Effect of one-time placement of the definitive abutment versus multiple healing abutment disconnections and reconnections during the prosthetic phase on radiographic and clinical outcomes: A 12-month randomized clinical trial.
Javier CalatravaIgnacio Sanz SánchezAna MolinaJuan BollainConchita MartínMariano SanzPublished in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2024)
Disconnecting and reconnecting the healing abutment was associated with significantly higher bone loss after 12 months, as compared to the placement of the definitive abutment at implant installation.