Removal forces of adhesively and self-adhesively luted implant-supported zirconia copings depend on abutment geometry

摘要

This in vitro study evaluated the effects of different abutment axial heights on the retentiveness of adhesively and self-adhesively luted zirconia copings. Ankylos implants were embedded in resin blocks. Two groups of titanium abutments (“long”, height: 6.79?mm, taper: 4.8°; “short”, height: 4.31?mm, taper: 4.8°; Compartis-ISUS, DeguDent) were used for the luting of CAD/CAM-fabricated zirconia copings (Compartis, DeguDent) with an adhesive (Multilink Automix; Ivoclar Vivadent) and a self-adhesive (RelyX Unicem; 3M ESPE) composite. After water storage and 5000 thermocycles (5?°C/55?°C), retention forces were evaluated using a universal testing machine (Zwick). Significant differences were determined via two-way ANOVA andt-tests with Bonferroni-Holm correction. Significant interactions between abutment geometry and luting agents were observed. RelyX Unicem showed the highest levels of retentiveness, irrespective of the varying abutment geometries (mean values long/short: 487.7?N/447.9?N). When Multilink Automix was used, removal forces were significantly lower (311.7?N/101.1?N) and negatively affected by the use of the shorter abutments. Customized long abutments supported better retention forces than customized short abutments for both luting agents.