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of zirconium, a mineral white, malleable and wise, It is used, among other things, in the preparation of china. For several years, oral implantology without metals has evolved with this noble mineral. And now science has good news to deliver.
It’s about ceramic implant that is manufactured in Argentina with high quality zirconia. And it is produced with a cutting-edge technology called CIM-UHP (Ultra High Pressure Ceramic Injection Molding). Globally, only a small group of companies govern this technology. This allows you to design and develop macro, micro, and nanostructured surfaces directly on Z7 implant molds.
Each part is manufactured with an implantable surface native 3D, without dirt with nano, micro and macro roughness. This reduces the risk of unwanted disconnections and/or compressions.
Infobae participated in the presentation of GEM 2-piece ceramic implant system, from Z7 Argentina. Developed locally by MABB, GEM is at the forefront of international implants, both in terms of quality and manufacturing process. The leading oral health ecosystem of Argentina, Brazil, Spain and the United States was waiting to see the closure of a research and development path.
Daniel Miguez, founder and president of Mabb Holding Corporation; doctor Julián Condomí AlcortaGeneral Director Z7 Argentina, dentist and implantologist; Rodrigo BeltraoFounder of ABICERAM (Brazilian Society of Ceramic Implantology) and doctor Enrique Reinprechtfounder and president of the Argentine Society of Implantology (SADIC), spoke to this medium about the scope of this historic event for oral health in Argentina and at the regional level.
“After 15 years of scientific and technological development, with the advancement of nanotechnology and bioengineering, and with all the medical associations of Argentina, and of different parts of the world, of Brazil, the Argentine Society of Ceramic Implantology, the Brazilian Society of Ceramic Implantology, we have been developing metal-free implants. Something that People demand more and more because of the adverse effect metals have on the body. This product is developed by Argentina for the world. The first factory is here in Argentina, but the company is already installed in Brazil, it is in the United States, in Spain and the idea is to have it in more than 20 countries around the world,” he explained. Daniel Miguez.
What are the health benefits of the person receiving this type of implant? doctor Enrique Reinprechtit is explained to him Infobae: “Basically the fact of being able to rehabilitate a person, be it a tooth or the whole jaw, with material that is very biocompatible, replacing titanium implants. We are not saying that the titanium implant will stop being used, but that little by little people and professionals, They will migrate to what would be a slightly healthier practice for the patientusing more biocompatible materials,” he said.
And he added: “Today, the industry provides us with those implantable materials that have no residue inside the body, that do not generate any pathology around the implants or at the systemic level. So, taking advantage of those advantages that the materials have, both biocompatibility and aesthetics, in this case, but above all biocompatibility, We need to take advantage of and treat our patients with the best materials we have today. In this case, ceramic implants zirconia implantswe believe it is a change that we have the future today in Argentinaso we must take advantage to give health to our patients.”
doctor Julián Condomí Alcortakept in line with Reinprecht: “On a biological level, this ceramic generates much less bacterial invasion, then the useful life of our implants will be longer in our patients. We generate them safer oral health than when you have metal in your mouth. Moreover, the metal can also go to the systemic part of the body. AND Today all patients are seeing what heavy metals are circulating in their bodies, and the analysis is giving very bad results. This means, Heavy metals circulate through the body and this can affect us on a systemic level., not only at the oral level. That’s why we We believe that this material is the future of dentistry today.
doctor Rodrigo Beltrao, asserted that “when we talk about zirconia implants, we also talk about a possibility of complete integration, not only integration with the bone, which is also characteristic of metal implants, but also integration with the gums. So there is a complete integration and, of course, as other doctors said, so There is less risk of an infection becoming generalized.
Beltrao emphasized the significant aesthetic advantage of this type of implant: “It is a white, tooth-colored implant. So if the patient has very thin gums, they will not have a gray stain or any discoloration. It is the implant that is most biologically appropriate for patients and mainly an ideal aesthetic solution because it is tooth-colored.”
This implant undoubtedly places Argentina in a leading position at the global level. “We are lucky that Argentina enjoys a technology called nuclear industry, BY Argentine Nanotechnology Foundation which was founded in the 2000s. Argentina also has five or six prestigious universities, generating oral health professionals who are later found all over the world. Argentina became an epicenter of developmentincluding Brazil, which unites and has common work. “That we have the production plant in Argentina to supply the whole world is something unique”Miguez said.
As the company has triple impact, the prices are adjusted so that people can access it. “It is not the same price that is sold in Argentina as in the United States, as in Brazil or in Europe. They are other prices tailored to the peculiarities and macro-economies of each country, so that people can finally have access to this and not just the populations with high purchasing power,” Miguez added.
Reinprecht affirmed that the fact of having a company that develops this product in South America, a product of these characteristics and of this quality from Argentina in the world, both for him and for the rest of the professionals and patients, is also a benefit. “Because In the past it was an extremely inaccessible material and product. that we only got it in the countries of the first world, in Germany, in Switzerland and Today we have it available to every professionalbeing a tool, an accessory, for the dentist to have at his fingertips when needed.”
Something very important is the philosophy behind the implant. It is that the generation of productive or productive technologies are ecological. “100% ecological, against traditional techniques. Here We reduce industrial space 10 times to produce the same amount. We reduce the energy required to produce the same amount by 10 times and zero pollution versus traditional technology that is very polluting. So This is a zero waste paradigm shift. We make the matrices exactly at the nano and micro level, in the shape that the implant will have. Then, you come up with the perfect shape of the implantable surface roughness.. And it doesn’t get touched again, so there’s zero dirt on the human body.”Miguez explained.
And he added: “In addition, traditional techniques use acids to generate roughness. It is the sands that create the roughness, but some remain embedded. It has been proven to be one of the main causes of chronic peri-implantitis. Peri-implantitis is said to be the leading cause of implant failure. With this, that problem is solved.”
Condomí Alcorta asserted that “the main benefit of this material, as Rodrigo said, is that you achieve osseointegration and a peripheral biological closure of the gingival tissues to our implant. So it’s like closing a jacket, it stays closed and there it doesn’t pollute and doesn’t generate bacterial invasion”.
“Also, zirconia already has what’s called low surface energy, and bacteria don’t like that. Batteries like metal, but they don’t like zirconia. In fact, chefs use zirconia knives all the time because they know that bacteria doesn’t stick to them and they also don’t lose their edge,” added Miguez.
Beltrao concluded by saying: That doctors, to solve this problem in their clinic, have to use more regenerative material, make grafts and carry and all their techniques are much more invasive and much more sensitive for the dentist. usual. So with this implant we also simplify the surgical technique, we have already managed to achieve a very special aesthetic result.”
Photos: Roberto Almeida
