Bone Condenser IBP3/5 mm

Description

Bone Condenser IBP3/5 mm

Graft material only helps when it sits densely against the walls of a defect. This IBP bone condenser is a single stainless steel hand instrument for that job. You use it to press particulate bone into a socket, a ridge site or the space around an implant. It comes from the implant section of our supplier’s catalogue, where it appears as Bone Condenser IBP3/5mm.

Reading the IBP3/5 Name

The listed size for this item is 5 mm. However, the pattern name itself carries both 3 and 5, which suggests two working diameters. The catalogue does not spell this out, so please check the product photo before you order. If you only need a small, single 3 mm face, see the separate 3 mm condenser listed below.

Standard or Serrated Face

Two versions are offered on this page. The Standard condenser is the plain IBP3/5 mm catalogue pattern. The Serrated version has a serrated working face, listed in the catalogue as Bone Packer IBP 3/5 mm Serrated. That texture holds particles under the face as you press, so less graft slides out from under the instrument. Both share the same size and handle.

How a Flat Face Packs Graft

A condenser works by vertical pressure rather than by cutting. First, carry a small increment of graft into the site. Next, seat the flat face on the material and press with light, repeated strokes. Then add the next increment and repeat. Because the force spreads across the whole face, the material compacts evenly instead of being pushed aside. A larger face suits wide sockets, while a smaller face reaches narrow corners.

Where It Sits on the Tray

• Socket preservation after extraction
• Ridge augmentation with particulate graft
• Filling gaps around a placed implant

In each case it works alongside a graft carrier, a curette and a periosteal elevator. So it rarely travels alone, and most surgical cassettes have room for two condenser sizes.

Inspection, Sterility and Cover

Before shipping from Atlanta, every IBP condenser gets a hands-on check in the United States for face flatness and handle finish. It is packed non-sterile; therefore, wash, dry and autoclave it ahead of the first graft case. Should a flaw in production appear, our promise of three years against manufacturing defects still applies to that condenser.

Its steel is specified to ASTM F899, the FDA-recognized standard for surgical stainless. You can pair it with the smaller Bone Condenser, 3 mm, browse the wider diagnostic and restorative collection, or read our frequently asked questions.

This graft instrument is for use by trained oral surgeons, periodontists and implant dentists. Our autoclave notes and delivery timelines explain the next steps after purchase.