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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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