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I 45 industry news _ Nobel Biocare I CAD/CAM 2_2014 tion and NobelReplace Conical Connection PMC (partially machined collar) implants. The conical connection offers a hexagonal internal locking mechanism for a tight seal and high mechanical strength.2 It also allows for platform shifting. This shift moves the implant–abutment junction on to the implant platform, thereby making room for the maximum volume of soft tissue to come up on to the platform edge safely. Platform shifting there- fore encourages more natural-looking gingivae for anevenbetteraestheticresult.Movingthejunction further away from the bone has also been shown to reduce radiographically detectable crestal bone loss.3–5 Given that individualised abutments from NobelProcera allow the optimal emergence profile to be defined, the combined effect is designed to give an unrivalled soft-tissue result. Owing to a titanium adapter, this zirconia option can also be utilised in the posterior region, providing the clinician with an entirely new option for delivering the best possible restoration. _Come to grips with better handling: Introducing Omnigrip tooling The benefits of the ASC abutment are only pos - sible owing to the introduction of the associated Omnigrip tooling. Designed in-house by Nobel Biocare’sproductdevelopmentteam,itismorethan just a screwdriver; it is a driver of increased clinical success. The unique tip of the Omnigrip screwdriver al- lows the screw to be tightened and loosened within the angulated channel with the same accessibility and torque as if the channel were straight. It allows easy handling from multiple angles, even in the posterior region. The pick-up feature of the special tip is an out- standing feature. The Omnigrip screwdriver grips and holds the screw equally tightly at any angle within the available range. Clinicians will not have experienced tooling like this before. Such is the level of grip that it has to be experienced to be believed. This capability offers convenience and, most importantly, safety. The Omnigrip screw- driver is designed to hold the screw firmly when it matters most: when the clinician is working in the patient’s mouth. _A new channel of opportunity Together, the NobelProcera ASC abutment and the Omnigrip tooling offer clinicians not just new treatment possibilities, but opportunities to in- crease the number of screw-retained restorations they place. Being just one piece, the abutment represents an option that is efficient to produce, but with unique features and benefits that increase patient acceptance. Additionally, overcoming bar- riers to optimal aesthetics is also likely to improve patient satisfaction. Nobel Biocare innovates to help its customers treat more patients and to treat them better. These new products do just that._ Editorial note: A complete list of references is available fromthepublisher. Fig. 4 & 5_Angulation in action: Using a screw-retained restoration in the anterior remains an aesthetic option as the screw access hole is pointed in the palatal direction. (Case courtesy of Dr Juan Zufía, Sr. Santiago Dalmau) Fig. 5 Nobel Biocare Balsberg Balz-Zimmermann-Str.7 8302 Kloten Switzerland www.nobelbiocare.com/nobelprocera CAD/CAM_contact Fig. 4 CAD0214_44-45_Nobel 13.05.14 11:30 Seite 2