Evaluation of contiguous implants with cement-retained implant-abutment connections. A minipig study

Aim: The presence of a microgap at the implant-abutment interface may permit bacterial contamination and lead to bone resorption, interfering with papillae formation. The present study evaluated adjacent implants with cement-retained abutments as an option to control such deleterious effects. Mat...

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Main Authors: Raquel Rezende Martins de Barros, Arthur Belém Novaes Junior, Vula Papalexiou, Sônia Mara Luczyszyn, Stylianos Nicolas Papalexiou Neto, Cassiana Maria Garcez Ramos, Adriana Luisa Gonçalves De Almeida, Adriano Piattelli, Bartolomeo Assenza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ariesdue 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Osseointegration
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Online Access:http://www.journalofosseointegration.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/JO_14_6_1_1.pdf