What makes a SmartPeg so smart?

SmartPegs are an essential part of the technique for measuring implant stability with resonance frequency analysis. They were designed specifically for Osstell’s RFA technology and play a crucial role in ensuring that the ISQ values you obtain are reliable and clinically meaningful. Without the SmartPeg, the technique simply wouldn’t provide the information a clinician needs to make sound treatment decisions based on implant stability.

A SmartPeg is designed to fit the implant precisely

One of the things that makes a SmartPeg “smart” is that each Type number is customised to fit a specific implant system and connection. This ensures that the SmartPeg’s geometry matches the design of the implant, allowing accurate and valid ISQ measurements. It is essential to use the correct SmartPeg Type for the implant in question so that the measurement properly reflects the implant’s length, design and connection. Using the wrong SmartPeg can, and often does, lead to misleading readings.

A current and continually updated SmartPeg reference list is available here:

Material matters: for your safety, we use aluminium

All Osstell SmartPegs, regardless of whether they are the single‑use or reusable version, are made of aluminium. Because aluminium is softer than titanium, the SmartPeg will not damage the implant threads during measurement. Protecting the integrity of the implant is integral, so the SmartPeg is deliberately designed in a soft material that engages securely without compromising the implant surface.

The Osstell reusable SmartPeg features a specially developed protective coating that prevents wear while maintaining the same precise fit and ISQ accuracy across multiple uses. This coating safeguards both the SmartPeg surface and the implant interface, ensuring reliable measurements throughout the SmartPeg’s validated lifespan.

Other brands offer measurement pins made of titanium which is significantly harder than aluminium and does not provide the same protective behaviour. These titanium pins also operate on a different measurement scale, so their values are not comparable to the Osstell ISQ scale.

Keep your SmartPegs smart

Whether you choose single‑use or reusable SmartPegs, the principle is the same. Use them exactly as they were designed and approved. Doing so protects the accuracy of your ISQ measurements and the integrity of the implant. Your patients will benefit from better decision‑making, and your clinical outcomes will reflect it.