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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | June 2017 I N DUST RY N EWS A5 OT Equator and Smart Box The Rhein83 OT Equator and Smart Box attach- ment system. Photo/ Provided by Rhein83 AD Removable attachmebt system works eveb with bobe loss mechabism of the Smart Box, we cab ex- tebd the limit of usability of the OT Equa- tor attachmebt without losibg aby of its performabces abd qualities. The Smart Box, with its tiltibg mecha- bism, allows abd facilitates the smooth ib- sertiob of the prosthesis, a positive feature of the OT Equator by Rheib83. Smart Box is a bew product that provides us a good opportubity to ebhabce the solutiobs we cab offer to our patiebts ib our everyday work. (Source: Rmein83) Rhein83, which produces attachments for removable prosthesis, describes its OT EQUATOR as being the smallest di- mensional attachment system on the market. The system employs a reduced vertical profile of 2.1 mm with a 4.4 mm diameter. According to the company, the attachment is compatible with all im- plant systems and brands and provides superior stability and retention for the prosthesis. Features include: • The smallest dimensional implant abutment available on the market. • Manufactured to be compatible with all implant brands and platforms. • Available in eight different gingival heights. • Titanium coating procedure used to increase the attachment’s hardness and durability. • Variety of elastic retentive caps avail- able. • Smart Box system now available to enable corrections of more than 50 de- grees in implant divergence. • Single castable and threaded titani- um attachment systems available. • Customized ordering based on im- plant brand, diameter and gingival height. • ISO 9001 – ISO 13485 valid certificates. • Patent validated by FDA, CE, Russia, Canada, Japan, Korea and other coun- tries. For additional information, you can visit www.rheib83.com, send an email to marketibg@rheib83.it or telephone inter- nationally at 003 (905) 124-4510. Smart Box Rhein83 also has developed Smart Box, which can be used with the OT Equator in cases of extreme divergencies between the implants. The Smart Box has an inner tilting mechanism that enables a passive insertion with divergent implants up to 50 degrees. An expert’s opinion Roberto Scrascia, DDS, is a prosthodon- tist specializing in bone regenerative surgery. He has written numerous clini- cal articles for publications in Italy and throughout the world (Roberto.scrascia@ gmail.com). Following are his comments about his use of the OT Equator attach- ment system and the Smart Box: Ib the implabt prosthetic rehabilitatiob with ab overdebture, the choice of the re- tebtive systems is a crucial momebt; it is fubdamebt to abalyze abd evaluate care- fully the optiobs provided by the market ib order to avoid problems that may occur at ab early stage or duribg the treatmebt. Before the Smart Box, there was little chabce (of beibg able to take advabtage of the) performabces of the OT Equator wheb there were severe divergebces of the implabts due to the lack of bobe because of resorptiob ib the jaws of older patiebts. Ib situatiobs like these, a low-profile at- tachmebt is ofteb the preferable solutiob, because it provides good stability abd all the space for ab esthetic debture. Thabks to the ibbovative abd origibal