Influence of abutment and connection type on implant-abutment connection rigidity: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Teresa Almeida Mendes (Author), Luís Miguel Vilhena (Author), Jaime Portugal (Author), João Caramês (Author), Amílcar Lopes Ramalho (Author), Luís Pires Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To evaluate the effects of the abutment material and the connection type on the implant-abutment connection rigidity. Methods: The study evaluated eighteen implants with three different types of connections: external-hexagon, tri-channel, and conical connection. Half of the implants were...