Title

Evaluation of zirconia and titanium abutments on peri-implant tissues: A comparative study

Authors

Swatantra Kumar¹, Alakesh Singha^2,*, Jatin Dhingra³, Gaurav Verma⁴, Sachin Dev Singh⁵ & Amit Kumar⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge and Implantology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ²Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Private Practitioner at Alaka’s Odontocare Dental Clinic & Endodontic Centre, Agartala , Tripura, India; ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge and Implantology, Seema Dental College and Hospital, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Swatantra Kumar - E - mail: dr.skrai1508@gmail.com

AlakeshSingha - E - mail: alakesh.singha2012@gmail.com

Jatin Dhingra - E - mail: drjatindhingra25@gmail.com

Gaurav Verma - E - mail: gauravjournals107@gmail.com

Sachin Dev Singh - E - mail: sdev0076@gmail.com

Amit Kumar - E - mail: dramitkumarverma7@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

The comparative effect of zirconia and titanium abutments on peri-implant hard and soft tissues is of interest to dentists. Hence, a total of 40 patients with single-tooth implants in the posterior region were selected and divided into two groups: zirconia abutments (Group A, n=20) and titanium abutments (Group B, n=20). Clinical parameters, including probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP) and peri-implant marginal bone level (MBL), were evaluated at baseline, 3 months and 6 months post-implant placement. Radiographic analysis was used to measure changes in marginal bone levels. Zirconia abutments showed a more favourable outcome on peri-implant soft tissue health and marginal bone preservation than titanium abutments. Zirconia abutments further show reduced inflammation and bone resorption around dental implants.

Keywords

Zirconia abutments, titanium abutments, peri-implant tissues, dental implants, marginal bone loss

Citation

Kumar et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1809-1812 (2024)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.