Alpha-Bio Tec dental implants

Alpha-Bio Tec implants are filed with regulators under the name Alpha-Bio Tec Ltd., part of the Envista. The company is headquartered in Israel.

The address on its regulatory filings is: US correspondent address on the 2007 FDA filing; headquarters in Israel per company site.

Headquarters and factory are not always in the same place. We only list manufacturing sites after we have confirmed them, so a “made in” claim should be checked against the implant's packaging or passport.

Yes. The FDA database lists 1 endosseous implant 510(k) clearance for Alpha-Bio Tec, the first in 2007.

Recent examples: Alpha Bio Dental Implant System (K063364, 2007).

FDA clearance means the FDA found the device substantially equivalent to one already legally sold. It is not a quality ranking and says nothing about how one brand compares with another.

Well-known Alpha-Bio Tec implant lines include NeO, MultiNeO and SPI.

Ask the clinic that placed it for the implant sticker or implant passport. It shows the system, diameter, length and lot number. Keep a copy.

Implants sold in the United States carry a Unique Device Identifier (UDI). With the UDI you can look up the product in the FDA's AccessGUDID database.

If no records exist, a dentist can often narrow it down from an X-ray, but that identification is not certain.

Alpha-Bio Tec is usually offered as a value option in clinics. It is typically one of the lower-priced options.

We don't publish prices, because the implant is only one part of the bill. The clinic, country, number of implants, abutment, crown, scans and any bone grafting all change the total. Ask for a quote that names the brand and system and lists everything included.

Alpha-Bio Tec is israeli value brand in the Envista group. The FDA database lists 1 implant clearance for it, the first in 2007.

No brand is best for everyone. Whether Alpha-Bio Tec is a good choice for you depends on your bone and treatment plan, your dentist's experience with the system, and whether parts will be available where you live.

We don't publish a single survival percentage for any brand. Studies differ in patients, follow-up time and how they define success, so their numbers can't be fairly compared between brands.

What makes the biggest difference over the years is gum health, smoking, a history of gum disease, and regular professional cleaning. The European Federation of Periodontology's clinical guideline on peri-implant disease focuses on exactly these factors.