Park Dental Research's Lew MDI O-Ball collared implant offers refinements intended to address the ease of placement and address the most common areas that have resulted in mini implants failing to integrate into patients’ jawbones. The collar has a labyrinth design to the surface of the implant.
The Labyrinth markings provide for grove marks that no matter where the gingival tissue tries to invade down the surface of the implant, the cells are met with resistance from the groves. An additional feature of the collar is the Pseudo platform switching design of the collar. There is a distinct undercut area that has a hygienic design allowing for the gingival connective tissue that comes into contact with the implant to contract as it heals and form a tighter seal of connective tissue around the implant neck. The thickness of the patients gingival tissue determines if a collared implant should be used; if the thickness exceeds 2.5 mm then the collared implant should be used. Lew MDI O-Ball collared implants are available in diameters of 2.0 and 2.5mm and lengths of 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 mm.
