Nobel Biocare Letter - (Page 8) Implant Direct does not claim that its RePlant implant will require the same torque to insert its implant in dense plastic as would be required to insert the Replace implant in dense plastic. Implant Direct just claims that its RePlant Implants can be inserted using Nobel’s Replace drills, with obvious reference to vital human bone. Nobel’s test insertion of the RePlant clearly demonstrated two important facts. (1) The RePlant implant can be inserted using Nobel’s Replace drills as it did fully seat at 96Ncm, and (2) The RePlant implant, made from medical grade titanium alloy) can withstand 96Ncm of torque without fracturing. The wall thicknesses for the Replace and RePlant 3.5mmD implants are the same with only 0.009” wall thickness at its weakest point. By contrast, the wall thickness of the 3.7mmD RePlus and ScrewPlant implants are 0.013” and 0.018” respectively. All of Implant Direct’s implants are made from medical grade Titanium Alloy, providing a 20% increase in strength compared to CP titanium used by Nobel. Nobel’s slides cite Implant Direct’s recommendation to use of the Nobel Replace dense bone protocol for placement of the RePlant 3.5mmD and 4.3mmD implants. This recommendation was made to further reduce the risk of implant fracture but following the tests conducted for this report, that recommendation has been changed - See Page #4. The new surgical protocol optimizes initial stability by taking advantage of the fact that the RePlant is made of TiAlloy, it includes self-tapping grooves and is provided on an Aluminum Fixture-mount that will strip before the implant can be damaged, even in dense bone. Implant Direct’s RePlus Trilobe Implant uses Spectra-System’s drills and soft bone/hard bone surgical protocol which does not include use of a bone-tap. 1. One periodontist reported to Implant Direct: “I placed another 6 of your implants. The self-tapping feature is nice. I had a couple of situations where I know Nobel’s Groovy would have bound to the osteotomy, but RePlant kept going.” 2. Another Periodontist wrote to Implant Direct stating: “I have placed 5 so far and they are excellent to place. I am very pleased.” 3. A General Dentist provided Implant Direct with the x-ray on page 2 showing side-by-side placement of a Replace and RePlant implant. He wrote: ”Attached are two x-rays of a case I did today with the RePlant system for the first time. The implants are great! I am a convert now!! Nobel Replace RePlant 4.3mmD Vertical Cutting Vertical Cutting RePlant Implant 4.3mmD Drill Implant - Straight Groove Self-taps Groove & 4.3mmD Fully Seated in Compatible with Threads Tap Bone Threads through Straight Threads Socket created by RePlant Implant Starting at Crest Eliminate Ledge 4.3 Replace Drill Ledge Area 8
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