Indian Dental Academy: will be one of the most relevant and exciting training
center with best faculty and flexible training programs for dental
professionals who wish to advance in their dental practice,Offers certified
courses in Dental implants,Orthodontics,Endodontics,Cosmetic Dentistry,
Prosthetic Dentistry, Periodontics and General Dentistry.
Indian Dental Academy Leader in Continuing Dental Education
1. INDIAN DENTAL ACADEMY
Leader in continuing dental education
www.indiandentalacademy.com
www.indiandentalacademy.com
2. The Locator is designed with ease of use and incredible durability for your patient.
It is manufactured with various thread configurations to fit all major brands of implants.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
3. The Locator Implant Attachment is a supra-gingival attachment connection for endosseous
implants that allows a patient to easily seat their overdenture without the need for accurate
alignment of the attachment components.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
4. The Locator attachment features a denture component with a skirt that easily locates the
mating implant abutment. This self-aligning feature of the attachment aids the patient
in seating their prosthesis in a similar manner as a guide plane created by a milled bar.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
5. The Locator’s self-aligning feature has the following advantages:
a) Makes it easy for patients to position and correctly seat their overdenture into place.
b) Overcomes patient problems with inserting and removing their overdentures in
as little as one office visit.
c) Eliminates additional wear and the destruction of attachment components from improper seating
www.indiandentalacademy.com
6. The Locator has the lowest vertical height of just 3.17mm total
attachment height on an externally hexed implant.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
7. This very low profile is a critical advantage where interocclusal space is limited.
The Locator Implant Attachment is a full 1.68mm lower than the next lowest competitive abutment.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
8. When comparing the height of the Locator Attachment on the left with other commonly used implant
attachments on the market, the Locator saves from 1.7mm to 3mm of interocclusal space required.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
9. Another advantage of the Locator Implant Attachment is its ability to accommodate
angles up to 40 degrees between two divergent implants.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
10. By placing a special green nylon Extended Range Male insert
into the Locator metal denture cap, the divergent angle of the implant
is easily accommodated using the same Locator Abutment that is normally placed.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
11. The Locator’s simple technique for handling angulated implants has the following advantages:
a) Allows correction of angles up to 40 degrees between implants without the need to
purchase additional angle correction abutments.
b) Eliminates the difficult procedure of correctly positioning angled abutments.
c) The green Extended Range Male demonstrates the same long-lasting retention.
d) Maintains the lowest vertical height of 3.17mm on external-hex implants.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
12. The Locator’s ability to correct angles up to 40 degrees between two divergent implants
surpasses the maximum of 30 degree correction by all O-Ring and Ball and Socket types of attachments.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
13. ttachment durability of a very high level is demonstrated by the Locator
mplant Attachment for the following reasons:
) The patented “dual-retention” design provides approximately twice the amount of retention
surface area than only internal retention attachments.
) This combination of inside and outside retention ensures long-lasting retention
life for the Locator Attachment.
) Independent laboratory testing demonstrated 56,000 cycles of function with excellent retention
for the Locator. This is 28 times longer lasting when compared
to ERA Implant Attachment also tested.www.indiandentalacademy.com
14. This chart illustrates the reported results of the Insertion And Extraction
Test of Retention Loss performed by the independent testing lab.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
15. he benefit of easy maintenance when using the Locator system is a result of the following:
) Attachment durability means fewer maintenance office visits.
) A special 3-in-1 Locator instrument accomplishes all aspects of attachment replacement.
) The Locator Abutment Driver is compatible with various torque instruments by using a
common .050 inch (1.25mm) hex driver tip.
) Locator Abutments torqued to 20 Newton centimeters means reduced loosening complications.www.indiandentalacademy.com
16. With the combination of all these benefits, you just can’t help smiling
when using the Locator Implant Attachment system
www.indiandentalacademy.com
17. The triangular shaped internal drive design in the Locator Abutment is
a very low profile and has minimal effect on wear of the nylon male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
18. The matching Locator Abutment Driver is used to place the Locator Abutment.
As with all PerioSeal abutments there is no need to torque them.
HAND TIGHTEN THEM ONLY
www.indiandentalacademy.com
19. Locator abutments are available in tissue cuff heights ranging from 1mm to 6mm.
Order the same height abutment as the tissue cuff measurement taken, which will place
the working 1.5mm of the Locator Abutment above the gingival level.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
20. The Locator Male Processing Package consists of a black Processing Cap Male, white full
retention nylon Final Male, a pink light retention Male, and a white Block-Out Spacer
Ring. This package is used for a direct chairside pick-up of the Locator Male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
21. Two additional Locator transfer components are needed for processing of the Locator Male
by the dental laboratory. This is the new lower profile design for the Locator Impression Coping.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
22. The Locator Lab Analog is available in both a 4mm diameter (8530) and
a 5mm diameter (8516) for 1 stage and wider diameter implants as shown.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
23. The Locator Core Tool performs the three different operations of nylon male removal,
new male insertion into the metal denture cap, and abutment placement.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
24. The following step by step procedures and clinical case were photographed and provided
courtesy of Dr. Allen Schneider, from his private practice in Springfield, Virginia.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
25. This acrylic mandibular model is used to demonstrate the restoration of two externally hexed
implants that have been placed in an elevated location at the same level as the surrounding gingival.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
26. The Locator Abutment Driver is the gold colored portion of the Locator Core Tool,
which also contains a Male Removal Tool, and a Male Seating Tool.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
27. The abutment driver is used by hand to insert the abutment into the implant and tighten it firmly.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
28. The backside of the Locator Abutment Driver has an internal
hex that is designed for the tightening the abutment.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
29. Hand tightening will prevent the abutments from loosening.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
30. The Locator Abutments maintain a very low profile, even on implants
placed as shallow as those used in this demonstration model.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
31. Snap a Locator Parallel Post onto each abutment to check that the implants are parallel.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
32. If the implants are not parallel, Zest Anchors provides an Alignment Pin and Angle Measurement
Guide that can be used to easily determine the degree of divergence of an implant fixture.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
33. The Alignment Pin has four different thread patterns that will match most types of
implants on the market. Insert an Alignment Pin into each divergent implant.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
34. The Angle Measurement Guide is held level with the path of prosthesis insertion
to determine whether the degree of divergence for each implant will require
the use of a Locator white or green Replacement Male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
35. A Locator Impression Coping and Abutment Analog are used for the indirect
processing of the Denture Cap Male by the dental laboratory.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
36. A Locator Impression Coping and Abutment Analog are used for the indirect
processing of the Denture Cap Male by the dental laboratory.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
37. Place a Locator Impression Coping (8505) onto each Locator Implant Abutment.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
38. Inject a light body, vinyl impression material around each Impression Coping.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
39. Take a complete impression using a firm body impression material.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
40. The Locator Impression Coping is designed with minimum
retention to be picked up with the completed impression.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
41. The Locator Abutment Analog is designed with a precise fit into the Locator Impression Coping,
allowing for an accurate transfer to the working model.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
42. Snap a Locator Abutment Analog into each Impression Coping making sure they are fully seated.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
43. The master cast is poured, incorporating the Locator Abutment Analogs.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
44. The Abutment Analog in the master cast replicates
the exact position of the Locator Abutment in the acrylic model.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
45. Place a White Block-Out Spacer over the head of each Abutment Analog.
The spacer is used to block out the immediate area surrounding the Locator Implant Abutment.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
46. Snap a Locator Black Processing Cap Male onto each analog,
leaving the white Block-Out Spacer beneath it.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
47. Process the males into the denture base with light cured or self-curing acrylic resin.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
48. Discard the white spacers. Damage to the final male can be avoided by polishing the denture
base before changing the black processing males to the final nylon retention liners.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
49. Use the Male Removal Tool or an explorer to remove the Black
Processing Male from the metal denture cap.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
50. The hook on the end of the curved tool is used to catch the side of
the black plastic material and pull it out of the metal housing.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
51. The nylon Locator Replacement Male replaces
the black Processing Male for the final seating of the overdenture.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
52. The Male Seating Tool is used to place the nylon Replacement Male into the empty metal denture cap.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
53. The Replacement Male should seat securely into place, level with the rim of the cap.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
54. Check the fit of the attachment retained overdenture on
the master cast before delivering it to the dental office.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
55. The indirect processing of the Locator Male into the denture by the dental laboratory
produces the same accurate result as a direct chairside pickup.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
56. The self-aligning ability of the Locator Implant Attachment aids the patient in orienting their
prosthesis, which is vital with the existence of a severely resorped mandibular ridge.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
57. This patient that was referred to Dr. Schneider has two externally hexed mandibular implants.
The gingival level surrounding the implants was very shallow, as can be seen by the hex
of the implant extending above the crest of the tissue on the patient’s right side.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
58. With limited space available, use of the shortest attachment possible was indicated.
Locator abutments with lowest tissue cuff height were placed using the abutment driver.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
59. When placing multiple attachments, snap a Parallel Post into
each seated Locator Abutment to check the parallelism between implants.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
60. For this patient, the Locator Male was placed into the overdenture using a chairside procedure.
First a White Block-Out Spacer was placed over the head of each Locator Abutment.
Then a Locator Cap with Black Processing Male is snapped onto each Locator Implant Abutment,
leaving the white spacer beneath it.www.indiandentalacademy.com
61. Recesses were prepared into the denture base to accommodate the Locator Males.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
62. Light-cured acrylic resin was injected around the metal cap of each Processing Cap Male.
The resin can also be injected through an access hole in the denture.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
63. The denture was inserted into position in the oral cavity, maintaining the denture in a passive
condition, without compression of the soft tissue, while curing with the light.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
64. An additional brief curing time on the lingual side of the denture will assure
fixation of the Locator Male into the denture base.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
65. The White Block-Out Spacers remained in place when the denture was removed.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
66. The White Spacers are easily removed with an explorer instrument. Use a bur to remove
excess acrylic, and polish the denture base before changing to the final nylon male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
67. The Locator Core Tool contains three tools in one. Start with the fully assembled tool
for the procedure of replacing the black processing males with the final nylon male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
68. The curved Male Removal Tool portion of the Locator Core Tool has a hook on the end of it.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
69. Wedge the hook down into the bottom corner of the black plastic male.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
70. The hooked end of the Male Removal Tool will catch the side of the black plastic
material and pull it straight up and out of the metal housing.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
71. Remove the curved section of the Locator Core Tool to access the Male Seating Tool portion.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
72. Place a nylon Locator Replacement Male onto the end of the Male Seating Tool.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
73. Use the tool to firmly push the final Locator Male nylon liner into the metal Denture Cap.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
74. The overdenture was then ready for delivery to the patient, and final adjustments.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
75. A beautiful aesthetic result was achieved for this patient using
the low profile Locator Attachments to retain the overdenture.
www.indiandentalacademy.com
76. With the incredible retention of Locator overdentures,
don’t be surprised if your patients take up a new hobby like this!
www.indiandentalacademy.com
77. Thank you
For more details please visit
www.indiandentalacademy.com
www.indiandentalacademy.com