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Crown Down in the press.

Editorial coverage, interviews, and clinical research featuring Crown Down and Dr. Zvi Fudim’s work on tungsten carbide implant drill design.

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Peer FeatureIssue 3/2026

implants (DGZI)

Rethinking implantosteotomy preparation: material science, biomechanics, and the crown down concept

FeatureAugust 2026

Oral Health Group

Osseocompression vs. Osseodensification: Two Different Ways to Improve Implant Primary Stability

EditorialJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Tungsten carbide implant drills: the material innovation reshaping implant osteotomy

InterviewJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Rethinking Osteotomy Preparation - Dr. Zvi Fudim

Peer FeatureIssue 3/2026

implants (DGZI)

Rethinking implantosteotomy preparation: material science, biomechanics, and the crown down concept

FeatureAugust 2026

Oral Health Group

Osseocompression vs. Osseodensification: Two Different Ways to Improve Implant Primary Stability

EditorialJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Tungsten carbide implant drills: the material innovation reshaping implant osteotomy

InterviewJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Rethinking Osteotomy Preparation - Dr. Zvi Fudim

Peer FeatureIssue 3/2026

implants (DGZI)

Rethinking implantosteotomy preparation: material science, biomechanics, and the crown down concept

FeatureAugust 2026

Oral Health Group

Osseocompression vs. Osseodensification: Two Different Ways to Improve Implant Primary Stability

EditorialJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Tungsten carbide implant drills: the material innovation reshaping implant osteotomy

InterviewJune 2026

Dental Tribune

Rethinking Osteotomy Preparation - Dr. Zvi Fudim

Featured inDGZI - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahnärztliche ImplantologieOral Health GroupDental Tribune

Published coverage

Editorial coverage across leading dental publications.

In September 2026, Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman authored an independent peer feature in implants, the DGZI’s international quarterly published by OEMUS MEDIA AG, naming the Crown Down concept in the title and framing it as a response to five decades of unchanged implant osteotomy preparation. A month earlier, Dr. Zvi Fudim authored a feature in Oral Health Group - Canada’s leading dental trade publication - comparing osseocompression with osseodensification. Two months before that, Dental Tribune South Asia ran a two-part feature on his work: an invited editorial on the material science of tungsten carbide implant drills, followed one day later by an in-depth interview on the Crown Down drilling philosophy.

Peer Featureimplants - international magazine of oral implantology (DGZI)·

Rethinking implantosteotomy preparation: material science, biomechanics, and the crown down concept

Independent peer feature by Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman in the DGZI's international implantology journal (published by OEMUS MEDIA AG, Germany, and distributed across Europe, MENA, and Asia). Kurtzman argues that implant osteotomy preparation has remained fundamentally unchanged for five decades despite advances in implant design, surface technology, and guided surgery, and positions the Crown Down concept as a response to progressive drill wear, reduced cutting efficiency, multiple drilling steps, and increased frictional heat generation in conventional sequential stainless-steel drilling.

Author: Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS

Full coverage on Crown DownRead on implants - international magazine of oral implantology (DGZI)
FeatureOral Health Group·

Osseocompression vs. Osseodensification: Two Different Ways to Improve Implant Primary Stability

Feature article by Dr. Zvi Fudim in Oral Health Group - Canada's leading dental trade publication - comparing osseodensification (Versah Densah bur protocol) with osseocompression through controlled undersized drilling. Explains the biomechanical difference between compacting bone chips and compressing trabecular bone, why cortical bone is the bottleneck for safe undersizing, and where the Crown Down 2-drill method fits in.

Author: Dr. Zvi Fudim

Read on Oral Health Group
EditorialDental Tribune South Asia·

Tungsten carbide implant drills: The material innovation reshaping implant osteotomy

Invited editorial by Dr. Zvi Fudim on how tungsten carbide's thermal conductivity changes the physics of implant osteotomy. Includes a controlled bench experiment showing carbide drills reduce a hot micro-volume to 75°C in 3.4 seconds vs 24.1 seconds for stainless steel - approximately 7× faster heat-sink behaviour in the early cooling phase.

Author: Dr. Zvi Fudim

Read on Dental Tribune South Asia
InterviewDental Tribune South Asia·

Interview: Rethinking Osteotomy Preparation - Dr Zvi Fudim

In-depth interview with Dr. Zvi Fudim on the philosophy behind the Crown Down 2-drill protocol, the science of heat management during osteotomy preparation, cortical-first drilling logic, universal implant-system compatibility, and Fudim's vision for the future of implant surgery. Published one day after the accompanying editorial.

Interviewer: Dr. Rajeev Chitguppi

Read on Dental Tribune South Asia

About the author

Dr. Zvi Fudim, DDS.

Dental surgeon, inventor, and founder of Crown Down Inc. 30+ years of clinical experience in implant dentistry, multiple US and international dental patents, and a verified author profile on Dental Tribune International.

For journalists

Media contact & press resources.

Working on a story about implant dentistry, drilling technology, or dental materials science? Dr. Fudim is available for interviews, expert commentary, and background briefings. Reference photography and product images are available on request.

Fast facts

  • Founded 2018. Inventor: Dr. Zvi Fudim, DDS.
  • Solid tungsten carbide implant drills; 2-drill protocol replaces the 5- to 8-drill steel sequence.
  • Patent WO2023044570A1. FDA cleared.
  • Universal compatibility: 25+ implant systems including Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Zimmer Biomet, Astra Tech, Neodent, Camlog.
  • In-house bench study: carbide drill reached 75°C in 3.4s vs 24.1s for stainless steel (~7× faster heat-sink behaviour in the early cooling phase).
  • Website: crowndownkit.com

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