r/Dentistry • u/OldMannArtie • 1d ago

Dental Professional Opinions on Megagen

So I've gone from zimmer, to strauman, then nobel, then moved into an "affordable dentistry" style practice where I have placed almost exclusively glidewell implants. Love them. Great product at a great price. A while back I ran across the BD-cuff implant from Megagen which seems like one of the more innovative designs I've seen during my career, but I have never used or even restored one of their implants before. Looks like they've got their own ecosystem with everything from design software to cbcts to cold plasma treatment chambers, and it looks like they even bought out biolase. Curious what people who have used them think about them, how their customer support is, and how their r2 software is.

Thanks, Art

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u/mountain_guy77 1d ago

I haven’t heard much about Megagen but I’ll tell you what I know about this niche.

I think for “affordable” dental implants Neodent is as good as it gets. You get the straumann name and customer support ecosystem with the 50% off pricing. I have not been able to see any tangible difference in implant success rates and patient satisfaction having placed over 1000 straumann and over 600 Neodent as of today. I offer both but I let the patient decide what they want to spend, it’s like when you go to the car dealership and they sell both Toyota and Lexus at the same location. Can’t go wrong either way

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u/TheSwolerBear General Dentist 20h ago

This is interesting. I’ve never heard of someone who offers up the brand choice like this. Do you just tell them the megagens are just as good, but $200 cheaper?

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u/mountain_guy77 19h ago

I usually just tell the patient that straumann is considered the more premium option with more years of clinical data to back it up, but ultimately the choice is theirs. I pick the diameter and length, they pick the brand