Fixed restorations supported by Morse‐taper connection implants: a retrospective clinical study with 10–20 years of follow‐up

Mangano, Carlo; Iaculli, Flavia; Piattelli, Adriano; Mangano, Francesco

doi:10.1111/clr.12439

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“…Although a large number of studies report favorable survival rates with the use of dental implants in various situations, complications of organic and prosthetic nature could affect implant-supported restorations, especially in the long term (13).…”

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Microbiological Seal of Two Types of Tapered Implant Connections

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Tapered implant connections have gained wide popularity for being more resistant to fatigue and for promoting a better seal against bacterial infiltration than conventional connections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the bacterial seal at the implantabutment interface using two Morse taper implant models, by in vitro microbiological analysis. Eleven non-indexed and 11 indexed abutments were selected and connected to their respective implants with a 20 N torque, according to manufacturer's recommendation. Microbiological analysis was carried out using colonies of Escherichia coli transported directly from a culture dish to the prosthetic component. For control, one non-contaminated abutment-implant set from each group (negative control) and one contaminated implant with no abutment (positive control) were used. The specimens were immersed in BHI broth and maintained in an incubator at 37 °C for 14 days to assess the development of bacterial contamination. The results revealed that 36.4% (n=4) of the indexed components and 90.9% (n=10) of the non-indexed components allowed bacterial leakage, with significant difference between groups (p=0.0237). In conclusion, both tapered components failed to provide adequate sealing to bacterial leakage, although the indexed type components showed a superior seal compared with non-indexed components.

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Microbiological Seal of Two Types of Tapered Implant Connections

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“…Locking-taper implants have demonstrated mechanical advantages over screw-type, buttjoint connections: they can resist eccentric loads and bending moments, ensuring a remarkable stability, as demonstrated in several studies [22,23]. Different clinical studies have found a low incidence of prosthetic complications when locking-taper implants were used [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Only a few studies, however, have reported on the incidence of biological and prosthetic complications encountered with locking-taper implants in the long-term [28][29][30][31], and little is known about the long-term clinical outcomes of SCs supported by locking-taper implants [29].…”

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“…Different clinical studies have found a low incidence of prosthetic complications when locking-taper implants were used [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Only a few studies, however, have reported on the incidence of biological and prosthetic complications encountered with locking-taper implants in the long-term [28][29][30][31], and little is known about the long-term clinical outcomes of SCs supported by locking-taper implants [29]. An interesting way to describe the susceptibility to complications, whether biological or prosthetic, is to report the "complication-free" survival rate of restorations [28,31,32] .…”

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“…Only a few studies, however, have reported on the incidence of biological and prosthetic complications encountered with locking-taper implants in the long-term [28][29][30][31], and little is known about the long-term clinical outcomes of SCs supported by locking-taper implants [29]. An interesting way to describe the susceptibility to complications, whether biological or prosthetic, is to report the "complication-free" survival rate of restorations [28,31,32] . This index indicates a restoration that is not affected by any complications, neither biological nor prosthetic [28,31,32].…”

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“…An interesting way to describe the susceptibility to complications, whether biological or prosthetic, is to report the "complication-free" survival rate of restorations [28,31,32] . This index indicates a restoration that is not affected by any complications, neither biological nor prosthetic [28,31,32]. The use of this index allows to objectively evaluate if a restoration is successful in the long term or not, because affected by biological and/or prosthetic complications [31,32].…”

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confidence: 99%

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