Microbial communities of titanium versus zirconia abutments on implant-supported restorations: Biodiversity composition and its impact on clinical parameters over a 3-year longitudinal prospective study.
Alice Ramos de FreitasYumi Chokyu Del ReyEmerson de Souza SantosRicardo Faria RibeiroRubens Ferreira de AlbuquerqueCássio do NascimentoPublished in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2021)
The type of abutment substrate significantly influenced diversity and clustering of communities during 3 years of functional loading. The time of sampling had no effect on the variables. Large correlations were found between microbial findings and clinical outcomes.