The Ankylos Dental Implant System was
introduced into Korea in 1998 and has been used
with good clinical results. This system was
developed by professor G. H. Nentwig of
Frankfurt University and professor W. Moser of
Zurich University in 1985 and has been in clinical
use with long-term data since 1987 in Germany.
Reports showed a success rate of over 95.8% in
Germany and 97.9% in Korea. Some of its
significant design features include: (1) a
progressive thread structure of the endosseous
implant body for targeted load distribution to the
apically positioned spongy bone; (2) the gap-free
subgingival tapered connection to the abutments;
(3) a narrow neck design which can maintain thick
transmucosal gingiva around the abutment; and
(4) all-in-one abutments which fit any fixtures
with various length and diameter. Conventional
submerged implantation or modified one-stage
implantation and immediate loading with this
system for many different types of prosthetic
methods have been proved to be successful by the
implant practitioners all over the world.