Influence of loading and aging on the fracture strength of an injection-molded two-piece zirconia implant restored with a zirconia abutment.
Ralf Joachim KohalChristopher von SchierholzJulian NoldBenedikt C SpiesErik AdolfssonKirstin VachFelix BurkhardtPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2022)
Within the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that dynamic loading and the combination of loading and aging reduced the fracture strength of the implant abutment combination. Hydrothermal treatment caused a shallow transformation zone which had no influence on the fracture strength.