Straumann dental implants

Straumann implants are filed with regulators under the name Institut Straumann AG, part of the Straumann Group. The company is headquartered in Switzerland.

The address on its regulatory filings is: Peter Merian Weg 12, Basel, CH (FDA 510(k) applicant address).

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 69 endosseous implant 510(k) clearances for Straumann, the first in 1990.

Recent examples: BLX WB Ø5.0 (L18), Ø5.5 and Ø6.5 mm (L14 and L16) Implants (K212533, 2022); Straumann BLX Implant System (K210855, 2021); Straumann BLX Ø3.5 mm Implants (K191256, 2019).

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.

Our search of the FDA recall database for the Straumann systems we cover found no recall records.

No result is not proof that no recall exists in any country. We search system by system and date every search.

The Straumann systems we cover are made of titanium–zirconium alloy.

Straumann BLX: Titanium–13 zirconium alloy (Roxolid®).

Well-known Straumann implant lines include BLX, TLX, Bone Level Tapered and PURE Ceramic.

Covered in detail on this site: Straumann BLX.

Still being researched: TLX, BLC, TLC, iEXCEL, Bone Level Tapered, Tissue Level and PURE Ceramic.

A connecting part called an abutment is screwed into the implant, and the crown, bridge or denture is fixed to it. Abutments have to match the implant's connection.

Straumann BLX: TorcFit™ — conical connection with Torx-style engaging feature; platforms RB (Regular Base, neck Ø3.5 mm) and WB (Wide Base, neck Ø4.5 mm); identical inner connection for all diameters.

Ask your clinic which company made your abutment and crown, and write it in your implant passport. Replacement parts are easier to find when the system is known.

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.

Straumann is usually offered as a premium option in clinics. It typically sits at the higher end of a clinic's price list.

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.

Straumann is swiss premium brand with a very broad implant range. The FDA database lists 69 implant clearances for it, the first in 1990.

No brand is best for everyone. Whether Straumann 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.