Implants

I 03 Dear Reader, _HelloandwelcometothelatestissueofImplants!Ihopeyoufinditbothinteresting andinformative. This week I’ve been catching up on the recently published Cochrane review on the impact of loading times on the success rates of implants (Esposito M, Grusovin MG, MaghairehH,WorthingtonHV.Interventionsforreplacingmissingteeth:differenttimes forloadingdentalimplants.CochraneDatabaseofSystematicReviews2013,Issue3.Art. No.: CD003878. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003878.pub5). The researchers looked at a number of Random Controlled Trials that looked at loading implants immediately, after sixweeks(early)andatthreemonths(conventionally). According to the authors, Overall there was no convincing evidence of a clinically important difference in prosthesis failure, implant failure, or bone loss associated with different loading times of implants. This I find most interesting, as there are many who wouldleanveryheavilyontheevidencethatyoushouldalwayswaitthreemonthsbefore loadingandwouldbeveryreticenttochangethatview;oramIbeingunfair? If you would like to read the full review, go to http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003878.pub5/fullandletmeknowyourthoughts. Untilnexttime LisaTownshend GroupEditor,Implants lisa@healthcare-learning.com implants1_2013 Please contact your local BIOMET 3i Sales Representative or visit us online at www.biomet3i.com to learn more. † Aforementioned have financial relationships with BIOMET 3i LLC resulting from speak- ing engagements, consulting engagements and other retained services. The 3i T3™ Implant* is designed to deliver aesthetic results through tissue preservation. Contemporary hybrid surface design with multi-level topography; media- blasted on the threaded region and dual-acid etched on the collar region preservation BY DESIGN™ Optimized aesthetics with as little as 0.37mm of bone recession1 Higher seal strength as compared to the competitive average2,3 Seal integrity test was performed by BIOMET 3i on December 2011. Testing was done under testing standard ISO 14801. Five (5) BIOMET 3i PREVAIL® Implant Systems and five (5) of three (3) competitors’ implant systems were tested. Bench test results are not necessarily indicative of clinical performance. PREVAIL is a registered trademark of BIOMET 3i LLC. 3i T3, 3i T3 Implant design, Preservation By Design and Providing Solutions - One Patient At A Time are trademarks of BIOMET 3i LLC. ©2012 BIOMET 3i LLC. Seal IntegrIty2,3 Integrated Platform SwItchIng multI-level Surface toPograPhy Introducing the 1. Östman PO† , Wennerberg A, Albrektsson T. Immediate Occlusal Loading Of Nanotite Prevail Implants: A Prospective 1-Year Clinical And Radiographic Study. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2010 Mar;12(1):39-47. 2. Lazzara R† . Dental Implant System Design and the Potential Impact on Long-Term Aesthetics: A Review of the 3i T3™ Tapered Implant. ART1193EU 3i T3 White Paper. BIOMET 3i, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. 3. Suttin Z† , Towse R† , Cruz J† . A Novel Method for Assessing Implant-Abutment Connection Seal Robustness. BIOMET 3i, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. Poster Presentation, Academy of Osseointegration, 27th Annual Meeting; March 2012;Phoenix, AZ. http://biomet3i.com/Pdf/Posters/Poster_Seal%20Study_ZS_ AO2012_no%20logo.pdf. Testing done by BIOMET 3i, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; n = 20. *The 3i T3 Implant is not yet available for sale in the U.S. T3 60x255.indd 1 14/01/13 16:07