title: The development of the ITI DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM. Part 2: 1998-2000: Steps into the next millennium.
abstract: In 1998 and 1999, the ITI DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM underwent its greatest modification since it came into existence. Prosthetic possibilities with regard to implant position transfer and master-cast manufacturing have been considerably enlarged by synOcta, surgical instruments have been improved in a multitude of ways and, by introducing SLA, the sand-blasted, large grit, acid-etched surface for oral implants which shortens time to loading by 50%, the ITI and Straumann have achieved a major breakthrough in surface technology.
authors.affiliation: Institut Straumann AG, Waldenburg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scacchi
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Merz
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schär
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000379:methods; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants