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Oral bacterial colonization on dental implants restored with titanium or zirconia abutments: 6-month follow-up.
Clinical oral investigations - 1 Jul 2018
de Freitas Alice Ramos, Silva Thalisson Saymo de Oliveira, Ribeiro Ricardo Faria, de Albuquerque Junior Rubens Ferreira, Pedrazzi Vinícius, do Nascimento Cássio
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OBJECTIVE: This investigation aimed to characterize in a 6-month follow-up the microbial profile of implants restored with either titanium or zirconia abutments at the genus or higher taxonomic levels. METHODS: Twenty healthy individuals indicative for implant-retained single restorations were investigated. Half of participants were restored with titanium and half with zirconia abutments. Biofilm was collected...
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