The Ankylos implant system is a dependable and well-designed dental implant system providing you with solutions that deliver long-term stability of hard and soft tissues, lasting aesthetics and reliable functionality, which your dental patients will appreciate and Dentsply Sirona Implants as manufacturer backs with a lifetime warranty. Dentsply Sirona Implants backs its implant systems with a lifetime warranty.
The geometry of the Ankylos TissueCare connection moves the transition between implant and abutment to a central position. This integrated horizontal offset design establishes a broad basis for hard and soft tissue stability at the implant shoulder. In combination with the absence of micro-movement and the prevention of bacterial ingrowth, this enables long-term tissue maintenance.
The unique friction-locked and keyed TissueCare connection ensures such a precise fit of the two components that it allows for subcrestal placement of the implant and positive bone response, thus enabling the desired emergence profile, and transgingival healing. Ankylos is therefore able to provide the flexibility of a two-piece system while ensuring hard and soft tissue remain healthy and free of irritation.
The patented microstructured implant shoulder allows for bone formation up to the abutment. This supports the overlying soft tissue and establishes optimized conditions for long-term tissue stability and health.
The Ankylos implant system has been scientifically and clinically proven to promote and maintain hard and soft tissue over time. Called the TissueCare Concept, this combination of unique features provides you and your patients with reliable functionality and aesthetics.
All abutment sizes share one tapered connection simplifying the treatment protocol. A steep connection taper promotes friction lock without micro-movement, providing non-indexed prosthetics while offering an indexed option.
The TissueCare connection and the micro-rough implant shoulder allow for subcrestal placement. In combination with a horizontal offset and the concave abutment design, a chamber for soft tissue and bone is created, supporting tissue stability.
The thread design transfers the functional load to the apical part of the implant and creates primary stability allowing for immediate loading.
The grit-blasted and high temperatureetched Friadent plus microstructure excels by rapid bone formation on the implant surface. This results in early osseointegration and high bone-to-implant contact.
The implant assortment for Ankylos provides you with the versatility you need to satisfy the requirements of each patient’s clinical situation. You will be supported throughout the surgical process by a simple step-by-step surgical protocol, allowing for either transgingival or submerged healing.
Surgical template – a thermoformed splint with radiographic balls that can be accurately repositioned in the patient‘s mouth is prepared:
Simplant dental planning software provides you with accurate and predictable surgery options. It will help you to assess your patients’ anatomy and its exact relationship to the proposed restoration. Treatment planning is easily communicated to your dental team, your dental laboratory, and the patient – everyone can see and understand what the treatment entails.
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Ankylos C/X implants are available in four diameters and six lengths. The practical size classification makes them suitable for all indications in dental implantology with a manageable number of implants. Individual implants are identified by a capital letter for diameter and a number for length (6.6–17 mm). Color-coding is used to identify the implant diameter. Site preparation instruments are also color-coded.
Ankylos C/X implants are supplied in a double-sterile blister package with an outer carton. This type of package offers the maximum possible product safety in conformance with the increasingly rigid requirements for medical devices. The packaging also makes it easy to store all products for quick retrieval and they are easy to handle during the surgical procedure: Included with each implant is a cover screw and pre-mounted placement head.
The surgical kits for Ankylos are made from plastic and feature a modular structure including all instruments required for the standardized surgical protocol. The light plastic trays with organizers integrated into the cover for holding used instruments define a specific user sequence during surgery. All instruments are securely held in silicone holders.
Three types of surgical kits are available for Ankylos
An essential precondition for a successful implant placement is your accurate and atraumatic preparation of the bone at the implant site. The instrument set for the Ankylos implant system contains precisely designed and shaped instruments ideal for your site preparations.
After you have prepared the implant site, you will follow a step-by-step drilling protocol for atraumatic placement of Ankylos.
Depending on the clinical situation, you can follow either the transgingival or the submerged healing protocol. With transgingival healing of the implants, a second surgical procedure is not necessary. Simultaneously, you can take advantage of the regeneration potential of soft tissue for creating the ideal emergence profile.
After mobilization of the mucoperiosteal flap sharp bone crests are lightly smoothed with the internally irrigated round drill.
The direction of the implant is defined with the twist drill.
The top edge of the ring markings indicates the implant lengths. The Tri-Spade drill A is always used first. When placing B, C or D-implants the hole is expanded in ascending order.
The conical reamer is inserted into the drilled hole and preparation is started with clockwise rotation without high pressure.
The thread is prepared clockwise.
Hold the placement head with an open-end wrench, slacken the clamping screw of the placement head with the 1 mm hex screwdriver. Round drills and twist drills are operated at 800 rpm (revolutions per minute). For motorized operation the maximum speed is 15 rpm, the maximum torque 60 Ncm.
Keep the inner blister horizontal with the sealing foil upwards when opening and keep it after removal of the implant holder; it contains the cover screw of the implant, which is mounted after implant placement for submerged healing. The maximum speed is 15 rpm, the maximum torque 50 Ncm.
If the implant is planned for submerged healing, the cover screw must be placed after removal of the placement head.
If transgingival healing is planned for the implant, a gingiva former of corresponding in gingival height and planned prosthetic range must be placed after removal of the placement head.
Ankylos prosthetics are available for cement-, screw-, and attachment-retained restorations in all clinical indications. In situations when you have achieved the desired primary implant stability, and there is appropriate occlusal loading, you can opt for the immediate loading of single tooth and/or multiple tooth restorations.
All prosthetic components for Ankylos are laser-marked to indicate their use:
For the replacement of single teeth with implant supported single crowns, the Ankylos implant system has a wide selection of prosthetic options for fabricating naturally and esthetically pleasing restorations with durable retention of the peri-implant hard and soft tissue.
Select the most suitable solution for the individual case based on the following overview. Both, prefabricated abutments for conventionally fabricated prosthetics as well as patient-specifically planned and CAD/CAM-fabricated abutments for highly esthetic restorations are at your disposal.
Ankylos also provides a large range of options for restoration in larger edentulous gaps and free ends, both for conventional restorations as well as for digitally fabricated CAD/CAM prosthetics. The following is an overview of the options for providing your patients with a multi-span bridge.
As well as a bridge, in these cases, restoration is also possible using single crowns following a tooth-bytooth concept. For this purpose, make your decision using the options shown on the previous page for single-tooth restorations.
The Ankylos implant system features two alternatives for attachment-retained overdentures on non-splinted implants.
Ankylos Snap Attachments C/ allow you to attach an overdenture in the edentulous mandible simply and economically. You can use the existing prosthesis chairside, or have a new overdenture fabricated at your dental laboratory.
Attaching overdentures on two implants in the mandible by means of the snap attachment is a very straightforward and fast restoration option for edentulous patients. Snap Attachments are available with tapered implant connection geometry only.
Your edentulous patients want an overdenture that is secure but still easy to remove for cleaning. The self-aligning function of the Locator abutments can help you fulfill your patient requirements.
Likewise, because Locator is a simpler attachment device, you can deliver overdentures in the maxilla and the mandible more easily, especially for patients with limited motor functions, and in cases where occlusal clearance is limited or implants diverge.
Your patients rely on you to restore their ability to eat, speak and smile with confidence. With the SmartFix concept combined with Ankylos you can improve the quality of life of your edentulous patients with a secure and reliable immediate full-arch restoration.
The SmartFix concept used in combination with Ankylos gives you:
All without compromising reliable treatment outcomes for your edentulous patients.
Simplant computerguided implant treatment delivers precise implant planning and predictable restorative results.
Ankylos implant system is welldocumented for success in immediate loading situations, achieving high primary stability thanks to a progressive thread design.
The short and flexible holder allows for easy seating of Ankylos Balance Base abutments, even when space is limited.
Animation showing the easy seating of the Balance Base Abutment using the short and flexible holder.
Straight, 15° and 30° Ankylos Balance Base Abutments, with their non-indexed features, allows free positioning of 360° and therefore the ideal angle in each case. The narrow abutment design facilitates installation while the reduced component height allows for more inter-arch space for prosthetic design.
Angling the screw access channel is a unique option of Atlantis bridges and hybrids, promoting ideal esthetics and function as well as simplifying handling during installation and removal of the prosthesis.
Atlantis bridges and hybrids are produced via additive manufacturing, supporting unique frame design options and individualized retention elements.
There are several restorative treatment modalities you can use with Ankylos for delivering the optimal solution to your patients. You can choose from concepts that deliver immediate restorations to your edentulous patients; sculpture soft tissues; and provide chairside restorations through intraoral welding, for example.
TitaniumBase enables your dental technician to fabricate esthetically high-quality titanium core ceramic abutments for the posterior region. At the same time, they give you all the advantages of a prefabricated, stable implant-abutment connection.
SynCone is an extremely economical and easy-to-use solution based on prefabricated components for providing your patients with removable bridges and dentures. SynCone is an innovative application of the telescopic technique successfully combining technical precision and economical prosthetics.
WeldOne provides a stable, passively fitting framework for temporary or durable prostheses for immediate restorations – suitable for immediate or late loading. It is a fast and economical solution to deliver partial- and full-arch restorations on the same day of surgery.
This concept is exclusively designed for dental implants made by Dentsply Sirona Implants and offers the following benefits:
Different fabrication procedures can be selected for this unique concept of prosthetic restoration:
The Ankylos temporary solutions allow you the opportunity to sculpture soft tissue allowing you to harmonize the final abutment margin with soft tissue shape. Temporary abutments function as the retentive base for cement- or screw-retained crowns, or cemented-retained bridges, created by your dental laboratory.
Ankylos Balance C/ is used to fabricate a short-term provisional, both in the anterior and posterior regions. It is easily adaptable to the clinical situation with two diameters (large and small), two gingival heights (1.5 and 3.0 mm) and two angulations (0° and 15°):
Incorporating Ankylos into your clinical workflow is uncomplicated thanks to a number of available modular surgical and restorative kits.
Simple, flexible and economical surgical kits guided by a modular design, pre-assembled and equipped according to your needs.
The Prosthetic Set Mini includes all instruments required for the prosthetic delivery of implant restorations:
Impression components according to different indications:
The Ankylos implant system is a well-documented system that has been in clinical use for 30 years. Outstanding results on tissue maintenance and long-term clinical results when using the Ankylos implant system are available. Click the links below to explore the documentation on the Ankylos implant system. Here you will find a summary of available clinical data as well as synopsis of published key research findings supporting the Ankylos implant system.
Scientific Highlight Long-term clinical evidence with the Ankylos implant system
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