Re: Zimmer One Piece Dental Implants

Dave King wrote:

I have experience with the Nobelbiocare one piece implants
(Nobeldirect). The success rate is higher than 91% and patients love
them. Temporary crowns are initially placed followed by the finals in
8-12 weeks depending on the location. I honestly cant complain about
them: no incisions, immediate temporization, excellent success rates.
The only complaints I have received are when the general dentist likes
ceramic crowns instead of porcelain/metal(PFM). The metal of the
implant affects the translucent appearance of the final crown so you
either use PFM or a 2 piece system.

My partner and I have been placing them since FDA approval about three
years ago. Some studies suggest higher crestal bone loss but so far we
havent seen that. These one piece systems make the job for the general
dentist ridiculously easy. Pretend it is a built up tooth and prep it
the way you want.

I am not a fan of Zimmer implants simply because we were running into
big problems with back orders and customer support. Their bone graft
materials on the other hand are good.

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David A. King, D.M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of OMS
Fellow, American Association of OMS
HTTP://WWW.DEOMFS.COM

Dave:

No incision? Is there some kind of coring drill? I suppose by "one piece" that means an integral fixture/abutment. I also think you might not want to use these in cases that need grafting, or the grafting is already done?
I can imagine a problem if the fixture is put in too far off-line for the axial inclination of the crown and the "abutment" portion has to be reduced too much.

Steve
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