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| The C.L.G. concept A revolutionary self-boring self-threading dental implant |
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Bone preparation is the first step of endo-osseous dental implantation. Before the advent of the C.L.G. concept, this was done by boring a hole in the bone with drill bits. Several bits of increasing diameter were often used successively to obtain a bore hole of appropriate size for the implant. The C.L.G. concept revolutionizes the surgical technique. The implant itself serves as the boring instrument, so the bore hole is exactly the right size. Bone-implant contact is crucial for successful implantation. The goal is to achieve an intimate contact between the bone and the implant by perfectly adapting the bone cavity to the dimensions of the implant. A major technical challenge for the dental surgeon, perfect bone-implant contact is quite difficult to achieve. Even with highly calibrated instruments, the most skillful dental surgeon still may be unable to create a cavity exactly adapted to the dimensions of the implant. Mobility of the implant within the cavity is a source of failure and even a tiny misfit may compromise outcome. |
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The revolutionary design of the C.L.G. endo-osseous dental implant provides an easy way to overcome this technical problem. The new system uses a simplified surgical technique based on a combined instrument-implant guaranteeing perfect bone-implant contact at insertion. A simple instrument set usually includes only two elements, a specifically designed stainless steel drill bit with a built-in depth gauge for the first cut, and the implant. |
| The self-boring implant bears a tip which cuts the bone to the exact dimensions of the implant. Holes in the shaft of the implant allow the bone debris to enter its inner canal where they form an autologous bone graft embedded in the implant. Threading is achieved by the implant itself. The implant is both self-boring and self-threading. Insertion of the implant reams out the bone cavity and threads it to the exact dimensions of the implant. More rapid bone healing results from the simplified implantation procedure. The technical improvement provided by the C.L.G. system constitutes a major breatkthrough in dental implantology. |