Title
Evaluating the effect of polymer and titanium abutments on peri-implant tissues: A comparative clinical study
Authors
Piyush Javiya1, Chinju Punnen*,2, Dipak Chaudhari3, Paridhi Sharma4, Snehamoy Pradhan5, Deepak Sharma6 & Miral Mehta7
Affiliation
1Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge, K. M. Shah Dental College & Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Taluka-Karad, Dist-Satara, Maharashtra, India; 3Restorative and Cosmetic dentist, University of Pune, Smilebuilderz LLC, Lancaster; 4Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences Hospital and Research centre, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India; 5Intern, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India; 6Periodontics, Graded Specialist, MDC Fatehgarh, Fatehgarh Military Station, Uttar Pradesh, India; 7Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Piyush Javiya - E-mail: drpnjaviya@gmail.com; Phone: +919978988492
Chinju Punnen - E-mail: chinzcool92@gmail.com; Phone: +9178985 23645
Dipak Chaudhari - E-mail: dipakvc100@yahoo.com; Dchaudhari@ucla.edu;
Phone: +1 310 621 4466
Paridhi Sharma - E-mail: drparidhis@gmail.com; Phone: +9197706 96893
Snehamoy Pradhan - E-mail: 2079040@kids.ac.in; Phone: +91 9933143730
Deepak Sharma - E-mail: dipkmadan@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8192883596
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com; Phone: +91 96018 00379
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 30, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025
Abstract
The evaluation between titanium and polymer abutments regarding peri-implant soft tissue health took place in a study involving 40 patients with posterior implants. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the plaque index (PI), Bleeding on probing (BOP) and Probing depth (PD) together with radiographic bone level assessments at three specified time points: baseline and 3 months as well as 6 months. The clinical assessment of Group B (polymer) at 6 months revealed superior outcomes including a decreased PI score to 0.88 alongside reduced BOP to 10% and contractions in PD up to 2.6 mm compared to 0.92 PI, 15% BOP and 2.9 mm PD. Group B participants showed smaller marginal bone loss than Group A with differences at 0.38 mm vs. 0.45 mm although results were not statistically meaningful. Patients obtained better results from polymer abutments although both types of abutment functioned properly.
Keywords
Polymer abutments, titanium abutments, peri-implant tissues, dental implants, soft tissue health
Citation
Javiya et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1514-1517 (2025)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde MDS, (PhD), PGDCR, PGDHHM, PGDL, PGDM
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
