The Endopore dental implant system: implant treatment simplified

The Endopore implant system is a new dental implant system that is distinctly different from other implant systems presently available. Its unique design allows for ease of placement, use of shorter implants, three-dimensional ingrowth of bone (and thus greater resistance to torque), and a faster healing period. Its truncated-conical design allows for better distribution of stress and more leeway for error when it is placed adjacent to vital structures or in narrow regions of bone. The prosthetic components have been deliberately designed to be simple and cost-effective, yet provide all the variety that is required to restore any clinical situation. For an overdenture, the unique abutment and prosthetic technique allows for a cost-effective method of providing stability to an existing or newly-fabricated full denture. For fixed prosthetics, the prosthetic components have been designed to allow the use of straight-forward crown and bridge techniques, with a minimal number of additional laboratory parts or costs required to restore the case. Furthermore, a full arch can be restored with a screw-retained fixed/retrievable restoration, using the new UMA abutments. The surgical and prosthetic techniques required by the Endopore system are simple and inexpensive, and could be managed by a general dentist with a good knowledge of sterile surgical technique. Multicentre trials by private practitioners in Canada and the United States indicate that implant treatment by a general practitioner using the Endopore system can be predictably and reliably successful.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)