Implantonic – Intraosseous Dental Implant

The essence of the solution (what it concerns):

Implantonic is a groundbreaking intraosseous dental implant designed to revolutionize dental treatments by allowing the controlled administration of biologically active factors directly to the surrounding bone tissue. Utilizing an innovative design featuring a porous structure and a channel system, it also enables precise monitoring of bone growth or loss around the implant, ensuring unparalleled therapeutic benefits and diagnostic insights.

PROBLEM:

Bone health is critical for the long-term success of dental implants. However, traditional implants lack mechanisms for real-time therapeutic intervention or monitoring of the osseointegration process. Currently, treating periimplantitis or bone resorption around implants often requires invasive surgical procedures, which can be traumatic for patients and carry risks of complications. Additionally, there is no direct method to measure bone growth or degradation around an implant, leaving clinicians reliant on indirect imaging techniques that may lack precision or immediacy. These challenges significantly hinder patient outcomes and limit the possibilities for personalized treatment.

SOLUTION:

Implantonic addresses these challenges with a three-zone intraosseous dental implant incorporating a channel system and a porous central structure. This design allows for the atraumatic, repeatable administration of biologically active factors, such as growth factors or anti-inflammatory agents, directly to the bone tissue through injection. The innovative porous section, produced using additive manufacturing from metals, ceramics, or metal-ceramic composites, promotes bone ingrowth, osseointegration, and faster, more secure fixation while serving as a reservoir for therapeutic agents.

Moreover, Implantonic enables real-time measurement of bone volume changes adjacent to the implant. By quantifying the fluid volume required to fill the porous section and channel system, clinicians can track bone growth during osteointegration or detect bone loss due to periimplantitis. This dual capability—therapeutic intervention and diagnostic monitoring—sets Implantonic apart as a transformative solution in implantology.

APPLICATION:

Implantonic is ideal for dental surgeries requiring long-term implants with enhanced therapeutic and monitoring capabilities. Its applications include:

1. Supporting osseointegration in patients with compromised bone health.
2. Providing non-invasive treatment for periimplantitis or bone resorption.
3. Monitoring bone growth or loss in real-time, aiding in personalized treatment plans.
4. Enabling the controlled delivery of drugs, growth factors, or other biologically active substances directly into the bone-implant interface.

TECHNOLOGY:

The Implantonic system is an intraosseous dental implant featuring:

1. Integrated Channel System: Channels begin with an inlet in the implant socket and terminate at outlets on the implant’s surfaces. These channels facilitate the controlled delivery of biologically active factors directly to bone tissue.
2. Central Porous Zone: The central segment of the implant is designed with a porous structure, featuring pore diameters specifically optimized to facilitate bone ingrowth. The implant is produced using additive manufacturing techniques, employing materials such as metal, ceramic powders, or metal-ceramic composites
3. Therapeutic and Monitoring Capabilities: The porous zone is connected to the channel system, enabling the injection of therapeutic solutions and measuring fluid volumes to assess bone changes.
4. Atraumatic Access: Unblocking the implant socket by unscrewing the healing screw or connector allows easy, repeatable access to administer solutions without surgical intervention.

This combination of advanced materials and structural design ensures both high biocompatibility and robust functionality, addressing critical gaps in current implant technology.

SOLUTION ADVANTAGES:

1. Minimally Invasive Treatment: The atraumatic design eliminates the need for surgical procedures when administering therapeutic agents.
2. Real-Time Monitoring: Provides precise measurements of bone growth or loss around the implant, enabling proactive and personalized treatment.
3. Enhanced Osseointegration: The porous structure fosters bone ingrowth, improving implant stability and long-term outcomes.
4. Advanced Drug Delivery: The channel system allows targeted application of growth factors, anti-inflammatory agents, or other solutions, maximizing therapeutic efficacy.
5. Material Innovation: additively manufactured porous implant ensures optimal performance, durability, and biocompatibility.
6. Scalability and Adaptability: The implant design is suitable for various clinical scenarios, from routine implantology to cases requiring advanced therapeutic solutions.