Screw loosening of different UCLA-type abutments after mechanical cycling

• Main Authors: Marcela C. Junqueira (Author), Ricardo F. Ribeiro (Author), Adriana Claudia L. Faria (Author), Ana Paula Macedo (Author), Rossana P. Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To evaluate the loss of applied torque (detorque) values in cast and pre-machined abutments for external hex abutment/implant interface of single implant-supported prostheses subjected to mechanical cycling. Methods: Ten metal crowns were fabricated using two types of UCLA abutments: cast and p...