New Interview About the Logic of Bicon in Implants — International Magazine of Oral Implantology

In May 2019 at the first Giornate Veronesi congress, Dr. Vincent J. Morgan sat down with Georg Isbaner, Editorial Manager of Implants — International Magazine of Oral Implantology published by OEMUS. In this brief interview, Dr. Morgan discussed the early days of Bicon and the logic behind the implant’s design. Please download and enjoy the PDF of the full interview below:

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Bicon is totally different from other systems. You have to take your hat off to Driskell because he got it right at the outset. There is logic behind the Bicon design.

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NEW! History of The Bicon Design Brochure

This new brochure covers the history of the Bicon dental implant design from the early research of Thomas Driskell in 1968, up to our recent innovations including the Guided Surgery System, TRINIA™ metal-free CAD/CAM solution, the Universal Abutment System, and the 20th anniversary of our 5.7mm SHORT® Implant! The Bicon design and its basic techniques have remained unchanged with over thirty-two years of consistency. Is that not the hallmark of a truly timeless design? No other dental implant can match that.

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SynthoGraft™ is Now Available in Canada

Bicon is excited to announce that SynthoGraft™ is now available in Canada! SynthoGraft™ offers clinicians and patients the confidence of knowing that they have a completely synthetic bone graft material, and eliminates the inherent uncertainties and risks associated with bone graft materials that are derived from humans or animals. To find out more about our revolutionary Pure-Phase Beta Tricalcium Phosphate graft material, please visit www.synthograft.com or download the PDF brochure below:

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Internal Sinus Lift using SynthoGraft™ and Restoration with a CAD/CAM IAC®

This video demonstrates the simultaneous bone grafting of a large buccal defect and placement of a 5.0 x 6.0mm Bicon Integra-CP™ Implant with an internal sinus lift procedure using SynthoGraft™ and a sinus lift abutment, as well as the implant’s restoration with a CAD/CAM fabricated Integrated Abutment Crown™ in only three clinical visits.

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Pink TRINIA is Now Available in the United States

Bicon is pleased to announce that pink TRINIA™ is now available in the United States. To find out more about this lightweight, durable, and resilient material for metal-free CAD/CAM restorations, please visit trinia.com or download the brochure below:

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TRINIA — Two New Research Articles Published This Week

Bicon is pleased to see the research community embracing the innovations of TRINIA™ and the Bicon Dental Implant System. We believe that disciplined research and scholarship is very important to our dental community as it increases knowledge about not only what works but why it works and helps provide more predictable outcomes for clinicians and their patients.
 

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Seemann, R. Marincola, M., Seay, D., Perisanidis, C., Barger, N., Ewers, R., Preliminary Results of Fixed, Fiber-Reinforced Resin Bridges on Four 4- x 5-mm Ultrashort Implants in Compromised Bony Sites: A Pilot Study, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, April 2015, Vol.73, Issue 4, p.630-640.

Purpose

To determine the effectiveness of fixed, fiber-reinforced resin bridges on 4 ultrashort implants with a sufficient implant survival success rate of at least 90% in highly atrophic jaws.

Materials and Methods

A prospective temporal cohort study was designed, with the inclusion of 10 patients. Of the 10 patients, 8 had atrophic jaws (7 women, 1 man; mean age at implant placement 58.5 years, range 40.7 to 73.9) and 2 had fibula-mandibular transplants (1 woman, aged 76.5 years; and 1 man, aged 69.3 years). All 10 patients had their dentition restored with 4 ultrashort implants. The implant dimensions were 4 mm in diameter and 5 mm long, with a locking taper abutment connection supporting a fixed, fiber-reinforced and composite resin-facetted bridge. The postoperative follow-up period averaged 19.5 months (range 9.1 to 33.1).

Results

The survival and success rate was 97.25%. The average mesial and distal bone level was 0.2 ± 0.3 mm in the atrophic mandibles and 0.4 ± 1.2 mm in the fibula transplants at the last follow-up visit. Prosthetic-related patient issues were limited to decementation events. No chipping or fracturing of the prostheses was observed.

Conclusion

Retention of fixed prosthetic restorations using 4 ultrashort implants showed promising short-term cumulative survival and success rates.


Bonfante, E., Suzuki, M., Carvalho, R., Hirata, R., Lubelski, W., Bonfante, G., Pegoraro, T., Coelho, P., Digitally Produced Fiber-Reinforced Composite Substructures for Three-Unit Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prostheses, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants , April 2015, p.321-329.

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the probability of survival, Weibull modulus, characteristic strength, and failure modes of computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) substructures used for implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (ISFDPs).

Materials and Methods

Three-unit ISFDPs (first molar pontic) fabricated as a monolithic composite piece or as composite veneered on a CAD/CAM FRC substructure with either a 12-mm2 or 3-mm2 connector area (n = 18 each) were subjected to step-stress accelerated life testing in water. Use-level probability Weibull curves and the probability of survival were calculated. Fractographic analysis was performed under polarized light and scanning electron microscopy.

Results

Fatigue did not accelerate the failure of any group, whereas prosthesis strength was the main factor in increased failure (β < 1). The probability Weibull contour plot showed no differences between the ISFDPs with 12 mm2 and the monolithic composite ISFDP in characteristic strength (η = 643.5 N and 742.7 N, respectively) or Weibull modulus (6.7 and 5.8, respectively), whereas both were significantly higher than 3 mm2 (444.91 N and 9.57). The probability of survival was not statistically different between groups at 100,000 mission cycles at 300 N. Differences were observed in fatigue failures above 800 N; monolithic composite ISFDPs failed catastrophically, whereas those with CAD/CAM FRC substructures presented veneer/composite cohesive or adhesive failures. Cracks evolved from the occlusal contact toward the margins of the cohesively failed composite, and in CAD/CAM FRC prostheses, competing failure modes of cracks developing at the connector area with those at the indentation contact were observed.

Conclusion

The probability of survival did not differ between CAD/CAM FRC with either 3-mm2 or 12-mm2 connector areas, monolithic composite, or metal-ceramic ISFDPs previously tested under the same methodology. However, differences in failure modes were detected between groups.

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