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news D A prosthetic.line Putting TiUnite to the test An interview with Prof. Tomas Albrektsson, Sweden (cid:132) Having been involved in dental implantology from the very begin- ning, Prof. Tomas Albrektsson was a keen observer when Nobel Biocare thored with Prof. Matthias Karl from Saarland University in Germany is perhaps the most extensive assess- ment of a single dental implant + Dalbo® Abutment. From the original to the system. (cid:24)Prof. Tomas Albrektsson “There are not many systematic reviews of a single implant surface or brand.” its moderately launched rough TiUnite surface in 2000. Seventeen years later, he co-authored a land- mark meta-analysis of all prospective studies published on the surface, which included 106 papers and over 12,000 TiUnite implants in total.1 In this interview, he explains the signif- icance of the findings. Prof. Albrektsson, the meta-analysis of TiUnite implants that you co-au- brand. What was the relevance of looking at research on the TiUnite surface in such detail? It is always relevant to conduct proper clinical studies, but it was the sheer wealth of evidence on TiUnite implants that made this meta-analysis possible. There are not many systematic reviews of a single implant surface or brand. Nobel Biocare is definitely leading the way in that regard. The more we know about an implant, of course, the bet- ter it is for dental professionals and for patients. Research of this nature high- lights the stark contrast between high-quality implants and the copy- cat versions that are not backed by any documentation. Even if they seemingly look like the implant that they are trying to imitate, it does not mean they work the same way. The most important thing is that a dental implant really functions as planned and that there is high-quality evi- dence to prove it. (cid:24)Confocal microscopy z-stack projection shows fluorescent staining of fibrin (green), nuclei of white blood cells (blue) and platelets (red) on a TiUnite surface implant. (© Nobel Biocare) What were the key findings of this TiUnite meta-analysis, and why are they important? (cid:5) 4 Cendres+Métaux SA Rue de Boujean 122 CH-2501 Biel/Bienne Phone +41 58 360 20 00 info@cmsa.ch www.cmsa.ch/dental