Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Language
English
Publication Date
11-16-2022
Journal
Materials
DOI
10.3390/ma15228133
PMID
36431619
PMCID
PMC9696524
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
11-16-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical behavior of PEEK abutments with different heights on single titanium implants. To investigate the implant surface, different tests (scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, and X-ray diffraction) were adopted. Herein, 20 implants received the 4.5 × 4.0 mm PEEK short abutment (SA) and 20 received the 4.5 × 5.5 mm PEEK long abutment (LA). The abutments were installed using dual-cure resin cement. To determine the fatigue test, two specimens from each group were submitted to the single load fracture test. For this, the samples were submitted to a compressive load of (0.5 mm/min; 30°) in a universal testing machine. For the fatigue test, the samples received 2,000,000 cycles (2 Hz; 30°). The number of cycles and the load test was analyzed by the reliability software SPSS statistics using Kaplan-Meier and Mantel-Cox tests (log-rank) (p < 0.05). The maximum load showed no statistically significant differences (p = 0.189) for the SA group (64.1 kgf) and the LA group (56.5 kgf). The study groups were statistically different regarding the number of cycles (p = 0.022) and fracture strength (p = 0.001). PEEK abutments can be indicated with caution for implant-supported rehabilitation and may be suitable as temporary rehabilitation.
Keywords
bioengineering, dental abutments, dental implants, dental materials, polyetheretherketone
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
, "Influence of the Peek Abutments on Mechanical Behavior of the Internal Connections Single Implant" (2022). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 71.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthdb_docs/71