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IMPLAnT MAInTenAnce SOLUTIOnTiBrush™
THe STRAUMAnn® TiBrush™ OffeRS cLInIcIAnSTHe fOLLOWInG BenefITS
Gentle on metal implant surfaces1,2
More effective and efficient at debriding implant surface1,3
Significant reduction in treatment time1,3
Optimized access to implant threads with fine titanium bristles1
By Courtesy of: Dr. caspar Wohlfahrt, Institute of clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo.
SeM investigation of the uncleaned implant surface: Implant surface is coveredwith a biofilm.
SeM investigation of the implant surfacecleaned with TiBrush™.
TiBrush™ has shown to remove over 90 % of biofilm within 3 minutes of use, which is over 3 times more effective than a curette3.
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Brush head Bristle length optimized to reach into common implant threads Titanium bristles for less damage to metal implant surface structure1,2
Brush head size fitting into narrow defects Gentle on surrounding hard and soft tissue1
Stem Medical grade stainless steel elastic stem for tactile feedback
Standard dental coupling
SeM Investigation of damage to the titanium implant surface shows significantly lessdamage caused by TiBrush™ compared to commonly used metal curettes2
Titanium acting on titanium surface results in less damage to implant surface2
Untreated surface TiBrush™ Metal curettes
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1 compared to metal curettes2 Data on file: Benchtest of TiBrush™ P1.245-001V3 frank Schwarz: More efficient and effective – cleaning efficiency on contaminated
titanium discs. Publication under review at clin Oral Invest. (data on file: P1.245-008V)
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