CEREC inLab expands to design Straumann implant prosthetics

Leading dental equipment manufacturer Sirona Dental Systems has signed a cooperation agreement with dental implant and tissue regeneration company, Straumann. The goal is to expand the range of services offered by each company with a view to producing individualised implant prosthetics for the Straumann® Dental Implant System using Sirona's CEREC inLab and "infiniDent" technology.

The cooperation will enable dental technicians to use the Sirona CEREC inLab scanner system to model and order - via the Sirona web portal "infiniDent" - individualised implant prosthetics. Straumann produces the implant prosthetics to the specifications, quality and precision of the Straumann Dental Implant System. Under the cooperation agreement, Straumann will manufacture the implant prosthetics but not conventional crown or bridge restoration prosthetics.

Each company will finance the development, training and marketing costs in its own respective field. The first individualised implant prosthetics are expected to reach the market through a controlled launch in the second half of 2005.