Déjà vu? - F.A.Q

Do not be fooled by the outside. Our hard work is just to make it clear to SOL ® users that looks like a “déjà vu” but it is not.
In fact, touching it with hands, it turns out that it's the detail that make the difference: the Locator too, seen from a distance, looks like a trivial coping. The technician industry, using cad-cam, has made many progress: solves many inaccuracies arising from metal smelting. There are still many problems due to dental impression. Errors are procured from long transfers, resins locking, development of working models..

They have produced pick-up systems, but even these often lead to error in size, rotation of the female over the male, tearing of the material forming devices coping, impression materials stress. After much research and testing, prototype SOL ® is born.
The SOL ® makes the difference through its lobed and sinuous shape: this is the advantage that the other devices do not have. Realize it is extremely complicated as it is complicated to realize the coping complementary to it. Anyone specialized on construction techniques knows how difficult it is to obtain accuracy.
Tolerances studied between SOL ® and the implant and absolute accuracy from implant platform upward. The accuracy is achieved with complex and expensive machinery, with a temperature controlled environment, with operators capable but without the systems and methods of control do not get precision. The systems and methods control require time and time is money. Knowing all this and combining the innovative idea, SOL ® is born. The SOL ® unlike other devices, it is therefore:

• Precise
• Anti rotational
• Provides a secure hold to its cap - its shape allows the cap to be "raised" and not torn from the impression material (which can also be a silicone).
• Can have different heights thanks to the dedicated interfaces, but has a great advantage with respect to all devices: is lower (can be accepted in the dimension of a mobile prosthesis as well as used as a tray that gives the opportunity to acquire the vertical dimension).
• Ease to take an impression with closed mouth
• It is used with a closed tray avoiding the dispersion of the compression of the impression material.
• In the case of fixed prosthesis on implants with overdentures in the rear region, through the "OC" accessories offers the opportunity to acquire the relation between lower and upper jaw without doubt, such as to prevent the patient for another jig test.
• It can receive a provisional.
• it can be a healing plug and a temporary abutment too.
• in cases of Toronto Bridge prosthesis, allows to the technician to work directly on the implant platform, giving more space, more aesthetic and saving some M.U.A.

• The SOL ® is suitable for all implants?
  Yes, but at the moment is only produced for the most used implants, with different heights for soft tissues emergency.
• It is not too small?
  It is not small, it is low to be accepted within the range of a removable prosthesis so that it can be used as an impression tray to ensure the occlusion check.With the various interface can be raised for that purpose.
• In the case of using multiple SOL ® devices in the arch, they must be attached to each other?
  No, you do not need to use resins, wires or anything else. All unnecessary maneuvers that lead to error.
• You should organize an open tray?
  No, just a closed tray, much better if individual, made from technician. In this way you get a good impression of the mucosa. The open tray creates pressure dispersion over the impression material.
• But, then, you do not need much more than the patient open wide to apply the transfer?
  No, hands and screwdrivers work comfortably
• No need to even pull hard to remove the tray?
  Absolutely not. Pull means running the risk of moving the devices from their position into the impression. Moreover, it produces stress to the materials: a polyether is strong, a silicone much less: you should not add anithyng else.
• What material it is recommended to make an impression?
  There are no special instructions, as the special relationship that exists between the cap and the SOL ® guarantees the anti-rotation but also the ease of release of the parts. It should be fine even a silicone, unlike the known technique.
• There is a risk of losing the screws during use?
  No, the screw of straight and angled device is inside the body and does not come out
• It is just like common pick-up devices on the market?
  Absolutely not. The SOL ® does not produce changes in the material forming the device and even stress to the impression material. For this reason, as well as the other indications, there is also the silicone.
• How can I be sure that the cap is correctly sitting down on SOL ®?
  The cap fits perfectly to the SOL ®, so is not necessary any effort, just a finger tap over the cap.
• It’ s better to put an adhesive between the cap and the impression material?
  Is recommended.
• The cap always mantain its position?
  The SOL ® has a slot in the top edge to get the inner lobe of the cap. They mate in one place. The shape of the components centering balances.
• Still, looking at the SOL ®, seems to a common pick-up device, there is no news.
  The Locator® too, initially, was considered a simple cap: we hope to have the same success. Just have it in your hands, try the connection and everything’ s clear.
• It 's true that allows the detection of lower and upper jaws relation of the patient?
  The use of accessories OC-G, OC and OC-MED-VAR is particularly indicated in cases of overdentures in the posterior region, where excessive thickness of silicones or waxes generally prevent an accurate reading of the bite. The SOL ® prevents any movement to accessories that are joined with interlocking system to allow 2 mm of space in against the opposing jaw. This measure allows a occlusion silicone to transfer accuracy.