Title

Impact of different implant abutment materials on peri-implant soft tissues

Authors

Sarita Aneja^1,*, Srinivasulu Pabbaraju², Shreya Agarwal³, Satirtha Barman⁴, Kaustav Chatterjee⁴ & Kondala Rao Boddeda⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Shri Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Awadh Dental College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; ⁵Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Sai Dental College and Hospital, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sarita Aneja - E-mail: drsaritaaneja@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9781813535
Srinivasulu Pabbaraju - E-mail: dr.sreenivas83@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8886900064
Shreya Agarwal - E-mail: sshreyasonal1514@gmail.com; Phone: +91 6204958717
Satirtha Barman - E-mail: drsatirth@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9864912632
Kaustav Chatterjee - E-mail: kaustavchatterjee203@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8582915839
Kondala Rao Boddeda - E-mail: kondal5rao@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9030151003

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026

Abstract

Beyond successful osseointegration, maintaining healthy peri-implant soft tissues is essential for the long-term success of dental implants. The choice of abutment material profoundly influences tissue response, plaque accumulation, esthetics and inflammation around implant sites. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effect of titanium, zirconia and hybrid abutments on peri-implant soft tissue health in 100 patients rehabilitated with implant-supported prostheses. Parameters evaluated included plaque index, gingival index, probing depth, bleeding on probing and mucosal thickness over defined follow-up periods. Zirconia abutments showed superior soft tissue color match and lower bleeding tendency, hybrid abutments produced intermediate results and titanium abutments demonstrated slightly higher plaque retention but acceptable tissue compatibility. Thus, we show that ceramic-based abutments may enhance soft tissue harmony and reduce peri-implant inflammatory responses, particularly in esthetic zones.

Keywords

Dental implant, abutment materials, peri-implant soft tissues

Citation

Aneja et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3105-3109 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

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.