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PURPOSE: The study aimed to compare clinical and radiographic parameters of peri-implant site of laser-microgrooved implants with either laser-microgrooved or regular machined prosthetic abutment post 3 years of early loading. METHOD: Twenty edentulous sites of systemically and periodontally healthy individuals were allocated into two groups in this prospective, two-armed, randomized double-blinded clinical trial in 1:1 ratio, wherein each site received laser-microgrooved implants with either laser-microgrooved or machined prosthetic abutments. Outcome measures included full-mouth plaque (FMPS%) and bleeding score (FMBS%), site-specific plaque (SPS%) and bleeding score (SBS%), peri-implant sulcus depth (PISD mm), and mean crestal bone loss (MCBL mm) evaluated at baseline (6 weeks), 1 and 3 years post-early loading. Mean and standard deviation of all parameters were estimated, between groups and at different time points using independent and paired t-test, respectively, Normality was checked using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Shapiro-Wilk test, P value ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: Three-year follow-up of test group showed statistically significant reduction in SPS, SBS, PISD (P value ≤ 0.001). The MCBL reduced from 1.93 mm to 0.61 mm (P value ≤ 0.001); in other words, a bone gain of 0.15 mm was obtained in the test group. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of the present study, laser-microgrooved implants loaded with laser-microgrooved prosthetic abutments showed superior results clinically and radiographically when compared to loading with machined abutments.
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Lasers , Mouth, Edentulous , Humans , Prospective Studies , Prostheses and Implants , Wound HealingABSTRACT
Objetivos: Avaliar a influência do tipo de intermediário protético e do condicionamento tecidual sobre a estética de coroas unitárias provisórias sobre implantes instalados na região do sorriso. Material e Métodos: Trinta implantes foram alocados sequencialmente: 15 foram reabilitados provisoriamente sobre um intermediário protético pré-fabricado em titânio (GT) e 15 sobre um intermediário protético preparável provisório (GP). Em ambos os grupos foi realizado condicionamento tecidual (CT) pela técnica não-cirúrgica de pressão gradual e a estética periimplantar foi avaliada antes e após esse processo, por meio do Pink Esthetic Score (PES). O PES também foi aplicado no dente homólogo à reabilitação. A satisfação estética foi analisada pela escala visual analógica (EVA) após o procedimento de CT. Dados clínicos da mucosa gengival também foram coletados. Resultados: 22 pacientes, totalizando 24 implantes, concluíram o estudo, sendo 14 implantes do GT e 10 do GP. A estética periimplantar antes e após o CT, bem como a satisfação dos pacientes foi semelhante entre os grupos, p>0,05. Diferenças significativas foram encontradas para os valores de PES antes e após o CT, e para a comparação com o dente homólogo em ambos os grupos, p<0,05. O processo de condicionamento tecidual não foi influenciado pelo tempo de implantação, tempo de carga e fenótipo periimplantar, p>0,05. Conclusão: O intermediário protético não influenciou nem no processo de condicionamento tecidual e nem na satisfação dos pacientes. A etapa de condicionamento tecidual foi capaz de melhorar os resultados estéticos periimplantares, entretanto, a estética gengival dos dentes naturais homólogos apresenta resultados significativamente superior (AU).
Objective: To evaluate the influence of prosthetic abutment and tissue conditioning on the esthetics of single implants' temporary crowns. Materials and Methods: Thirty implants were allocated sequentially: fifteen implants were provisionally rehabilitated with a titanium prefabricated prosthetic abutment (GT) and 15 with a provisional preparable prosthetic abutment (GP). In both groups, tissue conditioning (TC) was performed by the non-surgical gradual pressure technique and peri-implant aesthetics were assessed before and after this process, using the Pink Esthetic Score (PES). PES was also applied on homologous tooth. Aesthetic satisfaction was assessed using the visual analog scale (EVA) after the conditioning process. Clinical data on the gingival mucosa were also collected. Results: 22 patients (24 implants) completed this study, 14 implants from GT and 10 from GP. Peri-implant aesthetics before and after TC, as well as patient satisfaction was similar between groups, p> 0.05. Significant differences were found for PES values before and after TC, and for comparison with the homologous tooth in both groups, p <0.05. The TC process seems not be influenced by the implantation time, loading time and peri-implant biotype, p> 0.05. Conclusion: The prosthetic abutment seems not influence neither the TC process nor patient satisfaction. The TC step is able to improve the peri-implant aesthetic results, however, the gingival aesthetics of the natural teeth is still significantly greater (AU).
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Tissue Conditioning, Dental , Patient Satisfaction , Dental Implantation , Esthetics, Dental , Prostheses and Implants , Radiography, Dental/instrumentation , Chi-Square Distribution , Longitudinal Studies , Dental Prosthesis , Statistics, Nonparametric , Visual Analog ScaleABSTRACT
This study tested the fracture strength of prosthetic abutments with different sizes and combinations to support a 5-implant milled framework with distal extension. Prosthetic abutments with different dimensions (4.8-mm diameter mini conical abutment and 3.5-mm diameter microconical abutment) were screwed to 5 threaded implants. The following groups were divided (n = 3): G1 with 5 miniconical abutments (standard size), G2 with 5 microconical abutments (small sized), G3 with a combination of 3 small sized abutments and 2 standard sized abutments, and G4 with a combination of 2 small sized abutments and 3 standard sized abutments. Standardized titanium frameworks for full-arch fixed dental prosthesis were milled with equidistant holes for each of the 5 implants and abutments. A loading point was selected at 18 mm away from both distal implants. A universal testing system was used for the fracture strength tests and load was applied at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min on the previously described loading points until component fracture. Mean fracture strength for each group was statistically compared (α = 0.05). Prosthetic screws were the only fractured components for all tested groups. Mean fracture strength was: G1, 1130.22 N; G2, 1031.36 N; G3, 757.9 N; and G4 792.03 N (P < .05). All prosthetic abutments and combinations that were tested provide adequate fracture strength for clinical use. However, the combination of standard and small diameter abutments leads to lower fracture strength compared with when only standard sized prosthetic abutments were used, irrespective of the abutment diameter (4.8- or 3.5-mm).
