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interview | 33 4 2016 implants “Powerful, but remarkably gentle to the bone” Georg Isbaner, editor of implants, talked to Prof. Moses Ofer from Alpha-Bio Tec about the company’s new implant system NeO implants. They also dis- cussed how thread design and implant surface prop- erties effect osseointegration and trends in implan- tological research and clinical applications. The company has introduced its NeO implant system as a new technology and a sensation in oral implantology. What does that entail? Users will know what we mean with “sensational” from the sensation when they first insert our implant into the bone. It is very light, and is easily inserted into the bone due to several features: one is its ability to centralise itself. Furthermore, the direction of the threadsisoppositetothatoftheotherimplantthreads. Contrarily to conventional implants, our new NeO im- plant features an advanced coronal part. Another re- latedfeatureisitscoronalflute,whichactslikeascraper andimprovesthecuttingefficiencyofthecoronalpart. This means that the bone is rather spread than squeezedbytheimplant,leadingtoboneparticlesbe- ing collected at the implant, which leaves a lot of new boneinthisareatohelpstabilisetheimplantmechan- ically in the first stage. In the second stage, there is moreosseointegrationinthispartoftheflutearea. Better and more osseointegration? Yes. And the bone particles themselves are autolo- gous bone grafts. We had it tested by Prof. Dr Dieter BosshardtfromBern.Wealreadyhavetheresults,in- cluding a scientific article on the positive outcome of theanalysis:NeOisacomprehensiveimplantthatcan easily penetrate and navigate the osteotomy of all bone types while preserving the bone. You said it’s the thread design “pulls” the implant. How much torque would you use exactly? If you follow the preparation recommended by Alpha-Bio Tec, you will not have to apply more than 40 Ncm.Ifyouusemore,youmightcreateaproblem, such as compression necrosis. How important is research for you as a scientist? Simply to prove the theory, which makes NeO clini- cally applicable. NeO's more than 28 years of proven clinical know-how, which root it safely in the compa- ny’s values of high-quality, innovation and simplicity. Can you describe the surface technology of the implant more detailed? NeO features a SLActive surface. This special im- plant surface accommodates osseointegration on a biochemical level, as its hydrophilic and chemically activepropertiespromoteexcelleratedosseointegra- tion and earlier secondary stability. Furthermore, NeO’sroughsurfaceresultsinmoreBIC,morecoronal direction and therefore less crestal resorption. Prof.Ofer,thankyouverymuchfortheinterview._ contact Alpha-Bio Tec 4 Hatnufa St. P.O.B. 3936 Kiryat Arye, Petach Tikva 49510, Israel www.alpha-bio.net Fig. 1: Georg Isbaner, editorial manager of implants: international magazine of oral implantology, and Prof. Moses Ofer during their interview at the EAO Congress in Paris by the end of September. Fig. 1 42016