Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 5, Pages 721-733Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13411
Keywords
histology; histomorphometry; mucositis; peri‐ implant soft tissue; zirconia implant
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- International Team for Implantology [1018-2014]
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The study compared the soft tissue morphology of zirconia and titanium implants under healthy and experimental mucositis conditions. Results showed lower plaque and bleeding scores for zirconia implants under experimental mucositis conditions, with minimal histological differences observed between the two implant types.
Objectives To analyse the soft tissue morphology under healthy and experimental mucositis conditions comparing zirconia and titanium implants. Methods Forty-two patients with two adjacent missing teeth received one zirconia (Zr) and one titanium (Ti) implant, with the mesial and distal position randomized. At 3 months, half of the patients were instructed to continue (healthy; h) and the other half to omit (experimental mucositis; m) oral hygiene around the implants for 3 weeks. Clinical parameters were evaluated before and after the experimental phase, and a soft tissue biopsy was harvested. Mixed model analyses were performed to analyse the data. Results The plaque control record increased significantly for the two mucositis groups, reaching 68.3 +/- 31.9% (mean +/- SD) for Zr-m and 75.0 +/- 29.4% for Ti-m (p < .0001), being also significantly lower for Zr-m than for Ti-m. Bleeding on probing remained stable in group Zr-m and amounted to 21.7 +/- 23.6%, but increased significantly in group Ti-m (p = .040), measuring 32.5 +/- 27.8%. The number of inflammatory cells and the length of the junctional epithelium did not significantly differ between the groups. Conclusion Both implants rendered similar outcomes under healthy conditions. Lower plaque and bleeding scores were detected for zirconia implants under experimental mucositis conditions. Histologically, only minimal differences were observed.
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