Internal vs External hex implants: is there any reason to use External hex anymore

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 12:25 — Tim Grant

Most of my restorative guys I work with use internals. Does anyone use external hex anymore and is there an advantage or disadvantage?

Implantology

Mon, 05/31/2010 - 07:03 — OMFS GUY

Internal vs external hex: Most restorative want internal hex

Most my restorative dentists want internal hex. I usually supply the parts to.

Guy

Wed, 03/24/2010 - 19:27 — pjmaup

I use mostly internals but I

I use mostly internals but I do think that externals have a slight advantage in surface area because the deep threads can be carried all the way to the top of the implant. By design, the threads cannot be as deep on internal implants because the walls would be too thin in the area the abutment fits down into. This difference is probably negligible if the implant is 10mm or longer but the increased surface area may make a difference in the shorter implants. My .02.

Paul Maupin, DDS

Fri, 03/26/2010 - 08:24 — Dr. Cohen

Internal hex for me

I agree with Pauls comments