Volume 8. No 1. 2006Staying at the forefront 3An inspiring story 4OsseoSpeed™—a bioactive surface? 8Combining biology and craftmanship 12The FOCUS project 16Cresco™—the system of possibilities 26CLINIPublisherAstra Tech Insight is published and distributedworldwide by Astra Tech AB, P.O. Box 14,SE431 21 Mölndal, Sweden. Astra Tech is acompany in the AstraZeneca Group.EditorinchiefThomas RundqvistMStaying at the forefrontincreased safety and predictability—even in “soft” jawboneAstra Tech chose to wait to promote the opportunities with OsseoSpeed™until there was substantial evidence to support BACKGRO U N D S T O RYFor Norwegian Professor Jan EirikEllingsen, Oral Research Laboratoryand Department of Prosthetics andOral Function Institute for ClinicalDentistry, University of Oslo, themost faINSIGHT #8:1:2006 discussion. What if we could speed upbone healing? What if we could useour knowledge about calcium phosphates, remineralization, fluoridemechanisms and protein reactions onhard tiss
Volume 8. No 1. 2006Staying at the forefront 3An inspiring story 4OsseoSpeed™—a bioactive surface? 8Combining biology and craftmanship 12The FOCUS project 16Cresco™—the system of possibilities 26CLINI
PublisherAstra Tech Insight is published and distributedworldwide by Astra Tech AB, P.O. Box 14,SE431 21 Mölndal, Sweden. Astra Tech is acompany in the AstraZeneca Group.EditorinchiefThomas RundqvistM
Staying at the forefrontincreased safety and predictability—even in “soft” jawboneAstra Tech chose to wait to promote the opportunities with OsseoSpeed™until there was substantial evidence to support
BACKGRO U N D S T O RYFor Norwegian Professor Jan EirikEllingsen, Oral Research Laboratoryand Department of Prosthetics andOral Function Institute for ClinicalDentistry, University of Oslo, themost fa
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 discussion. What if we could speed upbone healing? What if we could useour knowledge about calcium phosphates, remineralization, fluoridemechanisms and protein reactions onhard tiss
6 INSIGHT #8:1:2006“An incredibly exciting project, bothin biological terms and for us asscientists,” says Professor Jan EirikEllingsen of Oslo University’s Institutefor Clinical Dentistry, Norway. “I
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 and improve boneimplant reaction.Since Professor Ellingsen wished tospecifically encourage bone/implantreaction and avoid uncontrolledbone reactions with possible ectopicformation,
8 INSIGHT #8:1:2006INTERVIEW E D :Professor Tomas Albrektsson, MD, PhD, ODhcDepartment of Biomaterials/Handicap Research,Göteborg University, SwedenTomas Albrektsson, Professor inthe Department of Bio
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 value (the average departures from amean plane) of 1–2 micrometersbetween the height of the peaks andthe bottom of the pits in the implantsurface, gives the best response. Firston t
10 INSIGHT #8:1:2006INTERVIEW E D :Professor Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhDDepartment of Prosthodontics,University of North Carolina,School of Dentistry, North Carolina, USABone is formed by osteoblasts d
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 11sockets, and immediate loading ofdental implants. Further improvementin the rate and the amount of boneformation at implants may overcomethese clinical challenges. OsseoSpeed™has t
12 INSIGHT #8:1:2006INTERVIEW E D :Professor Tord Berglundh, DDS, PhDDepartment of Periodontology,The Sahlgrenska Academy,Göteborg University, SwedenIn an earlier study focusing on thelongterm loading
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 13the implant is broken down and thedenser the bone, the longer the timeneeded to degrade it. The “old” boneis then replaced by new bone generated via blood cells during the woundhea
REFERENCE L I S TCLINICAL DOCUMENTATIONEllegaard, B. et al.Implant Therapy in Periodontally Compromised PatientsClin Oral Impl Res 1; 8: 180188Ellegaard, B. et al.Implant Therapy Involving Maxillar
Bakke, M. et al.Masticatory Function and Patient Satisfaction with Implantsupported Mandibular Overdentures: A Prospective YearStudyInt J Prosthodont 2002; 1: 81Collaert, B. et al.Early Loading
16 INSIGHT #8:1:2006CLINICAL E X P E R I E N C EPeter Asplund, MScDirector, Clinical Research, DentalAstra Tech ABFredrik Ceder, DDSTherapeutic Area Project Manager, DentalAstra Tech ABThe FOCUS proje
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 1complications, and hard and softtissue outcome.Good primary stabilityTo date more than 900 implants havebeen placed in the maxilla and almost600 in the mandible. The population isb
18 INSIGHT #8:1:2006CASE REPO RTAnthony Lizano, DDSDiplomat, American Board of OralImplantology/Implant Dentistry,Danville, California, USAResearch studies involving prospective clinical trials like t
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 11. Preop panoramic radiograph.2. Preop clinical view. 3. Occlusal clinical view. 4. Preop CTscan. 5. Postop radiograph of two anteriorimplants with Healing Abutment inplace.6. Post
20 INSIGHT #8:1:2006CASE REPO RTJohn H. Muse, DDSOral SurgeonDecatur, Georgia, USAHerman A. Donatelli, DMDProsthodontistAtlanta, Georgia, USAOur FOCUS project experience beganin September 2003 and inc
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 211. Preop panoramic radiograph. 2. Preop clinical view. 3. Implants in place using ridgesplitting technique.4. Soft tissue healing at 12 weeks.5. Provisional fixed prosthesis. 6. Po
22 INSIGHT #8:1:2006CASE REPO RTGeorges Khoury, DDSPost graduate in bone reconstruction,Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology,University of Paris 75016, Paris, FranceA bilateral sinus augmentati
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 231. Partially edentulous posteriormaxilla.2. Panoramic Xray showing bone lossin posterior left maxilla and aroundupper right compromised molar.3. “Tatum” window for sinus graft. 4.
24 INSIGHT #8:1:2006fig. 1fig. 2fig. 3THE A STRA TE C H I M P L A N T S yS T E MThe Astra Tech implant system isbased on years of intensive research,as well as both preclinical and clinicalstudies. It
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 2The unique profile of MicroThread™is theresult of extensive research. After comparing840 threads of different shapes and sizes,we were able to identify the optimal profilefor load
26 INSIGHT #8:1:2006PRODUCT N E W SPlatform independence, perfect passive fit, optimalesthetics, a choiceof alloys—theseare just a few ofthe many reasonswhy more andmore dentists prefer Cresco™. But w
INSIGHT #8:1:2006 2Astra Tech Implant System, NobelBiocare, Straumann, 3i, Friadent—justto name a few. There are, after all,many reasons for choosing a particularimplant system. Cresco™gives you amet
28 INSIGHT #8:1:2006PRODUCT N E W SIn the late 1980s, when implants reallygained popularity, certain problemsarose in attaching screwretainedbridges and prostheses to implants.The problem was an unsat
developed the technique of anglingthe screw passages to provide the bestpossible esthetics and strength.Titanium is a superior materialThere were lively discussions as towhich material was best suited
Astra Tech AB, P.O. Box 14, SE431 21 Mölndal, Sweden. Tel: +46 31 776 30 00. Fax: +46 31 776 30 10. www.astratechdental.comOsseoSpeed™Growing power from Astra TechThink of OsseoSpeed as an innovative,
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