About Straumann Holding

Straumann Holding AG engages in the research, development, and manufacture of implants, instruments, CAD/CAM prosthetics, and tissue regeneration products for use in tooth replacement and restoration or to prevent tooth loss. The company sells its products in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and rest of the world. Products and Services The company offers dental implant system, which comprises a line of surgical implants; prosthetic components, such as abutments and copings that connect the implant with the crown of the replacement tooth; and a range of matching precision instruments and handling components. The company's regenerative system offers treatment options that help to rescue teeth or support tooth replacement. The company’s soft tissue regeneration product is Emdogain, which is used in periodontal treatment to regenerate the tissues that support the tooth. It also offers a bone augmentation product, BoneCeramic, which is a synthetic and biocompatible product that is designed to support the patient’s own bone regeneration and bone volume restoration. It also offers membrane products that stabilize the bone graft and prevent unwanted soft-tissue infiltration. The company offers a range of CAD/CAM dental prosthetics and related technology. It assembles and supplies compact scanners, which are sold or leased in combination with proprietary modeling software to dental laboratories. The company’s solutions for tooth restoration include single-tooth inlays, onlays, crowns, and 14-unit restorations. The company offers a choice of biocompatible and esthetic materials, including ceramics, such as Zerion, a highly pure zirconium oxide. The company also offers training and services to the dental profession worldwide, including training and education, which is provided in collaboration with the International Team for implantology (ITI). Customers The company offers its products to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, prosthodontists, periodontists, general dentists, and dental technicians. Acquisitions In January 2008, the company gained control of its business in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by acquiring 100% of the interest in its Czech distributor Ormedent spol sro, based in Prague, Czech Republic. The company was subsequently renamed Straumann sro. In 2008, the company completed the acquisition of its former Korean distributor B.I. Trading. History Straumann Holding AG was founded in 1954.