Dental implants with internal versus external connections: 5-year post-loading results from a pragmatic multicenter randomised controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Within the limitations given by the difference in neck design and platform switching between EC and IC implants, 5-year post-loading data did not show any statistically significant differences between the two connection types, therefore clinicians could choose whichever they preferred.
PMID: 27314118 [PubMed - in process]

Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - June 19, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Esposito M, Maghaireh H, Pistilli R, Grusovin MG, Lee ST, Trullenque-Eriksson A, Gualini F Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research