Many dental laboratories are under economic pressure and are therefore examining alternative components. But does this automatically create a biomechanical risk? A recent in vitro study in the specialist journal Materials (MDPI) provides a differentiated answer. The study (Materials, MDPI,…

300 to 400 newtons. That is the amount of force generated during chewing in the posterior region. Undamped, cyclical, over years – and transmitted directly to the connection between implant and abutment. The consequences that imprecise manufacturing tolerances can have…

Photogrammetry is gaining importance in implant prosthetics — particularly in complex full-arch restorations. On four, six or more implants, the framework must be seated free of tension; without mechanical stress. The benchmark is called passive fit; and it allows no…

In many laboratories, implant-prosthetic components are a large item of material costs. And it is precisely here that the willingness to switch is lowest. Not on principle, but because the question of what a switch really means is rarely answered…