Dental implant calipers measure the depth, width, and spacing that implant placement depends on. A caliper reading replaces a guess, and implant positioning has little tolerance for guesswork. Peak Surgicals supplies three patterns: Sliding Implant Caliper and Castro Angled in stainless steel, from $22.00 to $38.50. Each is CE marked and built under ISO 13485. Compare all three patterns in the grid below.
Sliding or Castro Angled: Which Caliper for Which Measurement?
The Sliding Implant Caliper uses a smooth sliding mechanism with engraved markings to read distance directly between two points, while the Castro Angled pattern a Castroviejo-style measuring caliper, is built for both implant and general dentistry measurements where an angled approach reaches the site more easily. Access and reading style are what separate them.
Sliding Implant Caliper (PS-603, $38.50) gives a direct, engraved-scale reading for implant size, depth and inter-implant spacing mesial-to-distal distance control that guides accurate positioning during placement planning. Castro Caliper Angled (PS-601, $22.00) and Castro Caliper Angled Instruments (PS-602, $22.00) carry the Castroviejo-pattern angled approach, useful for measurement in posterior sites or where the sliding caliper's straight profile does not reach comfortably. We supply every pattern at MOQ 1.
Reading Accuracy and Why the Mechanism Matters
A sliding caliper's accuracy depends on smooth, resistance-free travel along the scale a mechanism that binds or sticks gives a reading the operator has to force rather than one they can trust. That's the entire value proposition of a dedicated implant caliper over an improvised measurement: repeatable, engraved readings rather than visual estimation in a field where a millimetre of error changes implant positioning outcomes.
The angled Castro pattern solves an access problem the sliding caliper's straight profile cannot: measurement at a posterior site, or any position where a straight instrument would require an awkward approach angle, benefits from a caliper shaped to reach the measurement point directly. Both mechanisms serve the same underlying purpose: replacing estimation with a specific, recordable number the surgical plan can be built around.
Reprocessing, Scale Integrity and Certification
The engraved scale is the feature these instruments cannot function without, and it's also the first thing rough handling degrades a worn or corroded scale gives an unreliable reading, which defeats the purpose of measuring at all. Inspect the scale for legibility each cycle, and on the sliding pattern, confirm the mechanism still travels smoothly without binding.
Every instrument is Class I, reusable, CE marked and built under ISO 13485 the documentation a dental supply team verifies before qualifying a vendor. Warranty is one year with return-and-replacement, MOQ is 1 piece, orders over $99 ship free in carton box packing, and OEM marking is available for distributors. For the full implantology range see dental implantology instruments; browse all dental instruments. Talk to us about OEM and volume terms.
