‘My goal is to minimize complications while delivering implants at affordable prices’

The GEN5 Implant System launched in November 2025 and the TriActive System in September 2026. We sat down with Dr. Niznick to talk about his return to the implant industry.

You just launched Paragon’s new TriActive System, 44 years after the Core-Vent System and 20 years after Implant Direct. Both made a global impact on dental implants through innovation and cost containment. What motivates you at 83 to keep pushing the industry forward? 

More dentists are placing implants, yet biological and mechanical complications continue to rise despite frequent “innovations.” My goal is to minimize complications while delivering high-quality, made-in-America implants at affordable prices. Paragon aims to bring DSO-level savings to private practices — the Dental Savings Organization — continuing Implant Direct’s value-focused legacy.

The GEN5 Implant System has been available for almost a year. What can you tell us about it?

Paragon’s GEN5 retains the Legacy implant body I developed for Implant Direct, now with a 2 mm machined, anodized neck, added length and score lines for greater vertical placement flexibility. GEN5+ adds a 2 mm friction-fit extender that converts to a standard MUA with a $25 prosthetic screw, simplifying prosthetic options.

Let’s talk about the new TriActive System. What unique selling proposition does it offer?

TriActive is surgically and prosthetically compatible with NobelActive, with the same 2 mm machined, anodized neck plus 12 design improvements to simplify use and reduce complications. Its $200 All-On-1 package includes a friction-fit healing collar that also functions as the trans-mucosal portion in a wide variety of abutments. This assures a stable connection with an ideal emergence profile while significantly reducing the prosthetic inventory and cost.

Do you have other implant designs you can share with us?

The Paragon System will also include NizPlant, a one-piece implant with a dual function platform that is compatible with Locator attachments for overdentures and can also function as a MUA should the patient
want to convert to a fixed bridge.

How can our readers learn more about Paragon and its products?

Readers can visit paragon-implant.com or call us at (855) NIZ-GEN5 ((855) 649-4365). We are available Monday through Friday, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.

Finally, what are your thoughts on the implant industry? Has anything surprised you after your time away?

What surprised me is the large number of general dentists that have built successful implant practices by investing in education, marketing and clinical training. Another thing that stands out is the number of surgical specialists who, faced with many of their referring dentists now placing implants, have expanded their marketing, prosthetic knowledge and capabilities to handle full-arch implant- supported restorations in their own practices.

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