Palatal grafting without worries.

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no pain
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Patented zinc-infused polymer developed with KU Leuven University.
Over 8.000 cases done
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Palatal grafting is back.

We've developed a pain-free1, suture-free1 and chairside method to protect the palate after harvesting free gingival grafts or connective tissue grafts.
(1) Alkaya B, Kayhan HG, Temmerman A, Haytac MC, Teughels W. Pre-operative, chair-side Zn-containing surgical stents affect morbidity and wound healing after free gingival graft harvesting: a randomized clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2023
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No pain, no sutures.
Chairside palatal stent.

The Elemental Workflow

A pain-, impression- and suture-free workflow.
Right before the surgery
Heat & shape the material onto the palate to create the stent.
During surgery
Harvest the graft. No suturing needed on the donor site.
During surgery
Place the stent immediately after harvesting the graft.
After surgery
Patient wears the stent for one week and experiences no pain.
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Cases with Elemental®

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. Haakon Kuit
The stent is made chairside in advance of the surgery.
The free gingival graft is harvested. No sutures are needed on the donor site.
The stent is placed immediately after harvesting the graft. The blood clot is stabilized.
Without delays, the graft is placed on the recipient site.
Rutger Dhondt
The stent is made chairside before starting the surgery.
There's no need to suture the donor site.
The stent is placed immediately after harvesting the graft. The blood clot is stabilized.
Without delays, the graft is placed on the recipient site.
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Cases with Elemental®

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. Haakon Kuit
The stent is made chairside in advance of the surgery.
The graft is harvested, no sutures are needed on the donor site.
The stent is placed immediately after harvesting the graft. The blood clot is stabilized.
Without delays, the graft is placed on the recipient site.
Rutger Dhondt
The stent is made chairside in advance of the surgery.
There's no need to suture the donor site.
The stent is placed immediately after harvesting the graft. The blood clot is stabilized.
Without delays, the graft is placed on the recipient site.
Download Protocol, Studies & Cases

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Discover our intro offer for new users.
Elemental Intro Kit
€249,-
(avg. €40 per stent)
  • 2 boxes Elemental PerioPlast® (6 stents)
  • Chairside water bath
  • Samples to practice
  • Protocols, Tips & Tricks from expert users
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Elemental Granulate per box
10 grams per box = avg. 3 stents
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Elemental Starter Kit
3 boxes + 1 free water bath
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Join the gold standard in donor site protection.

“Elemental is my go-to method to protect the palate.”
Prof. Dr. Andy Temmerman
"Elemental is very simple to use and you don’t have to suture the palate.”
Dr. Kristina Bertl
“Patients who wear an Elemental stent come back with no pain at all.”
Dr. David Norré
The soft tissue healing afterwards is amazing. It’s almost night and day.”
Prof. Dr. Andreas Stavropoulos
“Not having to suture the donor site saves us a significant amount of time.”
Prof. Dr. Gil Alcoforado
“Managing the palate was always an issue but now we found the solution.”
Dr. Venci Stankov

Comparing Elemental stents with conventional techniques

Elemental
stent
Cyanoacrylate
& suturing
Suturing
& collagen
Lab made
stent
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patient
experience
minimal
postoperative pain
unpredictable
& inconvenient
painful
extra visit
surgical
experience
no suturing on donor site
frustrating to suture donor site, brittle material
frustrating to suture donor site
need to pre-plan
time
& cost
fastest & most affordable
extra chairtime
(avg. 12 min.)
extra chairtime
(avg. 12 min.)
extra visit for impression
+ lab bill
predictable
healing
fastest re-epithelialization
average
postoperative
bleeding risk
decent
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Validated in published RCT

Clinical Study

"Pre-operative, chair-side Zn-containing surgical stents affect morbidity and wound healing after free gingival graft harvesting: a randomized clinical trial."
Clinical Oral Investigations
Published July 19th 2023

Minimizing post-operative pain.

The results show that using Zn-containing palatal stent (Elemental) after free gingival graft surgery significantly reduces pain and patient morbidity during the postoperative period.

The study also revealed that the Zn-containing stent promoted a faster re-epithelialization rate.

Reduced surgical time, no need to suture the donor site.

The patients in the Zn-S group (Elemental) had a considerably shorter overall surgical time and donor site surgical time than the HA-S group.

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Protocol, Science & Cases

This brochure includes:
  • The Elemental® protocol
  • Clinical studies on Elemental®
  • Clinical cases
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Learn more about the technology.

Elemental® is based on a patented technology that infuses zinc ions into polymers. This makes our material:
Bacteriostatic
Beneficial for human cell growth
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