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I manufacturer news 44 I implants3_2013 The new Swish™ Angled Overdenture Abutmentsfeatureacompact,one-piece angled base with screw-receiving head designed for reduced vertical height. Availablein15°and30°for4.8mmplat- forms, these abutments simplify treat- ment of fully edentulous jaws by achiev- ing parallelism when implants are in- clined.Withanindustry-standardinternal octagon connection, 4.8mmD Angled Overdenture Abutments are compatible not only with the SwishPlant™ and SwishPlus™ but alsowithStraumann® Tissue-Levelimplants—offer- ing Straumann customers a whole new way to treat fully edentulous patients. The Angled Overdenture Abutments package includes a one-piece angled base with screw-receiving head, Duo-Grip™ fixa- tionscrew,transferandcomfortcap. Implant Direct Europe AG Hardturmstrasse 161 8005 Zurich, Switzerland info@implantdirect.eu www.implantdirect.de Two of the largest international clinical studies per- formed to date demonstrated good clinical perform- ance of Straumann Bone Level implants. Evaluating morethanonethousandimplantsinEurope,theUSand Australia, both studies reported high implant survival rates of more than 98% with practically no bone loss aroundtheimplants.Thefindingsareconsiderablybet- ter than values reported in a comprehensive review of previously published studies with other implants.One of the studies, a large ‘non-interventional study’ (NIS) wasconductedinEuropeandtheUS,evaluatingatotal of908implantsin538patientsatmorethanahundred dentalpracticesinsixcountries.Itrevealedanimplant survivalrateof98.5%afteroneyear,thebonelevelre- maining stable in the majority of cases.The investiga- tors concluded that treatment with Straumann Bone LevelImplantsyieldedsuccessfuloutcomesin‘reallife’ conditions.Thenewstudiesaddtothewealthofstrong clinicalevidencebackingtheStraumannden- tal implant system and thus provide very goodreasonsforpatientsanddentiststo insist on Straumann implants rather thanundocumentedalternatives. Institut Straumann AG Peter-Merian-Weg 12 4052 Basel, Switzerland info@straumann.com www.straumann.com Straumann A new level of confi- dence for patients and dentists In addition to the traditional surgical sutures made of silk,polyesterandabsorbablePGA,Omniaexpandsits offer of surgical sutures by introducing the new gen- eration.Omnia PTFE sutures are soft,biologically in- ert and chemically non-reactive. Main features of PTFE sutures are a great fluency of the thread along the tissues and a strong knot holding. Its material is highly tolerated in the oral cavity.Furthermore,PTFE sutures are optimal to limit inflammation, bleeding and other collateral effects which may occur during the soft tissue approximation.The sutures are avail- ableindifferentcombinationsofdiameterandlength with different kinds of needles. Omnia PTFE sutures can be applied in any implant, periodontal and bone graftsurgery,wheretheusageofa monofilament suture with low bacterial adhesion is recommended.PTFEsuturesareavailableinconven- ientboxesoftwelvepieceseach Omnia S.p.A. Via F. Delnevo, 190sx 43036 Fidenza (PR), Italy Tel.: +39 0524 52745 info@omniaspa.eu www.omniaspa.eu Omnia PTFE surgical sutures Aesthetictreatmentresultsareextremelyimportantto patients.Akeyfactorforsuccessistheconditionofthe softtissue.Manydentiststaketheopportunitytoopti- mise soft tissue immediately after an extraction by sewing a tissue punch from the palate into the new socket. However, graft removal from the palate is painful and creates a second wound. By using a Geistlich Mucograft® Seal collagen matrix instead of autologous soft tissue, the dentist spares the patient pain and surgery time.The 8 mm disk is made of the same proven material as Geistlich Mucograft® colla- gen matrix and displays the same properties. It pro- tectsthegraftandcreatessofttissuethatmatchesper- fectly the colour and texture of its surroundings. Geistlich Mucograft® Seal is sewn over an extraction socketthathasbeenfilledwithGeistlichBio-Oss® Col- lagen during a ridge preservation procedure. An un- damaged buccal bone plate is a prerequisite for this. Products from Geistlich Biomaterials are marketed onlyaftertheyhavebeenscientificallytestedandhave demonstratedclearclinicalvalue. Aninternationalad- visoryboard,underthedirectionofProf.MarianoSanz, Spain, assessed the new product.The ex- perts’ opinion was that ridge preservation in combination with Geistlich Mucograft® Seal is a pre- dictableapproach. Geistlich Pharma AG Bahnhofstrasse 40, 6110 Wolhusen, Switzerland www.geistlich.ch Geistlich Seal for good soft tissue outcome Implant Direct New Swish™ Angled Overdenture Abutments Manufacturer News