ISO/TS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 13498 First edition 2011-08-01 Dentistry Torsion test of implant bodylconnecting part joints of endosseous dental implant systems Médecine bucco-dentaire Essai de torsion sur I'interface corps d'implant/élement de connexion des systemes d'implants dentaires endo-osseux Reference number ISO/TS 13498:2011(E) @ISO2011 ISO/TS 13498:2011(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ ISO2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISo copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2011 - All riahts reserved ISO/TS 13498:2011(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. technical committee may decide to publish other types of document: an ISO Publicly Available Specification (ISO/PAS) represents an agreement between technical experts in of the parent committee casting a vote; committee and is accepted for publication if it is approved by 2/3 of the members of the committee casting a vote. An ISO/PAS or ISO/TS is reviewed after three years in order to decide whether it will be confirmed for a further three years, revised to become an International Standard, or withdrawn. If the ISO/PAS or ISO/TS is confirmed, it is reviewed again after a further three years, at which time it must either be transformed into an International Standard or be withdrawn. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. Iso shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/TS 13498 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106, Dentisty, Subcommittee SC 8, Dental implants. ""ahts reserved ili