Dental Implants and Medical Devices

Mölndal, Sweden, October 14, 2011 – The recently launched dental implant OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile from Astra Tech Dental solves a well-known clinical challenge. This patented, uniquely shaped implant is specifically designed to preserve bone 360 degrees around the implant in sloped ridge situations. 

“The response to this unique implant for sloped ridges has been very positive because it meets a clinical need,” says Dr. Lars Henrikson, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Astra Tech AB. OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile eliminates the common compromise between marginal bone levels and esthetics in sloped alveolar ridge situations. It is recommended that dental professionals who use this
product have extensive implant treatment knowledge. 

As with all Astra Tech Dental implants, OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile has all the key features of the well-documented Astra Tech BioManagement Complex™, inimitable and unique to the Astra Tech Implant System™.

Mölndal, Sweden, October 13, 2011 – Astra Tech Dental, leader and provider of comprehensive solutions for implant dentistry, is pleased to announce the introduction of Atlantis™ crown abutment for single-tooth screw-retained restorations. 

The introduction of Atlantis crown abutment will be an important and welcomed addition to dentists preferring screw-retained prosthetic solutions. The Atlantis crown abutment is uniquely designed from the final tooth shape for a more natural esthetic final result for the individual implant patients. The abutment is available in
five shades of biocompatible zirconia, including the new translucent white zirconia exclusively available for this product. 

For the laboratories this introduction streamlines the internal procedures, providing an efficient and cost effective solution by eliminating time spent on modification, casting and the expense
of using precious metals. 

Astra Tech Dental is committed to providing customers with solutions and services that bring them increased simplicity and efficiency in achieving optimized, patient-specific solutions. Atlantis crown abutment is another step in that direction.

Mölndal, Sweden, September 26, 2011 – Astra Tech Dental, leader and provider of comprehensive solutions for implant dentistry, is pleased to announce the introduction of Atlantis™ 3D Editor, a service that will further improve efficiency and turnaround time for customers using Atlantis patient-specific abutments.

York, PA –August 31, 2011 – DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ – XRAY), a global leader in professional dental products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Astra Tech AB, a leading provider of dental implants, customized implant abutments, and urology and surgery products, from AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca today announced that it has agreed to sell its Astra Tech business to DENTSPLY for approximately $1.8 billion in cash.

Mölndal, Sweden, March 2011 – Astra Tech is proud to present the
members of the Scientific Committee and Scientific Award Committee for the Astra Tech World Congress 2012.

Mölndal, Sweden, March 2011 – Atlantis™ patient-specific abutments from Astra Tech continue to elicit fantastic response from customers all over Europe, bringing the successful abutments that fit all major implant systems to more and more customers and patients every day.

OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile from Astra Tech – anatomically designed for sloped ridges
Mölndal, Sweden, March 2011 - Astra Tech launches an anatomically
designed implant for sloped ridges called OsseoSpeed™ TX Profile.
This uniquely shaped implant eliminates the common compromise
between marginal bone levels and esthetics in sloped alveolar ridge
situations.

Mölndal, Sweden, February 28, 2011 - Astra Tech, a market leader and innovator in the field of implant dentistry and CAD/CAM abutments, announces a global strategic alliance with 3Shape A/S, the Danish-based provider of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions.

Mölndal, Sweden, October 2010

Astra Tech will yet again welcome 3000 dental professionals from all over the world to the Astra Tech World Congress. This time the congress will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden – the home of Astra Tech and where the journey of osseointegration began.

Mölndal, Sweden, October 2010

Astra Tech introduces a unique warranty for Atlantis™ patient-specific abutments. With this comprehensive abutment warranty Astra Tech will cover both the abutment and the implant if another implant supplier does not honor their warranty due to the use of an Atlantis abutment. 

Find out more about Atlantis patient-specific abutments and the unique warranty terms and conditions at www.atlantisabutment.com.

Astra Tech expands the Atlantis™ patient-specific abutment options to include XiVE™ and Frialit™ implants from Dentsply Friadent and Standard/Standard Plus (Wide Neck) implants from Straumann for North American customers.
Dentsply Friadent is the latest manufacturer to be added to the rapidly expanding Atlantis™ patient-specific abutment assortment, while Atlantis abutments are already available for major implant systems such as Astra Tech, Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Biomet 3i and Zimmer Dental.
These introductions are the latest in a series of Atlantis abutments being developed for new implant interfaces, further securing Astra Tech’s leadership position in providing patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems. Astra Tech, leading provider of comprehensive solutions for dental implant therapy, plans to introduce additional interfaces and material choices for the Atlantis™ patient-specific solution in 2010. The complete Atlantis™ compatibility chart is available at www.atlantisabutment.com.

LoFric Sense Astra Tech’s new urinary catheter for women has been selected as one of 31 nominees (out of some 200 entries) to the Design S award, the Swedish design award that celebrates the best examples of Swedish design. The winners will be presented on 8 June 2010.

Astra Tech, leading provider of comprehensive solutions for dental implant therapy, is pleased to announce the expansion of Atlantis™ Abutment options to include the NobelActive™NP 3.5 and RP 4.3, 5.0 implants for customers in Europe, Australia and North America. 

Astra Tech provides patient-specific abutments in a choice of four material options, including titanium, gold-shaded titanium, white zirconia and shaded zirconia. 

Providing Atlantis Abutments for NobelActive™ implants further secures Astra Tech’s leadership position in providing patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems. This introduction is the latest in a series of Atlantis Abutments being developed for new implant interfaces such as the Straumann™ Bone Level implants. Astra Tech plans to introduce additional interfaces and material choices for the Atlantis™ patient-specific solution in 2010.

Astra Tech, a market leader in the field of implant dentistry, announces their strategic alliance with Dental Wings, the Canadian-based provider of CAD/CAM solutions with specialized development of 3D scanners, beginning in early 2010. As a result, Dental Wings users worldwide will have the ability to remotely transfer scans to Astra Tech’s design and manufacturing centers for the production of Atlantis™ patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems.

The latest CAD/CAM technology for patient‐specific abutments is now gaining ground on the European dental market. The Swedish medical device company Astra Tech AB, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, is introducing the Atlantis™ solution for all major implant systems.

Press information 4 June 2008
“Follow-up research among patients consistently shows a marginal bone level reduction of just 0.4 mm or less for Astra Tech dental implants, a performance indicator at least three times superior to the industry norm. The findings involve hundreds of individual cases and are remarkable in their consistency,” says Lyndon Cooper, Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of North Carolina, who has performed one of the studies.

3M ESPE and Astra Tech AB, a leader and innovator in the dental implant industry, announce a global partnership to provide Astra Tech’s Atlantis™ patient-specific abutments to 3M ESPE Lava™ customers. The two companies have developed an interface which will enable the Lava™ Scan ST Design System to communicate directly with Astra Tech’s Atlantis technology.

Press information May 2008.
Thousands of delegates from 23 countries are expected to attend the second Astra Tech World Congress, held June 4-7 at the newly opened Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in Washington, DC.

Press release, December 11, 2007
The Swedish medical device company Astra Tech, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, continues expanding on the dental implant market by acquiring its Japanese distributor, Denics International Co. Ltd., with revenues of USD 30 million in 2006.

September 27, 2007
The Swedish medical technology company Astra Tech AB, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, is purchasing the US dental company Atlantis Components Inc. for USD 71 million in cash (approx. SEK 500 million). This business deal is part of Astra Tech’s growth strategy.

Press release June 13, 2007

Astra Tech, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is continuing its expansion in Mölndal, Sweden. On June 14, a new international research and training center will be officially opened. The investment totals SEK 220 million. Approximately 2,000 dentists from all over the world will come to the new center annually for training in the latest implant technology. In conjunction with the focus on research and training, close collaboration with the Institute of Odontology at the Sahlgrenska Academy will also be established.