NobelParallel CC
Not every site benefits from a tapered implant. Where bone is already sound and the shape is straightforward, a straight-sided implant is often the better engineering choice, and NobelParallel CC is that option on Nobel's conical connection.
At a glance
- Connection
- Conical connection, the CC in the name
- Body
- Parallel-walled, not tapered
- Surfaces
- TiUltra (24 variants) and TiUnite (27 variants) listed in Canada
- Total Canadian variants
- 51 listed for NobelParallel CC
- Typical use
- Healed sites with adequate bone
- Compatibility
- Conical components, shared with NobelActive
Why parallel-walled still exists
Tapered implants dominate marketing because they solve the hardest cases. But a parallel-sided implant has real advantages where conditions allow it. It maintains its diameter down its full length, so it engages bone evenly rather than concentrating force at the tip. It is more forgiving of slight misjudgements in drilling depth. And in dense bone, an aggressive tapered implant can generate excessive pressure as it is driven in, which is its own risk to the surrounding bone.
Choosing parallel-walled for a healed site with good bone is a considered decision, not a downgrade.
The breadth of the range
Nobel lists 51 NobelParallel CC variants in Canada, split across TiUltra and TiUnite surfaces. That breadth is genuinely useful, it means the diameter and length can be matched closely to your bone rather than approximated. It also means the specific reference number identifying your implant matters, because there are a great many of them.
Nobel runs four incompatible connection families, external hex, tri-channel, conical and trioval conical. Components do not cross between them. Whatever you receive, get the connection type, platform and reference number written down; it determines which parts can ever be fitted to your implant. The brand page has a diagram of all four.
Questions worth asking your dentist
- Why parallel-walled rather than tapered for my site?
- Am I getting TiUltra or TiUnite?
- What diameter and length, and how does that relate to my available bone?
- Is my bone dense enough that a tapered implant would risk over-compression?
- Are the components shared with NobelActive, and does that help availability?
- Will you record the connection type, platform and reference number in writing?
Related systems
NobelActive
The tapered implant on the same conical connection.
NobelReplace
The long-serving line, in tri-channel and conical versions.
References
- Nobel Biocare. Implants catalogue. Nobel Biocare Canada, nobelbiocare.com/en-ca/catalog/implants.
- Nobel Biocare. Product Catalog, Edition 2024/2025. Catalogue 89351.
Specifications compiled from Nobel Biocare'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 Nobel Biocare. Nobel Biocare, NobelActive, NobelParallel, NobelReplace, NobelPearl, NobelZygoma, Brånemark System, TiUnite, TiUltra, Xeal and NobelProcera are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and educational purposes.