You no longer have to choose between buccal and lingual marginal bone preservation and esthetics in sloped ridge situations. With the OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile, you can have it all – 360° around the implant.
The OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile is a uniquely shaped, patented implant, specifically designed for sloped ridge situations that allows you to achieve 360° bone preservation around the implant, regardless of the position in the mouth.
It is a well-known fact that the bone crest resorbs after tooth extraction or tooth loss. Remodeling has also been shown to be more pronounced on the buccal side than on the lingual side, often resulting in a sloped ridge in a lingual to buccal direction, even if an implant is placed in the extraction socket.(1)
Because bone-to-implant support is three-dimensional, it is important to have marginal bone support around the entire implant.
Preserving the buccal and lingual marginal bone in a sloped ridge situation positively influences mesial and distal marginal bone levels, which in turn optimizes the natural soft tissue esthetics.
This is what we mean by 360° bone preservation in sloped ridges.
As with all Astra Tech implants, OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile is based on the documented key features and benefits of the Astra Tech BioManagement Complex™. Used in combination with patient-specific Atlantis™ abutments, you and your patients can look forward to long-term function and esthetics.
(1) Sanz M, Cecchinato D, Ferrus J, Pjetursson EB, Lang NP, Lindhe J. A prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trial to evaluate bone preservation using implants with different geometry placed into extraction sockets in the maxilla. Clin Oral Implants Res 2010;21(1):13-21.