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Issue Date: 25th September 2007
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Injection moulded zirconia dental abutment complies with ISO13356 Implants for Surgery
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Better natural colour match than Titanium
• Better marginal tissue stability
• Complex geometries manufactured accurately and with excellent repeatability
Morgan Advanced Ceramics has achieved ISO13356 “Implants for Surgery
using Non-Metallic Materials” compliance for its Y-ZTP Zirconia, the
material used in the manufacture of its ceramic injection moulded (CIM)
dental abutments & copings. These products offer dental practitioners
and laboratories significant benefits in terms of biocompatibility, aesthetics
and volume manufacture. The new approval gives customers complete confidence
in the suitability of the material as an alternative to traditional Titanium.
Ceramics, particularly Zirconia, are becoming increasingly popular with
the dental industry as manufacturers look for ways to improve implant design
and production. It has two key advantages. One is the better colour match
that ceramic provides; Titanium abutments make the tooth prostheses appear
unnaturally dark. The second is the inherent biocompatibility of the material,
which gives improved soft tissue management after implantation.
At its world-leading injection moulding facility at Stourport in the UK,
Morgan Advanced Ceramics is able to produce the highly complex geometries
required for custom-designed dental abutments. It can produce these, and
their associated retaining and jawbone screws, accurately, in volume and
with a high degree of repeatability.
Paul Manison, Project Manager, Morgan Advanced Ceramics explains: “The
dental implant market is growing fast. We are working with a number of customers
in this sector to help them achieve new, complex designs cost-effectively.
Manufacturing tolerances on these CIM parts are typically in the range ±0.3%,
and we are producing large volumes – typically upwards of 2,000 pieces
– faster, more cost-effectively and with better repeatability than
could ever be achieved using CNC-machining.”
Morgan Electro Ceramics Ltd, Vauxhall Industrial Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6HY, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1978 810456 Fax: +44 (0)1978 824303
Morgan Electro Ceramics Ltd, Burseldon Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 7TG, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 2380 444811 Fax: +44 (0)2380 431768
Mainland Europe
Morgan Electro Ceramics BV, Zwaanstraat 2a, Bld RAH-1, 5651 CA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 4027 88864 Fax: +31 4027 84324
North America
Morgan Electro Ceramics Inc, 232 Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio 44146 5418,
USA
Tel: +1 440 232 8600 Fax: +1 440 232 8731