Title

Comparative analysis of marginal bone loss around implant restored with platform switched versus platform matched abutments

Authors

P. Shashank¹, Santhosh Kumar Kuna², Sravanthi Jagati³, E. Sravanthi⁴, Zakirulla Meer⁵, Ruparani Bodduru^6,* & Naseemoon Shaik³

Affiliation

¹Department of Head and Neck, Padhar Hospital, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Consultant at King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali, Rwanda; ³Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, MNR Dental College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics, Army College of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; ⁵Departmentsof Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; ⁶Department of Periodontics, MNR dental College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana, India; *Corresponding author

Email

P. Shashank - E-mail: surgeonshashank1@gmail.com
Santhosh Kumar Kuna - E-mail: santhosh.kuna@gmail.com
Sravanthi Jagati - E-mail: sravanthi.jagati@gmail.com
E. Sravanthi - E-mail: sravanthiennala5@gmail.com
Zakirulla Meer - E-mail: tamer@kku.edu.sa
Ruparani Bodduru - E-mail: drrupaprakash@gmail.com
Naseemoon Shaik - E-mail: dr.naseemoonshaik@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Marginal bone loss around dental implants remains a persistent clinical challenge affecting long-term implant success. This study compared crestal bone changes in 100 patients restored with platform-switched versus platform-matched abutments over a 12-month period. Standardized radiographs revealed significantly lower marginal bone loss in the platform-switched group at every follow-up interval. Clinical parameters remained stable in both groups, confirming that inflammation did not influence bone-level differences. Thus data shows clear superiority of platform switching in preserving peri-implant bone.

Keywords

Abutment design, dental implants, marginal bone loss, platform matching, platform switching

Citation

Shashank et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1029-1033 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

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.