
Osstem Implants in Turkey What the Data Shows
Osstem is a South Korean implant maker founded in 1997. Its largest dataset, 2,474 implants followed up to 10 years, reported 98.3% survival.
Clinical experience, misunderstood concepts and frequently asked questions. Notes from many years of practice.

Osstem is a South Korean implant maker founded in 1997. Its largest dataset, 2,474 implants followed up to 10 years, reported 98.3% survival.

Neodent implants are made in Curitiba, Brazil, by a Straumann Group company. The largest Neodent cohort reported 95.4% survival at a mean 29.5 months.

Ankylos is a German implant system owned by Dentsply Sirona and in clinical use since 1987. Survival was 93.0% at ten years in a cohort of 18,945 implants.

Astra Tech dental implants are Swedish in origin and owned by Dentsply Sirona. Across 597 EV implants followed up to eight years, survival was 92.6%.

Medentika is a German maker of implants and abutments, founded in 2005 and owned by the Straumann Group. Its longest published implant follow-up is 12 months.

Nobel Biocare implants are made in Sweden by a Swiss-headquartered, US-owned company. On the TiUnite surface, ten-year implant-level survival was 95.14%.

MegaGen implants are made in Daegu, South Korea, with a grade 4 titanium body; 57 AnyRidge implants showed 98.1% survival over four years.

A deep bite is an overlap of the upper front teeth beyond the normal 1 to 2 mm; braces correct it by intrusion or levelling, aligners mainly in milder cases.

Replacing an old crown or veneer means removing it, checking for decay and making a new one; a dark line at the gumline, chipping or movement signal it.