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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No.7, 2017

A4 I N DUST RY N EWS Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | July 2017 OT Equator and Smart Box The Rhein83 OT Equator and Smart Box attach- ment system. Photo/ Provided by Rhein83 Removable attachment system works even with bone loss 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 • 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- abutment available on the market. um attachment systems available. AD • 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.rhein83.com, send an email to marketing@rhein83.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: In the implant prosthetic rehabilitation with an overdenture, the choice of the re- tentive systems is a crucial moment; it is fundament to analyze and evaluate care- fully the options provided by the market in order to avoid problems that may occur at an early stage or during the treatment. Before the Smart Box, there was little chance (of being able to take advantage of the) performances of the OT Equator when there were severe divergences of the implants due to the lack of bone because of resorption in the jaws of older patients. In situations like these, a low-profile at- tachment is often the preferable solution, because it provides good stability and all the space for an esthetic denture. Thanks to the innovative and original mechanism of the Smart Box, we can ex- tend the limit of usability of the OT Equa- tor attachment without losing any of its performances and qualities. The Smart Box, with its tilting mecha- nism, allows and facilitates the smooth in- sertion of the prosthesis, a positive feature of the OT Equator by Rhein83. Smart Box is a new product that provides us a good opportunity to enhance the solutions we can offer to our patients in our everyday work. (Source: Rhein83)

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