How do I choose implants?

If you are interested in implants, you have probably already seen many different ratings and read a lot of articles. I hope that here you will learn the difference in implants in a simple and understandable way.

By and large, implants differ in the following characteristics:

Country of manufacture;
The metal from which the implant is made;
External processing;
Ergonomic characteristics of the implant.

Country of manufacture.
We all want to buy German or Japanese cars, get Thai massages and buy French perfumes. It is the same in implantation, there are more advanced countries and countries that successfully copy them.

1st place Switzerland:
Switzerland is considered to be the birthplace of implantation. It was there 70 years ago that implants were invented and all this time they have been improved by the best European technologies and scientists. The most famous implants are Straumann, Root, Nobel Biocare.
Swiss implants belong to the premium category and are always more expensive than others. Getting Swiss implants is like wearing a Swiss watch.

2nd place Israel:
Israeli medecine has developed a lot in the last 30 years and they have made great strides. They do not shy away from copying Swiss implants, but they do it at a very high level. Technology and scientists allow them to create quite good implants. There are quite a few Israeli brands: AB Dental, Noris Medical, Alpha Bio and others.

3rd place Korea:
South Korea, has become a kind of China in the world of implantology. There are many Korean brands and in principle they are all of average quality. Korean implants do not mean bad implants, if the doctor correctly selected the right manufacturer and configuration, it will serve for a long time. The most popular brands are: Osstem, Dentium, MegaGen, DIO, Izen, etc.

The main difference is the metal from which the implant is made. The stronger it is, the more reliable it is.

1st place:
Today, the strongest alloy of titanium and zirconium dioxide is considered to be titanium and zirconium dioxide. This alloy is also known as Roxolid. It is about one and a half times stronger than all other materials used. Today, this alloy is patented by Straumann.

2nd place:
Grade 5 titanium. This is the highest grade of titanium and is extremely strong. It is about 50% stronger than grade 4. Mostly grade 5 titanium is used in Swiss implants and some Israeli implants.

3rd place:
Grade 4 titanium. It is generally used in all known Korean implants. It has a fairly high strength, inferior to all of the above-named.

External processing:
This refers to what and how the external part of the implant is treated. It is the external processing that is responsible for the speed of implant engraftment and the depth of bone penetration. Swiss implants are also considered to be the most advanced in this category, which is why they have the highest rate of engraftment. SLA activ treatment from Straumann is considered to be the most modern. It allows the implant to integrate into the bone tissue as quickly as possible and accelerates the engraftment by half.

Ergonomic characteristics of the implant:
Unlike all of the previous categories, where essentially the placements are the same, only your immediate doctor can choose the best one in terms of ergonomic characteristics. Sometimes you need aggressively threaded implants, sometimes you need zygomatic implants, and sometimes you need pterygoid implants, etc. Basically, there is a wide range of subtypes in each implant line.