The
• Simple
• Safe
• Secure
• Successful
  Anchor System

Designed by
Dr. Peter F. Kurer

Long life Swiss precision instruments, with meticulously matching Anchors and Anchor refills, provide superb quality at reasonable prices.

• A passive post • The best retention • The largest surface area • Cement buffers for lateral stress distribution

Expect only the best! Here's what your colleagues are saying......

"In the 12 years I've been using this system, I have not had any problems. It is stronger and gives much better retention. I really like it."

Kenneth Nevar DDS - Willoughby, OH

"I have been using the Kurer K4 Anchor System for 15 years. It's simple, and it works -- as opposed to losing them."

Michael Uss DDS - Onalaska, WI

"The Kurer System is very retentive and yet kind to the tooth. There is less chance of splitting the tooth. I have been using it for 18 years."

Robert Murray DDS - Glenwood Springs, CO

"I like than you can easily adjust the length and still get good retention. It works for me, especially on bicuspids. I have been using it for 10 years.

Tom Bucker DDS - Johnson City, NY

It's simple. There is no rotation problem. It does the job. It's good. I like it.
Dr Raphael Adinolfi DDS

The K4 pre-threading system of modern dentistry

1. Simple - because.... ...the precision instruments prepare a cylindrical form to enable a thread to be cut into the canal wall. Cut not squeezed, scraped, or wedged in.

2. Safe - because.... ...the sharp three bladed Thread Cutter cuts the unique K4 thread design into the canal wall, without causing stress.

3. Secure - because.... ...of the precision matching of the threaded post with the Thread Cutter; secure because of the cement buffer which combines maximum retention with optimum stress distribution.

4. Successful - because.... ...of a unique step forward in stress distribution with precision bio-engineering creating maximum retention.*

What is the secret behind the K4 success story?

* The K4 Anchor Concept uses a sharp, three bladed Thread Cutter 20-25 microns wider all round than the matching threaded shank.

* The unique K4 cutting profile ensures there will be no lateral contact between the crest of the threads and the canal wall. The space so created becomes a cement buffer.

* The overall parallel configuration and the buffer layer of cement contribute to the distribution of forces.*

* There are 72 threads to the inch (0.35 mm pitch), creating a larger surface area for optimum retention and stress distribution.

* The K4 post does NOT flex, it is rigid. It cannot bend away from the preparation, producing optimum retention and stress distribution.

* The crest of the K4 thread is rounded. No sharp line angles exist which can cause points of stress concentration.

* The K4 Anchor achieves a passive fit in the preparation, it can easily be screwed in by hand; try the same with self-threaded posts and feel the difference. The vital difference!

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9 Zmener 0. J Prosthet Dent 1980; 43: 530.

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