Mammalian cell response and bacterial adhesion on titanium healing abutments: effect of multiple implantation and sterilization cycles.
Sanjana S JainDanyal A SiddiquiSutton E WheelisKelli L PalmerThomas G WilsonDanieli C RodriguesPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)
Careful consideration should be taken when reusing IHAs in patients because this practice can result in permanent surface changes that might affect soft tissue integration during the healing period and promote bacterial colonization.