| Advantages over the traditional
screw-retained implant systems |
| System Capability or feature |
Typical Screw-Retained Implant
System |
KAT Implant System |
| Number of platforms |
Multiple (can be as many as three). Number of the abutments that
need to be stocked corresponds to the number of platforms |
One |
| Small diameter implants able to use standard
abutments |
No |
Yes, 2.5mm and 3.0mm diameter implants. |
| Strength of the implant, 5 million cycle FDA implant
fatigue test |
180-250 N for 3.5mm implants
(NobelActive™1 3.5 - 222 N);
300-400 N for larger diameter implants
(NobelActive™ 4.3 - 355 N) |
425 N for a 3.5mm diameter implant. 3.5mm implants can be used
in molar region because of high strength and large surface
area |
| Rotational play of the components (including the
implant level transfer copings) |
Yes, due to manufacturing tolerances |
No rotational play |
| Platform shifting / switching / changing |
Yes, in some systems, but only horizontal |
Yes, horizontal and vertical |
| Diameter of the transgingival portion |
Larger diameter transgingival portion decreases the volume of
the gingival tissues and does not contribute to the esthetics and
health |
Consistent 3.1mm for all implant sizes. Increased volume of the
gingival tissues promotes high esthetics and health |
| Microgap |
Varies with the system |
Eliminated due to a 1.5º locking taper design |
| Pick-up coping for an implant level impression |
Needed |
Not needed, abutment acts as a pick-up coping |
| Can the vertical "sliding" of the components be
predictably reproduced during implant indexing and abutment
installation? |
Impossible to achieve due to machining tolerances if a conical
or a locking taper connection is utilized |
Yes, to within 10 microns for cement retained restorations; even
more accurate with screw retained restorations; |
