Media FAQs

Who is Nobel Biocare?

Nobel Biocare is a world leader in innovative restorative and esthe­tic dental solutions.

Nobel Biocare:

• Provides dental professionals and their patients with science-based, tooth-to-root solutions, from implants to crowns and bridges
• Is a world market leader in the dental implants and CAD/CAM-based prosthetics, as well as in guided surgery.
• Holds leading positions in North America, Europe, and in the emerging markets.
• Has a strong global presence with 34 direct sales organizations and a distribution network spanning over 60 countries
• Has a strong foothold in the high-growth BRIC markets with a direct presence in all four coun­tries
• Employs over 2,400 dedicated, interdisciplinary, and highly skilled people
• Runs seven state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Sweden, the USA, Canada, Japan and Israel 
• Has its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland

Nobel Biocare builds on a strategic platform for sustainable growth and development in the interests of its customers, shareholders and employees.

What solutions does Nobel Biocare offer?

Nobel Biocare is a leading full-solution provider in the field of restorative and esthetic dentistry. Nobel Biocare offers dental professionals and their patients a comprehensive portfolio of evidence-based, root-to-tooth dental solutions. The portfolio includes implants, abutments, individualized CAD/CAM based crowns, bridges and laminates, as well as guided surgery software, scanners and biomaterials.

Nobel Biocare offers a comprehensive portfolio of standardized dental implants and temporary and permanent abutments for all indications. Solutions are designed to enhance soft tissue volume and allow – under the right conditions – immediate loading and function. Nobel Biocare is a world market leader in this largest segment of the tooth replacement market.

With NobelProcera, Nobel Biocare delivers the most versatile assortment of individualized, easy-to-use, optimally fitting, full ceramic prosthetics, produced by state-of-the-art computer-aided design (CAD) technology and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) industrial production processes.

The dental profession is experiencing rapid digitalization of its treatment processes in order to enhance efficiency, quality, and treatment predictability, and reduce patient chair time. Nobel Biocare is the innovator in CAD/CAM-based digitalization of the dental value chain. The company’s solutions are ideally positioned to shape all three areas of digital dentistry: diagnosis, treatment planning (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and restoration.

For a full overview of Nobel Biocare's products, please go to www.nobelbiocare.com/dental.  

What are the benefits of Nobel Biocare’s solutions?

Nobel Biocare is committed to the highest quality and scientific standards as well as continuous development of new solutions for the dental market. It has the industry’s highest spending in R&D, and its efforts in this area—including the development of new materials, implants, prosthetics and digital dentistry—aim to improve dental professional satisfaction and patient health. Nobel Biocare’s solutions are among the safest, most reliable and advanced in the entire market, with substantial benefits for dental professionals and patients alike.

 

What are the benefits for dental professionals?

• Nobel Biocare provides value-added partnerships that create value and growth for dental professionals’ businesses – with simpler, safer, more time- and cost-effective solutions for improved efficacy and predictability.
• Nobel Biocare offers dental professionals the most comprehensive product portfolio with integrated and full solutions from tooth to root, supported by state-of-the-art CAD/CAM based solutions and equipment.
• Nobel Biocare acknowledges the importance of continuous education and training. The company therefore offers a comprehensive range of highest quality training and educational courses covering all needs of the dental professional.
• Nobel Biocare is committed to providing the best service and support – from ordering (incl. shop-online) through product consulting and a 24/7 customer service helpline and technical problem solving through support teams.

What are the benefits for patients?

Nobel Biocare is committed to improving patients’ quality of life by providing indication-based solutions that renew dental functionality, enhance esthetics and reduce pain and discomfort during treatment:

• Nobel Biocare provides minimally invasive treatment procedures that are designed to help improve patients’ comfort before, during, and following treatment. Solutions include flapless surgeries to reduce pain and swelling, treatment planning to reduce chair time and increase predictability, lessen allergic reactions with biocompatible and metal-free solutions.
• Nobel Biocare solutions cater to all patients’ situations and preferences, from single-tooth to completely edentulous. They restore dental functionality and esthetics, for improved quality of life.
• Nobel Biocare solutions help to enhance overall facial appearance, arrest bone loss, improve speech and eating ability, provide the closest possible resemblance to natural teeth, and increase comfort through permanent, optimally fitted solutions.

I would like to know more about the history of Nobel Biocare. How did the company begin?

You can find the entire history of Nobel Biocare on the page History.

What are dental implants?

Dental implants are metal posts inserted into the jawbone to replace the roots of missing teeth. They are made of commercially pure titanium—the same material used for replacement joints. Titanium is highly compatible with the human body and fuses with bone, which makes the implant immovable and allows it to act as a solid anchor for prosthetic teeth.

When are implants used?

Dental implants are used to replace one or several missing teeth. An implant is often a good solution if a single tooth is cracked, broken or missing. Patients will usually have healthy gums, bone and surrounding teeth. An implant can be placed at the same time a damaged tooth is removed and replace a missing tooth without disturbing the patient’s natural teeth (unlike a fixed bridge).

Implants can also replace multiple missing teeth, without the need to grind healthy adjacent teeth for bridge support. The health of the gum tissue, the state of the jawbone and other criteria must be considered. An implant bridge consisting of one or more teeth is often used, rather than trying to replace all the teeth with individual implants. It is attached to the implants rather than the patient’s natural teeth. The bridge is usually screwed or cemented onto the abutments, but can be removable.

Totally edentulous patients (missing all their teeth) can receive a full set of implants, depending on their oral health. An approach similar to the one used to replace multiple teeth is used. For example, four implants could support a twelve-tooth bridge. An alternative is a special implant denture with an artificial gum that rests on the abutments extending above the gumline. The denture is secure and can be fixed or removable.

How are implants inserted?

Standard dental implant treatment usually takes place in three stages:

Stage one: Any diseased or damaged teeth are extracted and the implants are surgically inserted into the jawbone. The gums are sutured and the bone is then given time to fuse with the implants. The patient is usually given a temporary prosthesis to wear.

Stage two: Three to six months later, a small incision is made to the gum so that the abutments can be attached to the implants. Temporary crowns are added and the implants can now withstand the pressure applied during chewing.

Stage three: Some weeks later, the dental professional will take impressions of the patient’s mouth, including the abutments, to create a cast. The final crowns are fitted precisely, using an X-ray to check the accuracy. They are then fixed, or loaded, on to the implants.

Other procedures include:

• Placing the implants and abutments at the same time, removing the need for the second surgical procedure.
• Placing the temporary crowns at the same time the implants are inserted, known as immediately loading the implants.

What are the advantages of dental implants?

Dental implants have many advantages over traditional tooth replacement methods. The materials used in implants are biocompatible with the human body and offer greater strength and comfort than traditional dentures and bridges. The key benefits of dental implants are;

• Appearance: Implants look more natural than other replacement teeth.
• Bone quality: Bone shrinkage, which happens in the jaw area when teeth are missing, is reduced or stopped by dental implants. The implants help to maintain or even build up the jawbone, retaining its shape.
• No damage to other teeth: With implants, other teeth don’t have to be damaged to support a prosthetic.
• Comfort: Implants are more comfortable than dentures and removable bridges.
• Speech: Due to the stability of implants, speech is not impeded.
• Eating: Implants are similar to natural teeth in terms of stability, so all foods can easily be chewed.
• Convenience: Implants are secure, so they can’t be lost or move like dentures.
• Reliability: Implants are permanent.
• Self-esteem: Confidence is increased because of improved appearance and reliability.

What are prosthetics?

In the past crowns and bridges were traditionally made of porcelain fused to metal (PFM). The development of modern all-ceramics, which are incredibly strong and natural looking, is beginning to replace PFM due to its improved esthetics and high quality.

With PFM, soft tissue around the tooth can recede, over time, revealing the metal underneath. This cannot happen with all-ceramic solutions because they are metal-free.

Nobel Biocare’s Procera all-ceramic solutions are tissue-friendly and encourage gum to grow back up to the tooth, as it would naturally. Because they are biocompatible, they do not cause allergic reactions or sensitivity to temperature, and they do not have any impact on taste.

Procera solutions are precision-engineered in state-of-the-art production facilities, to ensure the best possible fit. What’s more, Procera uses a unique system to match the prosthetic to the color and translucency of the surrounding teeth, to ensure it looks as natural as possible.

 

What different types of prosthetics are there?

Dental prosthetics cover laminates, crowns, bridges and dentures.

• Laminates: A laminate is a thin, all-ceramic shell, custom-made to fit over existing teeth. Laminates can be used to repair chipped teeth or to improve the appearance of existing teeth.

• Crowns: A crown or cap is used to cover a cracked, broken or decayed tooth, to restore it to its natural size, shape, and color. A crown is fitted in two stages. First, any fillings and decay are removed and an impression of the tooth is taken to create a crown that looks like the original. A temporary crown is fitted. Then, when the new crown is available, the temporary one is removed and the permanent crown is cemented onto the tooth.
  In the case of a missing tooth, a crown can be retained by an implant. Nobel Biocare’s Procera uses all-ceramic crowns and abutments for optimal fit and esthetics.

• Fixed bridges: A fixed bridge replaces one or more missing teeth. It is usually fitted by cementing two crowns on to the natural teeth flanking the gap, to provide an anchor for the bridge. A bridge can also be fixed in place by implants. An all-ceramic dental bridge on dental implants is one of the best esthetic and functional solutions. A dental bridge on dental implants can prevent the teeth adjacent to the missing teeth from changing position to fill the gap, and can halt jawbone shrinkage.

 

How can I reach Media Relations?

You can reach Media Relations by phone on or by email at
media.relations@nobelbiocare.com or nicolas.weidmann@nobelbiocare.com.

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I would like to discuss an interview opportunity with a representative from Nobel Biocare.

Please contact Media Relations on +41 43 211 42 80 . Due to the high number of enquiries, it may not be possible to fulfil all requests

I am a television producer and would like to obtain B-roll footage featuring your company. How do I do this?

You can download footage from the video gallery. Should you need further material, please contact Media Relations by phone on or by email at media.relations@nobelbiocare.com.

I would like to request a Nobel Biocare speaker for an event.

You can download corporate images and corporate logos here. You will find the terms of use in the download section. Note that Nobel Biocare reserves the right at anytime not to make the logo available and reserves the right to require a licence agreement to be executed.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please e-mail Media Relations at media.relations@nobelbiocare.com with your request. The company cannot guarantee that it will be able to supply you with the image you require, but it does hold some images that are not currently available on the Image Gallery.

How can I obtain corporate images or the corporate logo?

You can download corporate images and corporate logos from the web site. You will find the terms of use in the download section. Note that Nobel Biocare reserves the right at anytime not to make the logo available and reserves the right to require a licence agreement to be executed.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please e-mail Media Relations at media.relations@nobelbiocare.com with your request. The company cannot guarantee that it will be able to supply you with the image you require, but it does hold some images that are not currently available on the Image Gallery.

What is your policy on using Nobel Biocare photo and video materials?

Nobel Biocare grants permission for reproduction and distribution of these materials on the condition that every item is clearly marked "Courtesy of Nobel Biocare".

How can I find the contact details for a local Nobel Biocare sales organization?

To contact one of Nobel Biocare’s regional sales organizations, please go to the Dental Professional website.

The country I want to contact is not on the contacts list. Whom should I contact?

Contact Media Relations by phone on or by email at
media.relations@nobelbiocare.com.

Can you tell me how to apply for a job at Nobel Biocare?

Please either contact your local Nobel Biocare office to enquire about
opportunities, or visit the careers section (Jobs).