Implants are exposed to high forces and need to demonstrate good osseointegration. These factors are especially important when small diameter implants are chosen due to their reduced size. The combination of the Roxolid® material and the SLActive® surface are designed to specifically address these two parameter1,2,3.
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Fig. 1: Tensile strength of Roxolid® is greater than annealed2 and cold worked titanium3 |
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| Fig. 2: Histological analysis showing Roxolid® (left) and titanium (right). The data have shown a better bone in-growth behavior as measured by BATA (bone area to total area) with Roxolid® compared to Straumann’s titanium1 |
1Gottlow J et al. Pre-clinical data presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) Boston and at the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association of Osseointegration (EAO), Warsaw, data on file
2Norm ASTM F67 (states min. tensile strength of annealed titanium)
3Data on file, tensile strength of material used for all Straumann® titanium and Roxolid® implants
