Why poor-quality implants put patients’ health at risk.
Peri-implantitis is not a rare disease, in severe cases, it can lead to the loss of a newly placed implant. A high inflammatory-bacterial load in the oral cavity often has consequences for the entire organism. The disease, associated with inflammation and bone regression around the implant, has many causes, factory-related contamination such as plastic particles or cytotoxic residues from manufacturing being a primary focus. In our exhaustive studies of implants in the marketplace, significant quantities of contaminants have been found on new, sterile-packaged implants from many manufacturers. The video illustrates why these impurities are a problem.
More Safety for Your Patients
Successful healing of a dental implant is a function of many factors. Nothing is as pivotal for the ‘Osseointegration’ as the sterility and cleanliness of the dental implant itself. After unboxing, every implant must be free of foreign particles and cell-toxic contaminants resulting from deficits in the complex chain of production, packaging and sterilisation. Unfortunately, sterility does not always equate with a clean surface.
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Our studies have detected significant impurities on many sterile packaged and ready-to-use dental implants. These residues are related to unwanted biological consequences associated with peri-implantitis, bone loss, and potentially implant failure. Therefore, patient safety and protection against substandard medical devices are paramount for the CleanImplant Foundation.
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Independent Peer-Review
As a non-profit organization, the CleanImplant Foundation operates with rigid standards of transparency. The Foundation commissions exhaustive manufacturer-independent inspections of sterile-packaged implants for surface cleanliness. Comprehensive testing reports provide indications of possible quality deficiencies following cross-batch tests and a strict, non-biased peer review. All tests are exclusively performed in specialized and officially accredited testing laboratories according to DIN ISO standards.
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Selected CleanImplant News & Media
Find out more about our project, the latest Trusted Quality awards, interviews with scientists and key opinion leaders, information on important events, and particularly interesting research results.
New CleanImplant Guideline released
New Standards in Implant Quality Control: Interview with Dental Asia
2025 CleanImplant Ambassadors’ Summit
LyraETK receives the CleanImplant „TRUSTED QUALITY“
FDA requires additional test procedure long used by CleanImplant
Assessing the impact of contamination on cell viability of dental implant materials
Interview with Dr. Luigi Canullo, Board Member, about his motivation to join the CleanImplant Initiative
Global Ambassadors‘ Summit 2023 in Berlin – A view to the future
Hand-over of the “Trusted Quality” award to Ritter implants!
4* LONG-TERM PROVEN EXCELLENCE” Award
Publication in the last edition of Inside Dentistry
The CleanImplant Foundation announces its new office in New York City
Dr. Michael R. Norton: Our patients and ourselves need reassuranceJoin a global community committed to safer implantology.
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