Elemental Antibacterial Wound Dressing
Graft the Palate, Avoid the Pain
Avoid pain and reduce surgical time with the suture-free Elemental® workflow for palatal grafting.
Elemental is a zinc-based, mouldable dressing used for stabilisation, conditioning and healing of soft tissues. Applied as a palatal stent, Elemental makes palatal grafting much more accessible for both the clinician and the patient by reducing surgical time and minimizing post-operative pain.
Why Choose Elemental
- Mouldable after heating, sets into a rigid and stable dressing
- Patented zinc-based technology
- Bacteriostatic material: inhibits biofilm growth
- Extremely biocompatible with human cells
- Accelerates healing of underlying soft tissue
3 Steps, 2 minutes
Prior to the surgery, shape the Elemental material on the palate to create a stent.
Immediately after harvesting the graft, place the stent. There's no need to suture the donor site.
Patient wears the stent for 7 days.
Why Use Elemental?
Post-operative burning sensation:
Elemental vs Haemostatic Agent & Suturing
Surgical treatment time:
Elemental vs Haemostatic Agent & Suturing
Post-operative pain:
Elemental vs Haemostatic Agent & Suturing
Use With or Without Membranes - Elemental Antibacterial Wound Dressing can be used with or without protective membranes.
Some clinicians prefer to use the product as a replacement for membranes, while others use Elemental as an extra protective layer that can be placed over the membrane to help prevent opening and/or exposure.
Proven Effectiveness - Polymers tested according to international norms like ISO 22196, JIS Z2801 and ISO20743. The antibacterial performance measured range from 99.9% up to 99.99999%.
Biocompatible - Antibacterial (bacteriostatic) technology based on electrostatic repulsive1 properties of the trace element zinc2, identified as an element of utmost biological importance and vital to the human immune system.
100% Safe and Non-Toxic - The technology does not contain toxic substances. There are no biocides, no chlorehexidine, no silver, no triclosan, no antibiotics, no nano-materials or any other harmful chemicals.
Authorised - Safety compliance is confirmed for the use in medical devices and implants by third-party regulatory experts. The technology also fully complies with EU and USA food contact regulations.
No Leaching - There is no substance migrating or leaching to act against bacteria. The functionality is purely due to the improved mechanical/physical property of the material surface.
[1] Physico-chemistry of initial microbial adhesive interactions – its mechanisms and methods for study. Rolf Bos, Henny C. van der Mei, Henk J. Busscher
[2] A systematic review on antibacterial activity of zinc against Streptococcus mutans. Manal Mohamed Almoudi, Alaa Sabah Hussein, Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan, and Nurhayati Mohamad Zain
Protect bone graft material & optimise healing conditions
Elemental minimises complications and optimises healing conditions in mucogingival & implant surgery.
- Apply the Elemental polymer adapted to the anatomy of the site. The polymer sets into a rigid, stable material. If the fit is not right, reheat and remould the material.
- Optionally, stabilise the Elemental seal with a crisscross suture. This is not necessary in single tooth sites where you can achieve mechanical retention on the adjacent teeth.
- The Elemental seal will keep your bone graft material in place and encourage formation of granulation tissue. Using a membrane is not required. Remove the seal after 3-8 days, depending on the dimensions of the site.
Optimise blood clot stability and healing conditions; minimise post-op pain
- Heat up and mix the granulate. Apply the material onto the palatum and secure retention interproximally. Take the stent out when it has become rigid.
- Deliver the stent immediately after harvesting the donor tissue for optimal blood clot stabilization.
Suturing the donor site is case-dependent but not required. Remove the stent after approx. 7 days.
Protect bone graft material & optimise healing conditions
Elemental minimises complications and optimises healing conditions in mucogingival & implant surgery.
- Apply the Elemental polymer adapted to the anatomy of the site. The polymer sets into a rigid, stable material. If the fit is not right, reheat and remould the material.
- Optionally, stabilise the Elemental seal with a crisscross suture. This is not necessary in single tooth sites where you can achieve mechanical retention on the adjacent teeth.
- The Elemental seal will keep your bone graft material in place and encourage formation of granulation tissue. Using a membrane is not required. Remove the seal after 3-8 days, depending on the dimensions of the site.
Optimise blood clot stability and healing conditions; minimise post-op pain
- Heat up and mix the granulate. Apply the material onto the palatum and secure retention interproximally. Take the stent out when it has become rigid.
- Deliver the stent immediately after harvesting the donor tissue for optimal blood clot stabilization.
Suturing the donor site is case-dependent but not required. Remove the stent after approx. 7 days.
All delivery costs vary depending on the total weight of your order.
The final postage charge is displayed on checkout.
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Prof. Dr. Andy Temmerman
The free gingival graft is harvested. No sutures are placed whatsoever.
The stent is created chairside before the surgery & placed immediately after harvesting the graft.
Without delays, the graft is placed on the recipient site.
Follow-up at one week shows excellent healing and re-epithelialization. Patient experienced no pain.
Dr. Inaki Gamborena
The stent was placed on a complicated healing site with underlying conditions.
After 20 days, the stent was removed.
Despite underlying complications, the site revealed great healing.
Despite underlying complications, the site revealed great healing.
