News Release

News Release

Dentatus, March 25,2003

We are pleased to inform the Dentatus website visitors of the following important Transitional Implant information.

IMTEC has falsely claimed the priority of having first used, designed and manufactured 1.8mm Titanium implants. As part of this plan, Imtec and its Director, Victor Sendax, improperly modified and reprinted an article from the January 1995 issue of DENTISTRY TODAY, substituting the Sendax and Imtec names in place of the Dentatus name in the article as originally written, making it seem as if Sendax first developed the implant post; the thin implant post was actually first conceived, designed and manufactured by Dentatus. Sendax, in fact, used the Dentatus posts when he first carried out the implant procedure. This counterfeit article was withdrawn by Imtec after they received strongly worded challenges from Dentatus. Imtec also withdrew another libelous article which falsely claimed that Sendax and IMTEC had caused the "elimination" of U.S. Patent No. 5,575,651, issued to Bernard Weissman, and licensed to Dentatus, as well as making other misleading assertions and falsehoods, challenged by Dentatus.

Dentatus has received written assurances, from the President of Imtec, that IMTEC officers and all employees will abstain from making such misleading assertions in the future. Having disposed of the above, we take this occasion to state the factual information which is as follows: the MTI Transitional Implant specifications and materials are based on the original Dentatus AB design as mfg. specifications by Dentatus, AB Sweden since 1935. The pure Ti Anchors, were introduced by Dentatus in early 1970. The thin Dentatus Ti Anchors were used as Transitional Anchors since 1976 for repairs and support of failing abutments as well as for selective replacement of missing teeth.

Dentatus USA, Ltd. was the first to obtain FDA approval for Transitional Implants based on certified affidavits from dentists in Sweden and the USA, showing its pre-statute use and sale in the USA. The Dentatus original MTI Transitional Implant Prosthetic System is manufactured in accordance with the valid Weissman issued patent #5,788,492, issued in 1998, and is intended to be supported by the MTI Ti Anchor.

MTI Transitional Implants enjoy great popularity and highest professional approval for use in immediately replacing patient's missing teeth, for orthodontic treatment, and repairs to, and replacement of, failing abutments.

For further information, techniques and availability, consult www.dentatus.com.

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