The Very Best Reason
for Dental Implants
Gentle jawbone reconstruction
with SonicWeld Rx®
There’s a time
where nothing can really hurt us
It is the time where everything grows and
thrives and even our teeth grow again.
And when we temporarily lost them, we still
looked by and large sweet in spite of the
resulting gaps. But the golden years of childhood are not intended to last, so in the
course of the years we may have a reason,
now and then, to deplore the loss of a tooth
that was supposed to accompany us all
the way to old age. Fortunately, there are
dental implants available now that make
up for such losses so perfectly that it is
frequently impossible to tell a replaced
tooth from a natural one.
A gentle procedure
for more attractive teeth
However, this requires some preconditions:
an intact bone base and an alveolar crest
with enough substance for the solid and longlasting anchorage of the implant. There are
many ways nowadays to preserve, regenerate
or reconstruct the jawbone, but the gentlest
method of all is a KLS Martin invention:
jawbone reconstruction with SonicWeld Rx®.
You have a tooth missing?
The loss of one or more teeth inevitably affects its
immediate environment. Adjacent teeth lose their
hold, the bone base deteriorates (atrophies) and the
thin osseous wall that surrounds and stabilizes
each tooth disappears.
Intact tooth
with a healthy
alveolar crest
Tooth loss
is followed by
alveolar crest atrophy
To anchor a dental implant properly, the alveolar
ridge therefore needs to be reconstructed first.
Implant placement is then followed by prosthetic
measures in form of a crown integrated so well
that it is visually impossible to distinguish it from
adjacent natural teeth.
Implants need
a healthy base
Bone reconstruction (or more specifically, bone
augmentation) can be done in various ways.
For example, it is possible to harvest some bone
from a distant part of the jaw – say, the posterior mandible or the chin – and implant it in the
missing tooth site. Obviously, however, this
creates an additional wound apart from the
target site. Moreover, this method requires two
interventions: one in which the harvested bone
material is fixed in place in the alveolar cavity
(tooth socket) using titanium screws; and a
second one for removing the screws once the
bone graft has grown in. This also needs to
be done because the site must be cleared for
placing the implant.
The gentle bone reconstruction method
using SonicWeld Rx® from KLS Martin
spares you both of these inconveniences:
1. The additional bone grafting intervention
2. The additional screw removal intervention
With ultrasound and a
material that has no equal
The gentle SonicWeld Rx® procedure from
KLS Martin guarantees reliable bone reconstruction or augmentation, providing a
secure foundation for the implant with
the help of membranes, foils, preformed
parts and pins all made of PDLLA and
welded in place with an ultrasonic device.
PDLLA – short for “poly-D-L-lactic acid” –
is a high-performance material no less
valuable than gold, due to a special property: it automatically dissolves completely
inside the body as soon as the implant
has firmly and permanently anchored itself
in the reconstructed osseous base.
PDLLA consists of lactic-acid molecular
chains that are natural constituents of the
human body. As such, they are broken
down and finally eliminated as water and
CO2 in the course of the normal metabolic processes.
Yet another important advantage of this
material is its unique dimensional stability that enables the resorbable materials
to be shaped exactly as needed for bone
regeneration.
The degradation
process
PDLLA consists of lactic-acid
molecular chains with an
excellent biocompatibility.
Within a few months, PDLLA
dissolves completely as part
of the metabolic processes.
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The PDLLA molecular chains (1) absorb water from the surrounding body fluid (2).
The embedded water splits the molecular chains into ever-shorter constituents (3).
Human metabolism then transforms these constituents into carbon dioxide and water,
which are finally discharged as part of natural metabolism. The whole decomposition
process takes place in a controlled manner, leaving no residues.
A solution that dissolves –
for a smile that stays
In this procedure, a preformed PDLLA part is fitted
to the toothless jaw section to create a pocket that
is filled either with the patient’s own bone or a bone
substitute material. PDLLA pins are used to anchor
the formed piece directly in the jaw.
Preformed part made of PDLLA
Platzhalter
During the following months, the newly
created bone grows together with the existing
jawbone and while the stability of the reconstructed
bone increases, the formed pieces and pins consisting of resorbable PDLLA material dissolve continuously until they are finally naturally eliminated by the
body. The final result of this process is a healthy
alveolar ridge with sufficient bone substance, ready
to receive an implant.
When using the so-called “shell technique”,
a resorbable PDLLA membrane or foil is fixed
in place and the resulting cavity is then filled
with autologous bone or a bone substitute.
An additional collagen membrane is usually
used for gum protection.
Bone reconstruction
for single-tooth defects
Bone reconstruction
for larger defects
PDLLA-Pin
PDLLA-Pin: The pin
is liquefied by a brief
ultrasound application,
which causes it to
anchor itself solidly
in the bone cavities
and fuse with the
membrane. The whole
procedure is gentle,
safe and pain-free.
Collagen membrane
PDLLA membrane / foil
Autologous bone /
bone substitute material
No larger than a finger
nail: matching preformed
parts are available for bone
regeneration for singletooth implants to enable
fast reconstruction of the
defect.
Bone base
An investment
of lasting value
The SonicWeld Rx® ultrasonic technique with its resorbable
materials has been successfully used in oral and maxillofacial
surgery for years.
It is the ideal method in oral implantology because it creates
the best conditions for anchoring implants securely and permanently to the bone. Moreover, it lowers the complication risk,
simplifies bone reconstruction and subsequent implantation –
and it is gentle for you! It is an investment of lasting value that
will give you lots of pleasure – with each smile, each meal,
each conversation.
Discuss the SonicWeld Rx® jawbone reconstruction
option with your doctor. Ask him or her about the
advantages of this method and why it is gentler and
more patient-friendly than any conventional alternative. Your doctor will be glad to provide you with
comprehensive advice and guidance.
Gebrüder Martin GmbH & Co. KG
A company of the KLS Martin Group
KLS Martin Platz 1 · 78532 Tuttlingen · Germany
Postfach 60 · 78501 Tuttlingen · Germany
Tel. +49 7461 706-0 · Fax 706 -193
www.sonicweldrx-dental.com/patienten
[email protected]
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KLS Martin L.P.
A company of the KLS Martin Group
P.O. Box 16369 · Jacksonville, FL 32245 · USA
Tel. +1 904 641 7746 · Fax +1 904 641 7378
www.klsmartin.com
[email protected]
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