurrence, the doctor is at risk
of a malpractice claim and a possible action against his or her license.
“When you increase the scope of clinical dental practice, there is a concomitant
increase in practitioner responsibility,” he
said. “Informed consent is more than a
piece of paper. It’s a process.”
In addition to his defense law practice
based in Miami, Ragan is on the faculty in
the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery at Nova Southeastern College of
Dental Medicine, as well as teaching at a
number of other schools of dental medicine. Ragan also sits on the board of directors of the Fortress Insurance Company, a
subsidiary of OMSNIC (the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons National Insurance
Company).
The board members review thousands
of claims every year to evaluate potential
defensibility and exposure. While some of
the claims they review are frivolous, some
have merit.
The 31st AO Annual Meeting is set for
Feb. 17-20 in San Diego. You can register
to attend at www.osseo.org. Follow AO on
Facebook and Twitter using #AO2016 to
stay up-to-date.
Dr. Dale Miles wants fewer dental
implant professionals to get sued
By AO Staff
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M
embers of the dental profession are an increasing
target for professional negligence lawsuits, and dental
implant professionals are no exception. At
February’s Academy of Osseointegration
(AO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Michael Ragan
will address this and more in the Young
Clinicians’ Lecture Series: “Reducing the
Young Clinicians’ Legal Exposure and Protecting Your License to Practice.”
One important and fundamental action
can protect dentists from lawsuits and
actions against their license to practice:
practitioner-patient communication in
the form of informed consent.
Ragan — a dentist who has practiced
law for more than 25 years, exclusively
defending health care professionals —
states that nearly 100 percent of lawsuit
complaints include a count alleging that
the doctor didn’t secure suficient informed consent.
His presentation will address how comprehensive informed consent can help
prevent exposure to a malpractice lawsuit,
and also the possible revocation of a clinician’s state license. Additionally, Ragan
will address other areas of concern that
impact the young clinician, including:
• Employment contracts and ofice
leases
• HIPAA, HITECH and breach of
conidentiality
• Cyber liability and social media
• Practice due diligence
• Fraud and abuse, deceptive trade
practices
• Corporate practice of dentistry and
fee splitting
• Delegation of personnel duties
Most importantly, he wants attendees to understand that patients need to
know — with no conlict in their mind —
what their alternatives are and what “bad
things” can happen as a result of their implant procedure.
“A great percentage of claims may not
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lawsuits in which cone-beam data was
vital to either the plaintiff’s or the defendant’s case. The defendant is most often
the dentist,” he said.
Miles is presenting at the Academy of
Osseointegration’s (AO) Annual Meeting
in San Diego as part of the “Morning with
the Masters” sessions on the program.
Miles’ session will address, “Appropriate Interpretations of CBCT Scanning in
Implant Dentistry: How to Avoid Missing
Vital Information and Anatomy.”
“Morning with the Masters” sessions
are designed to provide a more personal
interaction with world-renowned experts. The attendance is limited in each
session to keep them small.
Many dentists may be at risk for missing important changes in their patient’s
scans. Miles hopes to eliminate these
risks by sharing information he feels
has been lacking. He said cone-beam
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AO ANNUAL MEETING
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
Why students, residents should
prioritize AO meeting attendance
By Dr. Scott Recksiedler
Dr. Scott
Recksiedler
and his famly
enjoy a past
AO Annual
Meeting
together.
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D
ental students and residents
should attend the AO meeting. It’s an excellent opportunity to see who is pushing
the envelope in implant dentistry for the
future. The meeting is also a great way to
get caught up on the latest surgical and
restorative implant technologies and
techniques.
A young dentist needs to be prepared to
manage patients’ expectations. Discussing the different treatment options with
patients and educating them to make the
best informed decision is the dentist’s
responsibility. He or she should be prepared to answer questions about information the patients obtained doing their
own research from the Internet.
Fees are affordable on a student
budget
The 31st AO Annual Meeting is set for
Feb. 17-20 in San Diego. Students and
residents can register to attend at http://
meetings.osseo.org. Here’s a tip for students and residents: If you’re not an AO
member, it’s actually a better deal to become a member (only $95) and get the
registration rate for the meeting than to
pay non-member registration fees.
Plus, then you receive all of the
other
member
beneits,
including a subscription to JOMI and access to the new AO Webinar Series.
Go here to become a member: www.
osseo.org/NEWmembershipApply.html.
Learn irst-hand from leading dental
experts
At the AO meeting, students and residents can get a sense of what is currently
the standard of care. They also get a better sense of what treatment options are
available. Leading dental professionals
discuss their clinical decision-making,
highlight new surgical/restorative methods and demonstrate today’s digital
worklows.
For those considering attending the
meeting, it’s important to have a game
plan to maximize your time. I recommend researching beforehand the activities and lectures that will be most beneicial.
The AO provides a number of ways to
plan the experience at the event and
to make the most of attendees’ time.
Whether you use your registration packet, the AO meeting website or the AO app,
make sure to have a strategy.
Free mobile app for planning
I felt the AO downloadable app was very
useful in planning my days at the meeting. There are so many things happening
at the same time, I used the AO app to
plan my day and make sure I didn’t miss
anything.
It is great to have family along for the
trip, too, if that’s an option. My fatherin-law is a maxillofacial prosthodontist
in San Diego: Harold Gulbransen, DDS.
So my wife, son and my parents-in-law
all traveled to San Francisco for the last
meeting. It was a good excuse to get the
family together and give the grandparents some time with their grandson.
Follow AO on Facebook and Twitter using #AOSanDiego to stay up-to-date.
About the author
Dr. Scott Recksiedler is a maxillofacial prosthetics
fellow at UCLA School of Dentistry in the division of
advanced prosthodontics.
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AO ANNUAL MEETING
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
Hansson talks about AO’s TEAM and Lab Tech Program
By AO Staff
The Academy of Osseointegration’s
(AO) 2016 Annual Meeting in San Diego
isn’t just for dentists. The entire dental
team and laboratory technicians will
gain a lot of insight into the implant process, but the real winners will be patients.
The AO’s TEAM and Laboratory Technician Programs are designed to improve
the effectiveness of the entire dental
team. Scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 20, the
programs promote the team approach to
implant dentistry, a concept gaining traction in the implant community.
The TEAM program (formerly the Allied Staff Program) is designed to provide
comprehensive information for the entire staff, from the dentist to the implant
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technology enables dentists to identify
abnormal pathology and its causes, but
he cautions dentists not to rely only on
manufacturer training to learn how to
recognize the changes revealed in scan
data.
An experienced presenter for the dental community, Miles is excited to present information to dentists and specialists — both those who are experienced
AD
treatment coordinator to the hygienists,
assistants and receptionists.
The TEAM Program sessions include:
• “One for the Team: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Regenerative and Implant Therapy,” presented by Amy Kinnamon, RDH, EFDA, BSASc, from 8:10 a.m.
until noon.
• “Peri-implantitis: Prevalence, Etiology
and Non-surgical Treatment,” presented
by Diane Daubert, RDH, MS, from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m.
Lars Hansson, CDT, FICOI, is most excited about the team concept that is an
underlying theme for the Laboratory
Technician Program. Hansson believes
the program, designed to help clinicians,
lab technicians, specialists and the rest of
the dental team better communicate and
understand each other’s part in the pro-
cess, will help “bridge the gap” between
the team in implant dentistry.
“I want them to see how much easier
the process will be and how much more
of the treatment they will be part of because today a lot of technicians are afraid
of speaking up,” Hansson said. “Being
more part of the patient treatment and
protocol and the treatment plan inspires
a lot of technicians to become better.”
The Laboratory Technician Program
sessions include:
• “The Essential ‘Pink’ Interfaces In
Implant Dentistry: Restorative Alternatives,” presented by Guilherme Cabral,
DDS, CDT, and David Garber, DMD, from
8:10 until 10 a.m.
• “One Step Back, 10 Steps Forward (Reverting to the Basics of Dental Technology),” presented by Bill Marais, RDT, DTG,
from 10:15 a.m. until noon.
• “The New Gold Standard in Full-Arch
Implant Restorations, High-Performance
Polymers and the BDT Technique,” presented by Phil Reddington, RDT, MDTA,
from 1:15 to 3 p.m.
• “Mastery of White and Pink Esthetics,”
presented by Cheryl Pearson, DMD, and
Pinhas Adar, MDT, CDT, from 3:15 to 4:45
p.m.
“These meetings are always exciting
because you meet peers and people that
you’ve looked up to, and that you’re going
to learn from. And you listen to people
that have far more knowledge than you
do. You will get a step closer by going to
the meeting,” Hansson said.
For more about the TEAM and Laboratory
Technician Programs, visit http://meetings.
osseo.org/ and select the Program tab.
and those who are performing implant
dentistry for the irst time.
“It’s our job to be able to recognize abnormalities within the patient’s X-ray
examination and to make the appropriate referral if needed,” he said. “The
right use of cone-beam technology can
improve the health of the patient — and
the health of the dentist’s practice.”
All “Morning with the Masters” sessions occur concurrently. Two of the 10
sessions are complimentary, including
one presented in Mandarin on “Fundamental Perspectives of Implant Esthetics,” presented by Dr. Dehau Li, and “How
to Get Your Paper Published,” presented
by Dr. Steven Eckert.
Other topics include issues surrounding the hard- and soft-tissue factors, digital technology, cementing technique,
management of the full arch, terminal
dentition and other common concerns.
For a full list of the sessions,
please
go
to
meetings.osseo.org/
sessions/morning-with-the-masters.
Miles believes all dental implant professionals should attend the annual
meeting. From changes in technology
and techniques to changes in materials,
clinicians need to be current to provide
the best patient care possible.
The 31st AO Annual Meeting is set for
Feb. 17–20 in San Diego. You can register
to attend at www.osseo.org. Follow AO on
Facebook and Twitter using #AO2016 to
stay up-to-date.
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EVENTS
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
Symposium speakers to showcase latest
in bone-grafting techniques, research
By Osteogenics Biomedical Staff
The Hyatt Regency
Resort & Spa in
Scottsdale, Ariz.,
will be the site of
the Osteogenics
Global Bone
Grafting
Symposium.
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O
steogenics Biomedical announces the Osteogenics
Global Bone Grafting Symposium 2016, unique for its
focus on dental bone grafting and treatment planning, to be held March 31–
April 2 at the Hyatt Regency Resort &
Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The symposium will feature presentations by world-renowned speakers,
interactive treatment planning sessions with an expert panel, and optional hands-on workshops.
Speakers include Dr. Michael Pikos,
Dr. Sascha Jovanovic, Dr. Thomas Wilson, Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Dr. Eiji Funakoshi, Dr. Maurice Salama, Dr. Melle
Vroom, Dr. Istvan Urban, Dr. Kirk Pasquinelli, Dr. Pier Gallo and Dr. Daniel
Cullum.
The 2016 event will mark the seventh
Osteogenics Global Bone Grafting symposium. Since 2008, the symposium
has grown from 45 attendees from the
United States to a sold-out 500 attendees from 15 countries and 44 of the 50
states in 2014. Strategically capped at
500, this year’s event is expected to sell
out again.
“I felt that the caliber of presentations — from the quality of the images,
videos and statistical analyses, to the
patient manner each presenter shared
materials and ielded questions — was
among the inest I have enjoyed in my
28 years as a periodontist,” said Dr.
Lloyd Nattkemper about the 2014 symposium. “The quality of the presenters,
without exception, was in my opinion,
the inest available in the world.”
On April 1 and 2, the symposium will
feature main-podium lectures and interactive treatment-planning sessions.
Optional hands-on workshops will be
offered on Thursday, March 31.
Workshop topics include advanced
hard- and soft-tissue regenerative techniques in implant therapy, socket grafting and guided bone regeneration in
various single-tooth implant scenarios
and state of the ridge expansion techniques.
“I like the great selection of speakers.
The quality of the materials as well as
the clinical results are very impressive,
but at the same time with options to apply the techniques to our practice,” said
Dr. Bernardo Villela.
“I would recommend this course to
periodontists, oral surgeons and general practitioners who have been involved
in implantology.”
The Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa at
Gainey Ranch is an ideal location due
to Scottdale’s enjoyable spring weather
and breathtaking views. Explore the
endless wonders of the 27-acre property set amidst the majestic McDowell
Mountains.
Enjoy breathtaking vistas blended
with intriguing Native American culture and amenities, including championship golf, Spa Avania, a 2.5 acre water
playground, tennis and Camp Hyatt
Kachina. Or attendees can ind their
own opportunity for adventure just
minutes from the resort.
For more information on the Osteogenics 2016 Global Bone Grafting Symposium, visit www.osteogenics.com/
courses, or call Andrea Wilson at (806)
796-1923. Tuition for the main symposium on April 1–2 is $950, offering up to
13 C.E. credits. Assistants and ofice personnel are welcome for $500.
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INDUSTRY
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
Immediate, esthetic tooth replacement
with the Hahn Tapered Implant
and BruxZir Anterior Solid Zirconia
By Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD
W
ith more patients seeking
dental implant treatment,
it’s no surprise that growing numbers of clinicians
are providing this service. The increased
demand for implant therapy can be attributed in part to the improved predictability brought about by innovations in
implant design.
Additionally, due to advancements in
all-ceramic restorative materials, providing esthetic results is easier than
ever before. By utilizing the most advanced implants and restorative materials, even experienced implantologists
have the potential to beneit from an
improved clinical worklow and more
esthetic results.
The case report that follows demonstrates immediate tooth extraction and
placement of a Hahn Tapered Implant
(Glidewell Direct; Irvine, Calif.) in the
area of a lateral incisor. A temporary
bridge, custom implant abutment and a
highly esthetic inal crown are utilized
to facilitate a natural-looking inal restoration.
Case report
A 40-year-old male presented with no
medical complications and desired a
nice smile for his business interactions.
His maxillary left lateral incisor had
fractured, with the patient’s excessive
parafunction likely a contributing factor. Endodontic evaluation had determined that the lateral incisor was untreatable.
The patient accepted a treatment plan
in which the lateral incisor would be
extracted and an implant immediately
placed. Designed to achieve the maximum primary stability needed for immediate extraction and implantation
cases, a Hahn Tapered Implant was selected for the procedure.
To begin treatment, the nonrestorable lateral incisor was extracted
atraumatically. Removing the tooth in
this manner maintained the facial plate
of bone as well as the interseptal bone
that helps support the interdental papillae.
A pilot drill was utilized to create
the initial osteotomy approximately
3 mm apical to the adjacent cementoenamel junction, and a 3.5-mm-
Fig. 1: Postoperative periapical radiograph illustrates excellent integration of the Hahn
Tapered Implant (right) with the surrounding bone in the area of tooth #10. Photos/Provided by
Dr. Timothy F. Kosinski
plant is compatible with widely used
surgical instrumentation.
As the implant was threaded into
place, its prominent buttress threads
engaged the palatal wall irmly. This
simpliied the effort of preserving the
facial plate and positioning the implant in a manner that would foster an
esthetic outcome. The tapered body of
the implant eased placement within
a maximum amount of bone, and its
widened apex helped establish excellent stability.
Radiography conirmed the implant
was placed in an optimal position. A
transitional bridge was fabricated to
minimize speech problems, help support the soft tissue and maintain a
natural emergence proile during the
healing period. After four months of
healing, the temporary bridge was removed, and an open-tray inal impression was taken.
An Inclusive Zirconia Custom Abutment with titanium base was produced by the lab and maintained a natural emergence proile upon delivery.
BruxZir Anterior, a monolithic zirconia material specially formulated for
the smile zone, was chosen for the inal restoration because of its strength
and lifelike esthetics.
The crown, which was digitally designed and milled using CAD/CAM
technology, exhibited a precise it.
Final radiography illustrated superb
bone preservation at the implant site
(Fig. 1). Optimal soft-tissue contours
were particularly evident around the
beveled edge of the Hahn Tapered Implant. The patient expressed that he
was very pleased with the inal restoration (Fig. 2).
Conclusion
Fig. 2: The inal restoration of tooth #10 exhibited translucency, color and emergence proile
similar to natural dentition.
diameter Replace Select™ drill (Nobel
Biocare; Yorba Linda, Calif.) was used
to complete preparation of the implant
site. Note that the Hahn Tapered Im-
The high primary stability, optimal
positioning and simpliied surgical
protocol facilitated by the Hahn Tapered Implant make it ideal for a wide
range of indications, including immediate extraction cases and restorations
in the smile zone.
When combined with BruxZir Anterior and zirconia hybrid custom abutments, a predictable restoration can be
delivered that mimics the esthetics of
the tooth being replaced.
Note: See more of this case by visiting www.inclusivemagazine.com.
‘Removing the tooth in this manner maintained the facial
plate of bone as well as the interseptal bone that helps
support the interdental papillae.’
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INDUSTRY
Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
Hans Geiselhöringer appointed
new president of Nobel Biocare
By Nobel Biocare Staff
A
s of Jan. 1, Hans Geiselhöringer
has taken over as president of
Nobel Biocare. The appointment was made to strengthen
the organization around its strategic
goals.
Since 2011, Geiselhöringer has served
as executive vice president of global research, products and development, shaping a highly competitive product and
innovation pipeline. Prior to that he was
executive vice president global marketing and products from 2010–2011 and
head of NobelProcera and guided surgery
from 2009–2010. Geiselhöringer joined
Nobel Biocare as head of NobelProcera in
2008 and was appointed a member of the
executive committee in 2009.
From 2004 to 2009, Geiselhöringer acted as a global speaker for Nobel Biocare,
and with this appointment, he becomes
the irst Nobel Biocare customer and
dental expert in the company’s history
to take the reigns as its highest ranking
executive.
In 1998, he founded DentalX GmbH, a
leading dental laboratory chain specializing in implantology, anaplastology, functional and esthetic reconstructions and
imaging technologies. Geiselhöringer is a
trained dental technician and possesses
great technical knowledge of the implant
and CAD/CAM industries, as well as deep
customer understanding and insights,
enabling continuity of innovation at
Nobel Biocare. As a renowned expert on
dental technologies and materials, he has
published/co-published various clinical
and research articles. He is also a member
of numerous international dental associations and a recognized lecturer at dental
conventions throughout the world.
“Our focus on the patient remains
steadfast and constant. Everything we
do will continue to be patient-centered,
clinically relevant and evidence based,”
Geiselhöringer said. “To strengthen our
leadership in implant-based dentistry, we
strongly focus on providing integrated
digital solutions to improve the customer experience and increase productivity
on all levels while ensuring a high level of
clinical success and predictability.
“With our counterparts at KaVo Kerr
Group, we have all the pieces in place
today, and we are grouping our highly
skilled global teams together to form the
industry’s new digital dentistry powerhouse. In summary, we at Nobel Biocare
will continue our strong commitment to
innovation, providing an ongoing pipeline of superior solutions that helps more
customers treat more patients better.”
Hans
Geiselhöringer
About Nobel Biocare
Nobel Biocare is a world leader in the
ield of innovative implant-based dental restorations. The company’s portfolio offers solutions from single tooth to
fully edentulous indications with dental
implant systems (including key brands
NobelActive®,
Brånemark
System®
and NobelReplace®), a comprehensive
range of high-precision individualized prosthetics and CAD/CAM systems
(NobelProcera®), diagnostics, treatment
planning and guided surgery solutions
(NobelClinician® and NobelGuide®) and
biomaterials (creos™).
Nobel Biocare supports its customers
through all phases of professional development, offering world-class training and education along with practice
support and patient information materials. The company is headquartered in
Zurich, Switzerland. Production takes
place at six sites located in the United
States, Sweden, Japan and Israel. Products and services are available in more
than 80 countries through subsidiaries
and distributors.
BIOLASE enters into development
agreement with IPG Photonics
By BIOLASE Staff
B
IOLASE, Inc., a global leader in
dental lasers, announced recently that it entered into a development and distribution agreement with IPG Photonics Corporation’s
medical laser division, IPG Medical.
IPG Photonics Corporation (“IPG”) pioneered the development and commercialization of optical iber-based lasers,
creating a new generation of lasers with
superior performance, reliability and
lower costs, according to the company. IPG
grew to become one of the world’s largest
laser companies, opening up a myriad of
industrial, manufacturing and medical
applications using its unique iber and
semiconductor lasers.
The development and distribution
agreement between BIOLASE and IPG covers several projects in various stages of
development, with the expectation that
these projects will culminate in commercialized joint dental laser products, accessories or integral system components. The
parties will collaborate in the design and
development of these new products and
applications, with each party contributing
their respective technological expertise,
know-how and development resources.
BIOLASE will be responsible for U.S. and
international registrations of all dental
products resulting from the agreement,
and will have exclusive worldwide commercial distribution rights for certain
products over a multi-year initial term after completion of development.
“We are extremely fortunate to partner with IPG, the world leader in iber laser technology,” said Harold C. Flynn Jr.,
president and chief executive oficer of
BIOLASE. “This partnership brings with
it signiicant opportunity to advance our
product designs and our supply chain, ul-
timately to provide a broader, deeper and
more capable portfolio of laser-based solutions to dental practitioners globally.
“This will advance efforts to fulill our
purpose, enabling clinicians to repair and
restore patient’s dental conditions, while
alleviating pain and reducing the anxiety
commonly associated with invasive dental procedures,” added Flynn.
“This partnership with BIOLASE its very
well with IPG’s strategic development and
desire to build our medical application
business. The parties will combine their
expertise and capabilities to improve existing and develop new dental laser applications in markets with signiicant unmet clinical needs. BIOLASE’s established
dental channels deepen our distribution
capabilities in this area and leverage our
patented dental laser technology and platforms,” said Dr. Gregory Altshuler, president of IPG Medical.
About BIOLASE, Inc.
BIOLASE, Inc., is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative lasers in dentistry and
medicine and also markets and distributes high-end 2-D and 3-D digital imaging
equipment, CAD/CAM intraoral scanners
and in-ofice milling machines and 3-D
printers. BIOLASE’s products are focused
on technologies that advance the practice
of dentistry and medicine and offer beneits and value to health-care professionals and their patients.
The company’s proprietary laser products incorporate approximately 250
patented and 100 patent-pending technologies designed to provide biologically
clinically superior performance with less
pain and faster recovery times. BIOLASE
asserts its products provide cutting-edge
technology at competitive prices to deliver the best results for dentists and patients.
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Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016
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Salvin announces the acquisition
of Exactech’s Dental Biologics Assets
By Salvin Dental Specialties Staff
Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc., through
its Salvin Regenerative subsidiary, recently
announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Exactech Inc.’s dental biologics business.
Salvin Dental Specialties, a privately held
company doing business in more than 100
countries, develops, manufactures and
markets regenerative biomaterials and
surgical instrumentation speciically for
implant dentistry.
According to founder and CEO Bob Salvin, Exactech has an exciting dental product line, and this acquisition will provide
Salvin with greater product depth as well as
additional manufacturing capabilities.
Exactech, Inc., is a publicly traded company that develops and produces bone and
joint restoration products for hip, knee,
shoulder and spine.
Exactech’s Dental Biologics Division
supplies the dental market with dental
biologic products including Optecure® and
Oralife.® Optecure Dental is an engineered
bone graft for reconstruction and augmentation of deicient maxillary and mandibu-
lar alveolar ridges and dental intraosseous
defects.
Exactech Senior Vice President and General Manager of Spine and Biologics Bruce
Thompson said, “We have made the strategic decision to focus more exclusively on
our core orthopaedic business, and our long-
standing distribution relationship with
Salvin gives us conidence that it will take
good care of dental customers in their pursuit of improving patient care.”
Financial terms were not disclosed. Deloitte Corporate Finance acted as an advisor
to Salvin Dental.
The iSy system offers ‘true lexibility’
for a wide variety of treatments
By Henry Schein Dental Surgical Solutions
Staff
Our latest-generation implant system
is intelligent, lean and simple. iSy® has
a compact system design, offering you
a unique worklow advantage. You will
beneit from unsurpassed cost eficiency in each of your implant cases, backed
by proven CAMLOG quality.
The unique implant sets and lean componentry allow for total lexibility. With
iSy, you have the freedom to choose
digital, conventional or combined worklow treatments. Experience a new level
of eficiency with the iSy system.
iSy is truly easy. Every implant set
contains the components you need to
complete an entire case. The iSy dental
implants were designed with the needs
of your patients and practice in mind.
Implement iSy in your next case and
discover how total lexibility can revolutionize your practice.
You can choose to restore your case
with the included implant base in either a digital or conventional treatment
worklow. If you prefer using conventional methods, you can complete your
case with prefabricated components or
CAD/CAM options. iSy includes treatment lexibility in every package for
your beneit and your patients.
The core worklows for implant practices are: digital, conventional and combined.
1. Digital: A digital treatment worklow
can be done with or without the implant
base. Transgingival healing provides
(Photos/Provided by Henry Schein Dental Surgical Solutions)
easy access to the inal abutment and
allows for optimal hard- and soft-tissue
healing. When ready for impression,
the multi-functional cap offers you the
ability to use an intraoral impression
scanner. The customized inal restora-
tion can be afixed to the implant base
and delivered with minimal effort.
2. Conventional: A conventional treatment worklow can be done with or
without the implant base. Submerged
healing allows for undisturbed integration throughout the healing process. A
gingiva former will sculpt the soft tissues. When ready for impressions, open
or closed tray impression copings are
available. The inal restoration is completed using pre-made abutments with
a traditional PFM crown.
3. Combined: The lexibility of iSy
is showcased with this inal example.
Conventional and digital treatment
worklows can be combined to provide
a customized inal result. The premounted implant base with a multifunctional cap is used to take a traditional impression.
The dental lab will scan the iSy scan
post within an implant analog or scan
the implant base using the second multifunctional cap. The inal result will be
a customized restoration made iSy and
designed to create satisied patients.
Designed to provide a smoother treatment experience, the iSy system has
“simple” built right in to it.
iSy is a high-quality implant system
made by CAMLOG. The system was developed in Switzerland and is manufactured in Germany. The cornerstone
of CAMLOG is its attention to detail,
sustainability and the quality development of its products.
Henry Schein is the exclusive distributor of the iSy system and has a team
of highly trained surgical sales consultants to serve as your partner in integrating iSy into your practice.
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