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Zimmer Tapered Screw-Vent Implant Turns 10

TSV Implant 10 Anniv Icon Zimmer Dental Inc., a leading provider of dental oral rehabilitation products and a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., is pleased to celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of its renowned Tapered Screw-Vent^® Implant. With more than two million units sold worldwide, the flagship product has built a solid reputation of trust and performance. Seven prospective studies on Tapered Screw-Vent Implants have reported cumulative survival rates of more than 99 percent^1-7.

Available in 3.7mm, 4.1mm, 4.7mm, and 6.0mm sizes, the Tapered Screw-Vent Implant’s proprietary, friction-fit, internal hex platform reduces stress on crestal bone and resists abutment screw loosening. With triple-lead threads, MTX^TM and MP-1^® HA surfaces, and a tapered implant body, the versatile Tapered Screw-Vent Implant is the platform of choice for thousands of clinicians. And because of its initial implant stability, it also enables immediate restorations and immediate loading where clinically appropriate.

Plastic Temporary Abutment A variety of prosthetic options are designed for the Tapered Screw-Vent Implant to meet the demanding restorative needs of today’s clinicians, including the titanium Hex-Lock^® Contour Abutment and the Zimmer^® Contour Zirconia Abutment (in straight and angled designs), and the recently launched Hex-Lock Short Abutment. Surgical and Drill Stop kits, drills, motors, restorative tools, and regenerative offerings, as well as world-class education through The Zimmer Institute, are also available to provide a multifaceted and comprehensive oral rehabilitation solution.

References

1. Ormianer Z, Palti A. Long-term clinical evaluation of tapered multi-threaded implants: results and influences of potential risk factors. J Oral Implantol. 2006;32:300-307.

2. Khayat PG, Milliez SN. Prospective clinical evaluation of 835 multithreaded Tapered Screw-Vent implants: results after two years of functional loading. J Oral Implantol. 2007;34:225-231.

3. Siddiqui AA, O’Neal R, Nummikoski P, Pituch D, Ochs M, Huber H, Chung W. Immediate loading of single-tooth restorations: 1-year report from a 3-year prospective clinical study. J Oral Implantol. 2008. Accepted for publication.

4. Artzi Z, Parson A, Nemcovsky CE. Wide-diameter implant placement and internal sinus membrane elevation in the immediate postextraction phase: clinical and radiographic observations in 12 consecutive molar sits. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2003;18:242-249. Artzi Z, Parson A, Nemcovsky CE. Wide-diameter implant placement and internal sinus membrane elevation in the immediate postextraction phase: clinical and radiographic observations in 12 consecutive molar sits. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2003;18:242-249.

5. Ormianer Z, Schiroli G. Maxillary single-tooth replacement utilizing a novel ceramic restorative system: results to 30 months. J Oral Implantol. 2006;32:190-199.

6. Ormianer Z, Garg AK, Palti A. Immediate loading of implant overdentures using modified loading protocol. Implant Dent. 2006;15:35-40.

7. Steigmann M, Wang HL. Esthetic buccal flap for correction of buccal fenestration defects during flapless immediate implant surgery. J Periodontol. 2006;77:517-522.

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