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Abstract
Purpose
The aim was to compare the impact of two distinct surface treatment methods on implant abutments concerning the retention of implant-supported restorations.
Materials and methods
30 implant analogs, individually embedded into blocks of autopolymerizing acrylic resin, were paired with 30 titanium implant abutments and divided into three groups (each, n = 10) based on surface treatment. Group I included untreated implant abutments; group II included abutments treated with sandblasting; and group III comprised abutments treated with Microarc Oxidation. A qualitative surface analysis was conducted using scanning electron microscope. Each abutment was connected to its analog embedded in the resin block. Resin copings were fabricated using rapid additive prototyping (3D printing) and cast into Ni-Cr alloy copings and cemented onto the abutments using zinc-polycarboxylate cement. Test samples were subjected to tensile bond strength (TBS) testing using an Axial-Torsion Servohydraulic Fatigue-Testing System. The results were tabulated and subjected to statistical evaluation.
Results
The mean TBS of the cemented cast copings on implant abutments was 4.276 MPa-group I; 6.340 MPa-group II; and 8.117 MPa-group III. Upon comparison, group III demonstrated the highest mean TBS, followed by group II, while group I exhibited the lowest strength. Qualitative surface analysis revealed that the test samples in group II and group III had greater surface roughness compared to those in group I.
Conclusion
The surface treatments of implant abutments using sandblasting and Microarc Oxidation enhanced the tensile bond strength of cemented cast copings and, MAO significantly increased retention of cement-retained restorations compared to sandblasting.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research (JOBCR)is the official journal of the Craniofacial Research Foundation (CRF). The journal aims to provide a common platform for both clinical and translational research and to promote interdisciplinary sciences in craniofacial region. JOBCR publishes content that includes diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the mouth and jaws and face region; diagnosis and medical management of diseases specific to the orofacial tissues and of oral manifestations of systemic diseases; studies on identifying populations at risk of oral disease or in need of specific care, and comparing regional, environmental, social, and access similarities and differences in dental care between populations; diseases of the mouth and related structures like salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, facial muscles and perioral skin; biomedical engineering, tissue engineering and stem cells. The journal publishes reviews, commentaries, peer-reviewed original research articles, short communication, and case reports.