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For those interested in finding out more regarding the PEEK type materials, JUVORA has recently been FDA cleared for permanent long term use in the Ao4 type indications. Please contact Juvora or a USA based dealer like ESPRIT dental for more info. https://espritdental.com/contact-us/

I think that this particular version of the polymer category triangle is a modified version of the textbook version, generated by the company that sells PEKK ;) The High Performance Polymers should be at the top, but the particular family member will differ based on what actual...

This would be surprising...PEEK is the 'original' version of these type of materials and the type chosen by industries over 35 years in uses such as oil (used as a liner to protect against high temp corrosion),electronics (used as a speaker film resistant to heat) and medical (PEEK and only...

Hi - For info, recently the FDA have 510k cleared a 'device' made from PEEK, the JUVORA CADCAM Dental Disc, that has been cleared for use in indications such as implant borne prosthetic substructure, implant overdenture frames and removable dentures. This allows US technicians to legitimately...

If you are interested in keeping an eye on how the use of high performance polymers plays out in Europe and o/s the USA then you may want to check out the prosthetics at this 500 member group at https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/656316924488939/ there is lots of discussion on techniques...

Hi - for those interested in some more info regrading working with the high performance polymers please take a look at https://www.youtube.com/user/JUVORADental The JUVORA CADCAM disc uses the original biomaterial PEEK (the one with the 5 million device history). It's cleared in the USA for...

For tech info, you may be interested in these videos at youTube, which go into detail about bonding to Juvora PEEK Alternatively it is easier to go through a certified lab like Panthera Dental and get a semi- finished (frame) or prosthesis...

Interestingly, in Europe, many surgeons are of the opposite view - that having a shock absorbing component that is of a similar property to bone on top of the osseointegrated metal implants helps comfort and also prevents stress shielding. plus they are placing the final denture earlier. The...

If you're interested in seeing how some lead users (technicians, dentists) are using Juvora (PEEK),then please check out the videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/JUVORADental

Hello In dental, PEEK is cleared by the FDA for temporary use in abutments. Several of the major dental companies have these devices. In dental the only long term FDA 510k cleared device is the JUVORA CADCAM 98mm dental disc, that can be used to mill removable dentures and implant...

Hi, there's a thread at http://dentallabnetwork.com/forums/threads/rpd-frameworks.10096/page-3#post-90371which has some nice frames made from PEEK. Guess that the reps you met are showing PEEK as a ceramic alternative. However we see it as being a metal replacement (eg. implant bridges...

K2 Posted a good PEEK link on the RPD thread, of a dentist doing mainly implant supported PEEK frames. He now owns a lab-