Bensheim— Sirona Dental Systems, one of the leading international manufacturers of dental equipment, and Straumann, a global leader in implant dentistry and dental tissue regeneration, have signed a cooperation agreement with the intention of producing individualized implant prosthetics for the Straumann ® Dental Implant System using Sirona ’s CEREC inLab and infiniDent technology. The goal is to expand the range of services offered by each company. The cooperation will enable dental technicians to use the Sirona CEREC in Lab scanner system to model and order - via the Sirona web portal ‚ infiniDent - individualized implant prosthetics. Straumann produces the implant prosthetics to the specifications, quality and precision of the Straumann Dental Implant System. Under the cooperation agreement, Straumann will manufacture the implant prosthetics but not conventional crown or bridge restoration prosthetics. Each company will finance the development, training and marketing costs in its own respective field. The first individualized implant prosthetics are expected to reach the market through a controlled launch in the second half of 2005.
Renowned for its outstanding quality and precision, the Straumann Dental Implant System is one of the most successful and widely used implant systems in the world. It is also one of the longest and most extensively documented systems and is backed by more than 3000 publications.
Its lasting success is the result of outstanding reliability and safety. Designed for maximum flexibility with a minimum number of components, the Straumann system offers excellent solutions for all indications using just three implant types: the Standard implant, optimized for non-submerged placement, the Standard Plus for semi- or fully submerged placement, and the Tapered Effect implant, designed for placement immediately after tooth extraction.
All Straumann implants are finished with the SLA surface, which continues to be the state-of-the-art technology and which offers the option of immediate loading (with good primary stability, appropriate occlusal loading according to indication). Straumann dental implants are complemented by a comprehensive portfolio of implant prosthetic components, offering optimal solutions for tooth restorations with sustainable high-end esthetic results.