From orthopedics to dentistry: advanced ceramics for long-term health

At the DEGUZ Annual Meeting in Leipzig on May 9-10, our Director of Scientific Affairs Dr. Alan Porporati shared insights that highlight a compelling convergence between orthopedics and dentistry. The event confirmed that dental practitioners are increasingly looking to the proven benefits of advanced ceramics – like BIOLOX®delta, our pink composite ceramic that has transformed orthopedic procedures such as hip replacement with its exceptional biocompatibility and wear resistance.

Reorganisation of our dental business

Our dental business will be further expanded in the coming years by increasing production capacity in Lauf and focussing sales on OEMs, white label customers and Zeramex® distributors.

Announcement regarding the succession of Dr. Hadi Saleh as CEO of CeramTec by Dr. Carla Kriwet

Presentation slide on dental implants and hip arthroplasty at DEGUZ

CeramTec dental implant components are processed in Lauf

Ceramics in Medical Technology

Material Matters

At CeramTec, we believe that the choice of the material for medical applications and their long-term consequences for the patient and the healthcare system play an increasingly pivotal role. Take a look and evaluate the potential of ceramics for your individual product. Benefit from our expertise in ceramics to power your own vision and implement advanced ceramics in your portfolio. Partnering with us means you can rely on our comprehensive material, process and manufacturing know-how in a highly regulated environment, and throughout the entire product lifecycle.

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Expertise in development and production of advanced ceramics
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Ceramic Implants

Together, we have the power to improve patient’s lives by delivering high performance implants and devices. Ceramics are not only highly biocompatible, extremely wear resistant and durable: They enable you to leverage your portfolio and provide physicians and their patients with new therapeutic options. Combine your expertise with ours and benefit from over 45 years of competence in medical grade ceramics in human orthopedics, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Around the world, CeramTec’s offering stands for high-quality ceramic components and services for orthopedic and dental implants.

Ceramics in Equipment

When it comes to surgery, diagnostics and medical therapies, ultra-precise and reliable technology is required that is tailored to their specific use. Advanced ceramics ensure that the dialysis machines, endoscopic equipment and heart pumps you deliver to hospitals function reliably. Piezo-ceramic components help break up kidney and gall stones, give ultrasound diagnostics and treatment devices the necessary impulses and oscillate surgical knives and dental cleaning tools. In aerosol therapy, piezo-ceramic components are used in nebulizers. Ceramic bearings, seal rings and valve components accurately dose the required amount of medicine.

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Issue # 12025

CeraNews

CeraNews to the Point delivers an overview of relevant current research – brief and to the Point!
In medicine, staying informed about trends and advancements is not just an obligation, but a necessity to ensure the highest standard of patient care. This issue focuses on metal hypersensitivity in joint arthroplasty. We examine its clinical impact, the implant-related factors that may trigger immune responses, and its possible role in implant failure. We also highlight current diagnostic approaches and explore strategies to help mitigate risk in sensitive patients.

William M. Mihalko MD, PhD

Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics
Memphis TN USA

Health Economics & Policy

A patient-centered allergy testing model

Dr. Burkhard Summer of Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität in Munich explains how the LMU’s multidisciplinary testing strategy integrates genetic testing, patch testing, lymphocyte transformation assay (LTT), and the IL-1α/IL-1β...

Metal hypersensitivity & implant failure

Dr. Marco Calcedo of Orthopedic Analysis/Rush University asserts that metal hypersensitivity is an underrecognized factor in implant failure, articulates the pathophysiological process of a metal-hypersensitivity reaction,...

Ni, Co, and Cr allergies in orthopedics

Dr. David Langton, Managing Director of ExplantLab, argues that aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesions (ALVAL) is the true clinical manifestation of metal hypersensitivity and describes how ExplantLab’s...

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Dr. Carla Kriwet succeeds Dr. Saleh as CEO of the CeramTec Group

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