Dental implant menjadi popular di Amerika sebagai pengganti gigi yang hilang tetapi pasien harus diedukasi tentang pilihan mereka ini.

Dr Andrew Spector, seorang spesialis dibidang dental implants yang dulu pernah mengajar di  New York University, mengakui bahwa implants paling mendekati gigi asli.

The implant cleaning tip

Clinical requirement: Subgingival cleaning of the smooth neck areas of predominantly titanium implants. Special tips are therefore required when professionally cleaning the teeth of patients with implants. Conventional, tempered steel scaler tips are hard and may damage the soft titanium on the surface, which encourages a swift build-up of plaque.

OsseoSpeed Dental IMplant dari Astra Tech adalah implant pertama yang terbukti menghasilkan
bone formation yang lebih baik, integrasi dengan tulang yang lebih kuat dan penyembuhan
tulang yang lebih cepat.

The Swiss implant specialist Straumann has announced to soon launch its new generation Bone Level Implant in most parts of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and the rest of the world beginning in 2008. The new implant is suitable for all indications and will come in three diameters and four lengths.Straumann has announced to offer a full matching prosthetic portfolio comprising 125 components, designed for simplicity, reliability and aesthetic performance.