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25 September 2024
ESCI Satellite Symposium ‘Ceramic Implantology’ 2024: Update on the evidence base, practical knowledge at expert level, strong community
On 19 September 2024, everything centered around the topic of ceramic implantology at the Kursaal Bern (Bern, CH). In several lectures and presentations, Dr. Jens Tartsch, PD Dr. Dr. Stefan Roehling, Prof. Dr. Ralf Kohal, Dr. Frank Maier and Prof. Andrè Chen addressed questions such as whether ceramic implants are just a trend, whether they represent a reliable alternative in everyday practice or offer sufficient stability for clinical use. In the second part of the symposium, Dr. Jens Tartsch, Prof. Sebastian Kuehl, Dr. Frank Maier and Dr. Lars Boerner reported on their clinical approaches and experiences with ceramic implants.
> Learn more05 September 2024
Updated Zeramex XT libraries for 3shape & exocad
The Zeramex XT libraries for 3shape and exocad now contain standard straight and angular abutments for SB, RB and WB platforms. You can find the up-to-date Zeramex-XT libraries and import instructions for 3shape and exocad on our website under Media
> Learn more27 June 2024
CeramTec Switzerland successfully concludes its summer edition of the Zeramex meet & learn event series at the production site in Spreitenbach (CH)
On 21 June, dentists from Germany, Switzerland and Italy visited the CeramTec production site in Spreitenbach (CH) and participated in the summer edition of the Zeramex meet & learn event. The event program included presentations from Dr. Jens Tartsch, President of the European Society for Ceramic Implantology, Mike Moynihan, Director International Sales, and Klaus Pettinger, Zeramex Area Manager, as well as hands-on training and a guided factory tour. Throughout the event, the participants actively used the opportunity to ask the speakers different questions.
> Learn more28 May 2024
Dr. Ina Wüstefeld: “CeramTec is investing heavily in expansion of production capacities and in further clinical studies”
Just under a year ago, Dr. Ina Wüstefeld took over as Managing Director of Dentalpoint AG (now CeramTec Switzerland LLC). Since then, a lot has happened within the company. In this interview, Dr. Wüstefeld looks back on the past year, talks about her experiences and gives an outlook on the future of the company.
> Learn more22 April 2024
Dr. Jens Tartsch: "Ceramic implants are no longer a niche product - they are a clinical reality"
Around 100 participants attended the ‘Al LAC’ congress organised by Biotech Dental Suisse and SSO Ticino on 20 April 2024. The congress programme included a live surgery performed by Dr Christian Monti as well as presentations on topics such as guided surgery, metal-free ceramic implants, mucogingival surgical flaps in implantology, additive vs. subtractive technology in prosthetics and the treatment of bone defects with the GBR technique.
> Learn more22 March 2024
Results of the study by Prof. Dr Kohal et al. (2023): Zeramex XT successfully withstands 10 million cycles of dynamic loading and hydrothermal ageing at 85 °C
As part of an in-vitro study on the fracture strength of two-piece zirconia implants, Prof. Dr Ralf Kohal and colleagues at the Clinic for Dental Prosthetics at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg subjected 32 Zeramex XT implants with screw-retained abutments to a dynamic loading and/or hydrothermal ageing test at 85 °C in accordance with ISO 14801 in a biaxial high-temperature chewing simulator. A higher bone loss of 3 mm was simulated. The angle between the implant axis and the planned loading axis was 30 ± 2°.
> Learn more27 February 2024
Prof. Dr. Georgios Romanos: "The results of this study confirm wear from metallic, but not ceramic, dental implants at the time of insertion"
As part of the in vitro study conducted by Prof. Dr Georgios Romanos and colleagues on the wear of metallic and ceramic dental implants, five implant groups (groups 1-4 contained titanium implants and group 5 (zirconia implants Zeramex XT) were analysed using XRF spectrometry and statistical, descriptive analyses of Ti and Zr concentrations in the coronal, middle and apical bone interface were performed.
> Learn more08 February 2024
Dentalpoint AG becomes CeramTec Switzerland LLC
The company's name change serves as a visible sign of the unity of the companies within the CeramTec Group and emphasises their common values and future.
> Learn more20 December 2023
Year in review 2023
The year 2023 is drawing to a close. The festive season is just around the corner and the end- of-year spirit is omnipresent. We are looking back on an eventful year with a several highlights and forward-looking changes.
> Learn more11 December 2023
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eik Schiegnitz: "Ceramic implants are an exciting and certainly promising treatment option"
Where do we stand in terms of ceramic implants? What solutions are there for edentulous patients? What is the future of implant dentistry? We discussed these and other questions with Prof. Dr. Dr. Eik Schiegnitz, Head of the Implantology & Augmentation Surgery Section, specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and specialist in oral surgery at the University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
> Learn more18 September 2023
Anterior tooth restoration with Zeramex XT – case report by Dr. Max Riemann
The loss of an anterior tooth can be very painful for patients. An implant-supported all-ceramic restoration (ATZ zirconium dioxide) can be a long-term functional, highly aesthetic and biocompatible ...
> Learn more28 August 2023
Molar tooth restoration with Zeramex XT – case report by Dr. Marcel Podhorec
The following case report shows the molar tooth restoration with the Zeramex 2-piece ceramic implant that uses a carbon fiber-reinforced Vicarbo Screw to offer a true metal-free solution in the ...
> Learn more09 August 2023
Ziconia implants as preferred treatment method for health-conscious patients – German S3 guideline
Titan galt lange Zeit als Implantatmaterial erster Wahl und zeigte sichere Langzeitergebnisse. Die Frage nach möglichen materialbedingten Risiken wie Metallunverträglichkeit blieb dabei nicht selten ausgeklammert. Inzwischen konnten mehrere Studien nachweisen, dass Titan infolge mechanischer Insertion Abriebpartikel abgibt, die zusammen mit mikrobiellen Milieueinflüssen Mucositis und Periimplantitis auslösen können. Die neue S3-Leitlinie gibt nun Empfehlungen bei Materialunverträglichkeiten.
> Learn more03 July 2023
Dr Miguel Stanley: "[Ceramic implants] are excellent for patients who are sensitive to metal or are looking for a metal-free alternative"
Terminal dentition can be very painful for patients. The term refers to patients who have lost all or most of their natural teeth. Fortunately, the problem faced by many patients around the world can be solved. And the path to complete functional and aesthetic rehabilitation can be metal-free. In this case, Dr Miguel Stanley presents a full arch rehabilitation with implant-supported prosthesis on Zeramex XT implants in a 62-year-old female patient with metal hypersensitivity.
> Learn more14 June 2023
Dr. Ina Wuestefeld becomes Managing Director of Dentalpoint AG
Zum 1. Juli 2023 wird Dr. Ina Wüstefeld neue Geschäftsführerin der Dentalpoint AG. Frau Dr. Wüstefeld kommt von B. Braun Aesculap, wo sie zuletzt Vice President Global Regulatory & Medical Scientific Affairs Germany war, und im Laufe ihrer Karriere vor allem verschiedene kommerzielle Führungsrollen innehatte.
> Learn more23 May 2023
Impressions of the DGZI elective module "Ceramic implants"
The elective module Ceramic Implants, which took place on 19/20 May in Mainz, was the first topic-specific module in the Implantology 2.0 curriculum of the German Society for Dental Implantology (DGZI) and thus a kind of milestone in continuing dental education.
> Learn more12 March 2022
Ceramic implants account for 50% of implants we use
In the interview with "ceramic implants", they discuss the advantages of ceramic implants and provide a scientific update on the topic. In addition, the implantologists, being pioneers in the field of modern ceramic implants, share their experience of zirconia implants and consider the significance for clinicians of the statement by the European Society for Ceramic Implantology on the clinical application of two-piece zirconia implants and what the future holds for ceramic implantology.
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05 September 2024
Updated Zeramex XT libraries for 3shape & exocad
