Frost and Sullivan has issued a Best Practice Award to Strauman for their SLAactive dental surface implant technology. This surfacing chemistry cuts healing times for replacements, and improves outcomes:
SLActive implants are made of highly pure titanium and are specially treated to give them an optimal surface topography for bone cells to attach themselves. Using an innovative manufacturing process, the surface is conditioned in nitrogen and immediately preserved in an isotonic saline solution. This maintains its high surface activity, which would otherwise be lost due to reaction with the atmosphere. On the basis of preclinical and clinical results, these properties accelerate the healing process of osseointegration with the result that early bone-to-implant contact is significantly increased. This in turn results in greater implant stability and reduces the risk of implant failure by up to 60%.
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