News & press

20 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.

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11 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.

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18 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 ...

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28 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 ...

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09 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.

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03 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.

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14 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.

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23 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.

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