Fixture MicroThread - Astra Tech
Fixture MicroThread - Astra Tech
Fixture MicroThread - Astra Tech
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Baseline x-ray<br />
showing <strong>Fixture</strong><br />
<strong>MicroThread</strong> in<br />
place.<br />
X-ray at 5 years<br />
showing preservation<br />
of high<br />
levels of marginal<br />
bone.<br />
Baseline x-ray<br />
showing <strong>Fixture</strong><br />
<strong>MicroThread</strong><br />
installed in a<br />
periodontically<br />
compromised<br />
situation.<br />
X-ray 5 years later<br />
showing bone<br />
regeneration.<br />
CLINICAL PERFORMANCE<br />
– A 5-year prospective study<br />
0.5<br />
Marginal bone (mm)<br />
The thread design<br />
provides excellent<br />
bone-to-implant<br />
contact.<br />
0.0<br />
– 0.5<br />
Baseline<br />
5 years<br />
Palmer et al., 2000<br />
Long-term data confirm<br />
the integrity of the<br />
bone and thereby the<br />
maintained soft tissue<br />
appearance. 1<br />
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