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The NobelSpeedy® implant

An external-hex workhorse of early full-arch treatment

NobelSpeedy® implants have an external hexagon connection. FDA cleared NobelSpeedy implants in 2005 and NobelSpeedy® Groovy in 2016.12

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Keep your implant passport. External-hex parts differ from conical connection parts; your dentist needs the exact product to order components.

510(k)DecisionDevice name (as filed)
K1601192 Jun 2016NobelSpeedy Groovy
K0504068 Jun 2005NOBELSPEEDY IMPLANTS

2 record(s) from the openFDA 510(k) database, retrieved 28 Sep 2026. A 510(k) clearance means FDA found a device substantially equivalent to one already on the market; it is not a quality ranking.

Clinical review pending. Facts on this page are checked against the sources listed below (regulatory records, manufacturer documents, peer-reviewed research). A named clinician will review it before we call it medically reviewed.
Last updated 28 Sep 2026 · How we review

Sources

  1. Regulatory recordopenFDA 510(k) database — records with applicant "Nobel Biocare" (endosseous implants DZE and abutments NHA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), 2026-09-28. Accessed 28 Sep 2026.
  2. Regulatory recordFDA 510(k) K160119 — NobelSpeedy Groovy — U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2016-06-02. Accessed 28 Sep 2026.

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