{"title":"Influence of Different Surface Modifications on the Reverse Torque Values of Abutment Screws: An In Vitro Study.","authors":"Merve Dede, Ozgun Yusuf Ozyilmaz, Ozge Doganay Ozyilmaz, Gamze Hanci Abay","doi":"10.3390/jfb17090475","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence regarding tantalum nitride (TaN)-coated gold abutment screws is lacking, and studies on diamond-like carbon (DLC)-coated and anaerobic adhesive-coated abutment screws remain limited. This study evaluated the reverse torque values (RTVs) of abutment screws with different surface modifications. Sixty abutment screws from the same implant system were divided into five groups (<i>n</i> = 12): gold, TaN-coated gold, titanium, DLC-coated titanium, and anaerobic adhesive-coated titanium. Abutments were tightened according to the manufacturer's recommended torque. Specimens were then subjected to cyclic loading (50 N, 1 Hz, 480,000 cycles) in a dual-axis chewing simulator, after which RTVs were evaluated. ANOVA showed a significant difference only for the uncoated gold screw group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The lowest RTVs were observed in the gold screws. Although the differences among the modified screw groups were not statistically significant, surface-treated screws demonstrated higher and more stable RTVs than their uncoated counterparts. TaN-, DLC-, and anaerobic adhesive-treated screws exhibited higher RTVs following cyclic loading, suggesting that these surface modifications may enhance screw stability and reduce the risk of abutment screw loosening.</p>","PeriodicalId":15767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Functional Biomaterials","volume":"17 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13608118/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Functional Biomaterials","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb17090475","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evidence regarding tantalum nitride (TaN)-coated gold abutment screws is lacking, and studies on diamond-like carbon (DLC)-coated and anaerobic adhesive-coated abutment screws remain limited. This study evaluated the reverse torque values (RTVs) of abutment screws with different surface modifications. Sixty abutment screws from the same implant system were divided into five groups (n = 12): gold, TaN-coated gold, titanium, DLC-coated titanium, and anaerobic adhesive-coated titanium. Abutments were tightened according to the manufacturer's recommended torque. Specimens were then subjected to cyclic loading (50 N, 1 Hz, 480,000 cycles) in a dual-axis chewing simulator, after which RTVs were evaluated. ANOVA showed a significant difference only for the uncoated gold screw group (p < 0.05). The lowest RTVs were observed in the gold screws. Although the differences among the modified screw groups were not statistically significant, surface-treated screws demonstrated higher and more stable RTVs than their uncoated counterparts. TaN-, DLC-, and anaerobic adhesive-treated screws exhibited higher RTVs following cyclic loading, suggesting that these surface modifications may enhance screw stability and reduce the risk of abutment screw loosening.
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Journal of Functional Biomaterials (JFB, ISSN 2079-4983) is an international and interdisciplinary scientific journal that publishes regular research papers (articles), reviews and short communications about applications of materials for biomedical use. JFB covers subjects from chemistry, pharmacy, biology, physics over to engineering. The journal focuses on the preparation, performance and use of functional biomaterials in biomedical devices and their behaviour in physiological environments. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Several topical special issues will be published. Scope: adhesion, adsorption, biocompatibility, biohybrid materials, bio-inert materials, biomaterials, biomedical devices, biomimetic materials, bone repair, cardiovascular devices, ceramics, composite materials, dental implants, dental materials, drug delivery systems, functional biopolymers, glasses, hyper branched polymers, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), nanomedicine, nanoparticles, nanotechnology, natural materials, self-assembly smart materials, stimuli responsive materials, surface modification, tissue devices, tissue engineering, tissue-derived materials, urological devices.