Evaluation of pre-tightening in abutments and prosthetic screws on different implant connections

Purpose: This study evaluated pre-tightening maintenance in abutment and prosthetic screws of external and internal hexagon implant with straight and angled abutments. Methods: Four groups of implants and abutments were assessed combining internal and external hexagon and straight and angled abutmen...

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Autores: Panza, Leonardo, Boscatto, Noeli, Del Bel Cury, Altair Antoninha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Revista odonto ciência (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/6764
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/fo/article/view/6764
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Angled abutments
fatigue testing
implant dentistry
implant connection
Implants
Pilar angulado
teste de fadiga
implantodontia
conexão do implante
Implantes dentários
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Sumario:Purpose: This study evaluated pre-tightening maintenance in abutment and prosthetic screws of external and internal hexagon implant with straight and angled abutments. Methods: Four groups of implants and abutments were assessed combining internal and external hexagon and straight and angled abutments, which were retained by titanium screws tightened to 20 Ncm. Crowns were retained with gold screws tightened at 10 N.cm. A vertical line was ascribed across the implant-abutment-crown interface to verify horizontal displacement by a light microscope. The fatigue tests were performed in a servo-hydraulic machine, which delivered forces between 100 and 120 N for 250,000 cycles. The screw was removed, and the detorque value was recorded. Data were analyzed with 2-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test. Results: No horizontal displacement was observed on the interface of implant-abutment or abutment and crown. It was found significant difference for prosthetic screw between implant connection types, but without interaction with abutment. However, for abutment screw, there was a difference between implant connection types and abutment with interaction between implant and abutments. The straight abutment showed significant better performance than the 17° angled abutment. Conclusion: The connection implant types or abutment affected pre-tightening maintenance. Internal and external hexed connections were effective to avoid horizontal displacement of crowns.