Hello there,
I believe most of the members have experienced in using multiple implant systems in their implant practice. What implant systems out there are good and are KISSable. KEEP-IT-SIMPLE-STUPID (kiss)?
Thanks in advance.
We all have our favorite systems or one we feel most comfortable with. Lots of good and bad options out there. I have always felt comfortable with Conelog implants the majority of which are placed with guided surgery. Never had any issues and it would take a lot to get me to switch
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Thanks for the response.
Selecting a implant company is not easy. the procedure itself simple simple. you drill a hole and screw down the implant. All implants on the market have good integration. You probably will select implants based on implant aggressiveness, customer service, price and least amount of parts. I think the most complex is the prosthesis part, taking impression and having a good crown fabricated. And you want a company that have lots of selection of different systems. once you pick a company best to stay with it.
I use implant direct. They are a copycat company like blue sky bio. but they have lots of different systems to satisfy your needs. and they customer support is great.
What brand implants did you train with? how you like that implant?
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I am not trained in any implant system ( surgical placement ) yet. I only restore them now,. I will be starting my Implant course at gide institute this November. I already knew based on their online modules, they are of Nobel camp. I am impressed with Bicon. But, there seems to be a stigma about it.
what implant systems have you restored? bicons are not conventional implants. like all implants as long as you satisfy the surgical principles and physiological/mechanical requirements, failure rate is very low. nobels are famous for conical implants. according to literature. conical implants have less micromovement between abutment and implant, thus less chance of bone loss. good luck and have fun.
Biomet 3i - encode
Nobel Active, Replace
Ankylos
Straumann BLT
you said that you use Implant direct implants.
what is your thought process in selecting one of their product lines.
Legacy ( Zimmer clone ) Vs Interactive ( Nobel active ) vs Replant ( Nobel replace ) vs
swish ( Straumann )? or which one of these you always use?
TIA
interactive (conical) only have 4 sizes and 2 platforms so simple to use and less impression coping to stock. slightly more expensive
legacy (int. hex) have 7 sizes and 4 platforms. more options for any alveolar ridge thickness.
replant (trilobe) 4 sizes 4 platforms. i dont like b/c profile and threads not aggressive enough.
iconic (conical, new) 7 sizes, 2 platform. options like legacy but simple like interactive.
screwindirect (MUA) i use this for my AOX full arch cases. implants w/ built in MUA. save lots of money. b/c MUA usually quite expensive.
swish (tissue lvl) i dont use at all. so i have no comments. sorry
I usually use interactive, legacy, screwindirect. very few replant.
im a traveling dentist who only does surgery/implants. so depending on office. i use different systems. but i like implant direct b/c they have good customer support. parts manufacture in thousand oaks, CA. good discounts. and quality is good. Another office i work at, i use hiossen. i dont like Hiossen b/c their parts need their own drivers. very proprietary. but they less expensive. customer support and CE are good also.
But you should stick to one company. Now a days. most implant companies carry different systems. but the more systems you use the more surgical kits you need to stock. If you want to simplify, just use one system or one company. to keep it simple.
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implant placement principle and requirements are the same for all systems. so in essence all implants are similar no much different. you drill a hole and screw the implant in. whether Lowe’s or Home Depot screws are pretty much the same. If you don’t find it important to use big 5. just use a copycat. b/c in the end very few pts care about the implant. they just care about the crown. less than a handful of pts ever ask me about the brand/system i use. they actually have no idea. they just hear about it from friends/family.
I have not yet heard from anyone who laid it on the line about dental implants like you did. Bravo, Bravissimo, 
Sometimes choosing Implant systems sounds like Endo systems, I do all my root canals, refer out 10% of them,. In the last 18 yrs of my general dental practice , I used at least 7 different endo systems , depending on where I worked. Currently, I use Edgeendo X7 in my own practice and stuck with it.
Endo outcomes are not just based on the file system you use, there are multiple factors that influences the clinical outcomes.
I am glad to be part of osseonews community, and learning from others.