Hiossen SS System
The SS System is a separate Hiossen platform from the ET line, and it is unusual in offering three genuinely different connection designs under one name, which makes accurate identification of yours essential.
At a glance
- Variant 1
- Submerged, internal hex with 11° tapered connection
- Variant 2
- Non-submerged, internal octa with 8° tapered connection
- Variant 3
- Submerged, external hex connection
- Connection sizes
- Mini, Regular, Wide, and PS on some variants
- Surfaces available
- SA, CA and HA
- Identification
- Each system carries its own colour code
Three connections, one name
Hiossen documents the SS System in three distinct forms: a submerged implant with an internal hex and an 11° tapered connection; a non-submerged implant with an internal octa and an 8° tapered connection; and a submerged implant with an external hex. Connection sizes run Mini, Regular and Wide, with a PS designation on some.
Most systems have one connection. This one has three, and they are not interchangeable, an internal-hex abutment will not fit an external-hex implant, and an internal octa is different again. If you are told you have “a Hiossen SS implant” that is not enough information to order a replacement part. You need the variant, the connection type and the size.
Hiossen colour-codes each system, which helps. But this is the clearest example on this site of why “get it in writing” is not pedantry.
Submerged versus non-submerged
A submerged implant is covered over by the gum to heal, then uncovered in a second minor procedure weeks later. A non-submerged implant heals with its top already through the gum, so no second procedure is needed.
Submerged healing protects the implant from load and from the mouth during the critical early weeks, which can matter where bone is poor or a graft was placed. Non-submerged saves you an appointment. Neither is universally better; it depends on your bone and the site.
Path adjustment and immediate loading
Hiossen's literature notes easy path adjustment via the implant regardless of the drill's diameter, and describes the range as providing the stability necessary for immediate loading even in soft bone. Those are design intentions stated by the manufacturer rather than independently verified outcomes, and should be read as such.
Questions worth asking your dentist
- Which SS variant am I getting, internal hex, internal octa, or external hex?
- Is this submerged or non-submerged, and will I need a second uncovering appointment?
- What connection size, Mini, Regular or Wide?
- Which surface am I getting: SA, CA or HA?
- Why the SS System rather than the ET line for my case?
- Will you record the variant, connection type and size in writing?
Related systems
Hiossen ET III SA
Hiossen's principal implant line.
Hiossen MS System
The narrow one-piece implant for restricted spaces.
References
- Hiossen. SS System. Manufacturer brochure, updated edition.
- Hiossen. SS Manual. Manufacturer surgical manual.
- Hiossen Implant Canada. Product listings, hiossenimplantcanada.ca.
Specifications compiled from Hiossen's publicly available product literature and Canadian product pages. Manufacturer performance claims are identified as such. DentalImplantInfo.ca is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Hiossen. Hiossen, Osstem, ET III, ET IV, LODI, LOCATOR, R-Tx and the SA, CA and HA surface designations are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and educational purposes.