Basic Dental Implantology Using the Straumann System

The ITI (International Team for Implantology) is an independent academic association that is partnered with the Institut Straumann (Basel, Switzerland) in the areas of research and education, in the support of dental implantology based on the Straumann dental implant system and instrumentation. The ITI provides treatment guidelines, technique information through research grants, and courses, in order to support dental implantology for the benefit of patients throughout the world. The current Straumann dental implant system has been developed based on the scientific and clinical experience of more than 30 years with earlier ITI implants (F-type Hollow Cylinder, TPS, or Swiss screw) [1–10] through the current implant systems [11–15]. These implant developments were the result of initial collaborative research between Dr. Andre Schroeder at the University of Berne, Switzerland, and the Institut Straumann [1, 3, 16]. In the mid-1980s, the ITI Dental Implant System had its initial clinical use in Europe and Japan and later became available in North America in 1990 through Straumann USA, Andover, MA.