Effects of multiple implantations of titanium healing abutments: Surface characteristics and microbial colonization.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Very few studies have investigated dental implant components involved in the early stage of healing, especially the implant healing abutment (IHA), despite its vital role in soft tissue contouring and shaping after implant placement. Although these components are labelled by the manufacturer for "single-use only," it is a common clinical practice to clean, sterilize, and reuse them.

Methods

In the present study, IHAs after single and multiple implantations were retrieved as per standard procedures, and biological material isolated from the surface was subjected to 16S rRNA sequence analysis. The microbiome analysis was followed by cleaning and sterilization in order to replicate clinical sterilization techniques. Following sterilization, retrievals were subjected t

SUBMITTER: Jain SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7429256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature