An immediate answer
Featured Products Promotional FeaturesPosted by: Dental Design 25th June 2022
Immediate placement is an increasingly attractive prospect for many implant dentists, with the promise of reduced treatment time, and increased efficiency and patient satisfaction.
The Straumann® BLX implant system is ideal for immediate placement and has numerous features that reduce healing time. It is specially engineered to provide a minimally invasive, highly reliable implant solution.
The BLX is precision-made, incorporating innovative materials such as the SLActive® surface which has been demonstrated to have a 100% implant survival rate in irradiated patients with compromised bone after 5 years.[i], [ii] The BLX Roxolid® body is composed of a high-performance zirconium-titanium alloy that has even higher mechanical strength than grade 4 titanium. This allows for a design with a reduced neck diameter, and a slim, fully tapered core for smaller osteotomies.[iii]
To find out more, contact your local Straumann representative today.
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[ii] Heberer S., Kilic S., Hossamo J., Raguse J-D., Nelson K. Rehabilitation of irradiated patients with
modified and conventional sandblasted, acid-etched implants: preliminary results of a split-mouth study.
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[iii] Medvedev A., Molotnikov A., Lapovok R., Zeller R., Berner S., Habersetzer P., Torre F. Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-15Zr alloy used as dental implant material. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2016; 62: 384-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.05.008 March 3, 2022.
