The Endopore® dental implant incorporates
a unique, truncated cone-shaped design
that uses a multilayered porous surface
geometry over most of its length to
achieve integration by three-dimensional
bone ingrowth.
Developed in response to the need for
a simpler, less invasive and biologically
more compliant system, the Endopore®
implant employs an approch that has
been used extensively for orthoopedic joint
replacement fixation since the mid 1980's
Compared to threaded implants, Endopore®’s surgical advantages include:
• a secure, three-dimensional interlocking interface with bone
• predictable and minimal crestal bone remodelling
• greater surgical options with shorter implant lengths
• an uncomplicated surgical sequence
• minimal instrumentation and inventory
Outstanding Success Rates
Endopore®’s high rates of success are due to the Endopore®’s engagements with the alveolar
crest by cortical bone ingrowth into the implant’s interconnecting pores. When the implant
is placed into function, occlusal loads transferred to the crest stimulate further cortical
bone development in accordance with Wolff’s law. In contrast-type implant is
stabilized only by the alveolar crest’s superior and inferior bone cortices and over most of
its length, weak cancellous bone. With threaded implants, the fixation which occurs at the
bone-implant interface can allow for rotational movement of the implant.
Uniform Stress Distribution =
Long-Term Performance
The design of the Endopore® implant permits uniform stress distribution,
achieving improved osseous fixation at the bone-implant interface. The
significant and on-going crestal bone loss often seen with threaded
implants does not occur. In fact, the minimal bone loss occasionally
exhibited in Endopore® users levels off quickly to clinically insignificant
levels, leading to greatly improved long-term performance.
Histology
“This histological section shows the implant and
adjacent bone. Bone is directly apposed to and extending
in between the sintered particles on the surface of the
implant. There is no fibrous or inflammatory reaction
seen at this interface...” *Full report on file
Dr. Rita A. Kandel, Staff Pathologist Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Increased Surface Area
Because the porous design
greatly increases the surface
area at the interface between
bone and implant, shorter
implants can be used. This in
turn means that Endopore®
implants can be used in appli-
cations for which much longer
threaded implants would be
suitable. With Endopore®, it is
often possible to avoid sinus
lift or other augmentation
procedures in the maxilla and
mandible, allowing for less
patient morbidity and for an
implant reconstruction that can
be less traumatic and more
affordable for the patient.
Clinical radiographic and
histological examinations have
demonstrated repeatedly that,
even with shorter implants,
shorter initial healing periods
and simpler surgical techniques
than are customary with other
implant designs, the Endopore®
implant offers superior fixation
performance compared to
traditional threaded implants.
Most importantly, these results
have been demonstrated
to be consistent in clinical
settings, where success rates
exceed 96%.*
