UK dental dealer Trycare Ltd supplies all intraoral welding components such as the JoiNPlant Intraoral Welder, pliers and bars.

In newly released guidance on the subject, the company said that implant failure can be caused by micromovement through stress exerted on implants during healing.

Primary stability was essential for successful immediate loading and same day surgery, it said, and a technique of splinting abutments directly in the mouth with welded titanium bars provided immediate extra stability.

This procedure eliminated the possibility of errors or distortions in preparing provisional restorations. It increased the likelihood of long-term success of immediate loaded implants.

Peri-implant bone remodels according to forces exerted upon it and optimum distribution of forces on both the implant and the prosthesis was essential for optimal rehabilitation.

Rigid splinting seemed to play an important role in peri-implant tissue response, since it was able to reduce the stress on implants.

Additionally, patients desire good retention to relieve the discomfort of mobile dentures, so a quick solution for providing healing stability and good prosthesis retention was intraoral welding. In the mouth, the electrode pliers pincer together the titanium wire and abutment. The electrodes are easy to locate and the pliers hold by themselves, exerting firm pressure on the wire and the abutment.

When activated, the electrical current instantly raises the temperature and fuses the component. Flux is not needed and it only takes milliseconds. A temperature of nearly 1660°C is induced but, due to thermal conductivity, all the heat is dissipated without damage to the surrounding tissue.

More information is available by calling 01274 885544 or visiting www.trycare.co.uk/adin.