Implant connections
The connection is how the part holding your tooth (the abutment) locks into the implant. It affects stability and which parts fit.
Conical (Morse-taper) connection
The abutment sits inside a cone in the implant, like a cork in a bottle. The tight fit reduces micro-movement and bacterial leakage and usua…
Read more →Internal hex
A six-sided socket inside the implant stops the abutment from rotating. It is easy for dentists to work with and very widely copied, so part…
Read more →External hex
A small six-sided nut on top of the implant. This is the original Brånemark design from the 1960s. Still used for full-arch and zygomatic wo…
Read more →Internal octagon (tissue level)
An eight-sided socket inside a conical tissue-level implant, used by Straumann's Tissue Level range (synOcta).…
Read more →Tube-in-Tube
A long internal tube with three grooves. It guides parts into the right position and spreads chewing forces.…
Read more →Locking taper (screwless)
A very narrow cone (about 1.5°) with no screw at all. The abutment is tapped in and held by friction, so there is no screw to loosen.…
Read more →One-piece (no connection)
The implant and the abutment are made as one piece, so there is no joint. Used for mini implants and some zirconia implants.…
Read more →Two-piece ceramic (screw-retained)
A metal-free two-piece design where the abutment is held by a non-metal screw.…
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