Locator Supported Implant Retained Overdentures
It is predicted that nearly 37.9 million adults will have one or two edentulous arches by 20201. The rate of edentulism is positively correlated to age and lower socioeconomic standing2. Clinicians need to tailor their treatment plans to the patient and be prepared to address the unique needs of older, long-term edentulous, and/or economically disadvantaged patients using evidence-based treatment rationale with a predictable superlative outcome.
What emerging dental groups, dental support organizations and laboratories need:
• everyday solutions which drive revenue and profitability
• products with superior quality which are simple to use and offer versatility
• continuing education
• attentive customer service and support.
Patients need:
• affordability
• product longevity
• excellent standard of care.
At present, in most dental practices, not a day goes by where a dentist doesn’t see a patient who may need a removable partial, an implant patient who would benefit from conventional or mini implants, someone who requires an impression or a temporary crown. In addition, the aforementioned data suggest that clinicians will continue to implement treatment plans utilizing complete dentures, partials, and implants, both traditional and mini, for the foreseeable future.
Dental Support Organizations
Recently, a large dental group had issues with retention inserts breaking and/or requiring frequent changing. Another dental group had issues with batch consistency with the temporary material they were using. Both DSOs found a solution to their ongoing issues with Sterngold’s family of products which provided predictable and consistent results.
Sterngold is the ‘everything removable provider,’ offering DSOs versatile options for stabilizing full or partial dentures on teeth and implants. Their implant options meet DSOs’ clinical needs and allow flexible removable solutions, including several stud attachment and bar systems.
Sterngold considers themselves to be a one-stop-shop for removable dentistry. They pride themselves on making the majority of their products in the USA, their responsiveness to customer interaction, and product/service feedback. Their business model offers the capability to be a dynamic and nimble provider of product line enhancements.
Double-digit Growth
Within the DSO and emerging group market, they have seen double-digit growth YOY, with a focus on the MOR Mini Implant, TRU & PUR Conventional Implants, ERA Removable Solutions (i.e. attachments, partials, root anchors, implant abutment), Stern SNAP & ORA implant abutments and their SRS consumables line. These core products provide everyday solutions for their partners by reducing cost, driving revenue and profitability, while increasing the standard of care for their patients.
Small Diameter Implants
For example, the versatile MOR small diameter dental Implant line can be used for denture connection or crown and bridge fixation. The procedure is a lot less expensive for both patients and providers, minimally invasive, and takes about 45 minutes. To better understand and get the most out of this system, Sterngold offers an easy-to-use surgical kit backed with a surgical protocol with steps to ensure clinical case success. The popularity of this product line stems from its simplicity, versatility, and patient satisfaction.
Within the DSO and emerging group space, conventional implants, small diameter implants, and dentures are all tied together. The next three to five years will bring considerable growth, with even larger numbers for this market as dentists adapt to meet the needs of patients. However, the emergence and demand of digital dentures will be the biggest driving growth factor within the denture space.
Continuing Education and Training
Sterngold’s value-added services include expert technical support and continuing education opportunities. Sterngold supports CE events throughout the year for dental groups and DSOs, provided by their own CDT support personal and clinical KOL’s. Their keys to success are transparency, simplicity, and flexibility to meet the ever-changing demands and business models of their partners.
Sterngold has remained one of the most recognized and respected dental suppliers for over a century. A global leader in alloys, attachments, implants, restorative systems, and now digital dentures for over 122 years, their customers represent both clinical and laboratory segments of the dental industry. This gives Sterngold a unique perspective of both segments and how they interact with one another. As a result of these rewarding long-standing relationships, they have learned to adapt to current and future needs and demands of their customers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Attleboro, MA- Sterngold is excited to announce that its brand new, innovative Overdenture Implant Abutment selection guides for the SNAP ® , SNAP Angled ® , ORA, and ERA ® Implant Abutment lines are now live on www.sterngold.com. Users on our website will now have the convenience to select the perfect overdenture abutment to fit any type of implant being restored in just a few clicks!
Excellent customer service has been the driving force behind Sterngold’s success since 1897. With the implementation of our new selection guides, we offer the industry’s finest and widest variety of overdenture abutment options, available directly through our website. Sterngold is your one-stop shop for all removable needs, and with the introduction of our selection guides, continues to save you time when selecting correct restorative option for your cases. For more information, please visit www.sterngold.com or call us at 800-243-9942.
Locator Supported Implant Retained Overdentures
Sterngold is delighted to announce that our SternSnap® Angled Attachment has been issued a US patent! Sterngold is continuously working to improve our product line and to make sure our customers are equipped with the most reliable and high-quality products in the dental industry. As part of that process, we consider the problems doctors have and try our hardest to invent solutions to those complications.
One basic problem Sterngold fixed is implant misalignment and its negative effect on patient satisfaction. The best way to deal with divergent implants is to correct the alignment at the abutment level. The SternSnap® Angled Attachment was designed and engineered to deliver versatile angulation and improved durability, all with the patient in mind.
The SternSnap® Angled two-piece design can perform True Angle correction of up to 20° on divergent implants without the need to rely on a hinging attachment. Its compatible will ALL popular implant systems, has a low profile of 2.5mm in height and it’s new Maximum Durability Retention Caps come in three levels at 1lb (yellow), 2lbs (green), and 3lbs (brown).
Part of Sterngold’s mission statement is to “…provide our customers with consistent, superior products, components, and accessories at competitive prices on time.” We are firm believers of offering nothing but the best products to ensure that dentists and their patients are satisfied to the fullest extent. For more information, please contact Sterngold at 800-243-9942 or email info@sterngold.com.
Sterngold is pleased to announce its TRU®, PUR® and MOR® Implant Systems are now available in 3Shape’s digital library. 3Shape is a developer and manufacturer of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions for the dental and audio industries based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company has production facilities and offices in China, Europe, Latin America and the USA.
Sterngold, manufacturer of MOR® Mini Dental Implant, and industry leader in Small Diameter Implants, is pleased to announce a new Small Diameter Implant option – the PUR® 3.2mm diameter implant. The PUR® Dental Implant system is substantially equivalent to the Zimmer® Tapered Screw-Vent Connection®*. The new 3.2mm diameter implant utilizes the NP platform, allowing for the use of existing PUR® NP prosthetic components, and the new Slim PUR® abutments. The PUR® 3.2mm implant is available in lengths of 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, and 14mm.
For more information on our PUR® 3.2mm implant or anything within our PUR® Implant System, please call us at 800-243-9942 or email us at info@sterngold.com.
* Zimmer® Screw-Vent® is a registered trademark of Zimmer® Dental, Inc.
Sterngold announces new implant lengths and diameters within in its MOR® Small Diameter Dental Implant System (the MOR® Mini Dental Implant is equivalent to the 3M™/IMTEC® MDI*)! New additions include, the 2.1mm diameter, by 18mm length, the 2.4mm diameter by 18mm length, and the 3.0mm diameter in the lengths of 10mm, 13mm, 15mm, and 18mm. These new options join the previously available 2.1mm diameter by 10mm, 13mm and 15mm lengths; and the 2.4mm diameter by 10mm, 13mm, and 15mm lengths implants. It is available for purchase in the inside the United States only. The new lengths and diameters offer more versatility and options for dental clinicians to work with.
For more information, please call 800-243-9942 or email us at info@sterngold.com.
*3M™/IMTEC® MDI is a registered trademark of the 3M™ Corporation.