assessment of periimplant soft tissue condition with morse taper abutment connection

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the clinical assessment results of periimplant soft tissue with morse taper (internal abutment connection). Methods: The study was conducted using a rapid review by searching the articles from PubMed NCBI and Cochrane by using keywords. All articles were selected by the year, duplication, title, abstract, full-text, and finally, all selected articles were processed for final review. Following clinical parameters were included; Periimplant Probing Pocket Depth (PPD), Plaque Score (PS), modified Plaque Index (mPI), Mucosal Thickness (MTh), Gingival Height (GH), periimplant mucosal zenith, Pink Esthetic Score (PES), Bleeding On Probing (BOP), Sulcus Bleeding Index (SBI), and modified Gingival Index (mGI). Results: 9 selected articles were obtained from the initial literature searching count of 70 articles. The overall samples included 326 morse taper implants. Based on the evaluation, 3 out of 4 articles reported pocket depth < 4 mm, no bleeding was reported in 2 out of 4 articles. 4 out of 4 articles reported low plaque accumulation, low soft tissue recession was reported in 3 out of 3 articles, and 4 out of 4 articles reported acceptable PES values. Conclusion: The evaluations indicate that the morse taper (internal abutment connection) has favorable assessment results based on various clinical parameters.

Influence Of Conical Versus Trilobe Implant Abutment Connection on Marginal Bone Loss, Soft Tissue Health and Prosthetic Maintenance in Mandibular Implant- Assisted Overdenture: A 3-Year Prospective Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial

“…This result of the present study is consistent with a study which concluded that morse taper was more effective in preserving the stability of the peri-implant hard and soft tissue 58 . The lower mPI scores around implants with conical IAC were also reported in many studies 56,58,59 . On the contrary, a study failed to prove that conical IAC can significantly have lower mPI scores 60 .…”

“…In the screw loosening category, 4 and 11 implants got slightly loose in conical and trilobe IAC. This may be attributed to the more stable design and superior biomechanical inherent properties of the conical IAC 20,59 .…”