Soft tissue thickness evaluation in screw-retained crowns by the biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT)

Victoria Mandillo-Alonso; Rocío Cascos-Sánchez; José-Luis Antonaya-Martín; Martín Laguna-Martos

doi:10.4317/jced.58952

Soft tissue thickness evaluation in screw-retained crowns by the biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT)

J Clin Exp Dent. 2021 Dec 1;13(12):e1209-e1215. doi: 10.4317/jced.58952. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Victoria Mandillo-Alonso¹, Rocío Cascos-Sánchez^{2

3}, José-Luis Antonaya-Martín^{4

5}, Martín Laguna-Martos⁶

Affiliations

¹ DDS, MDent. Collaborating Professor of Master Prótesis sobre Implantes. Rey Juan Carlos University. Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
² DDS, MSD, MDS. MDent. Collaborating Professor of Postgrade Implantoprótesis Avanzada. Complutense University. Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, España.
³ DDS, MSD, MDS. MDent. Collaborating Professor of Master Prótesis sobre Implantes. Rey Juan Carlos University. Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
⁴ DDS, MSD, PhD, MDent. Director of Master Prótesis sobre Implantes. Rey Juan Carlos University. Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
⁵ DDS, MSD, PhD, MDent. Collaborating Professor of Postgrade Implantoprótesis. Complutense University. Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, España.
⁶ DDS. Collaborating Professor of Master Prótesis sobre Implantes. Rey Juan Carlos University. Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.

Abstract

Background: Intraoral scanner evaluation (3Shape, TRIOS®) of soft tissue thickness around convergent collar implants and shoulderless abutments.

Material and methods: Ambispective longitudinal analytical study with a sample size of 26 implants in 17 patients treated in a private dental clinic. Pacients were divided into two groups: Prama Implants or group 1 (n=19) and Shelta implants combined with XA abutment or group 2 (n=7). Thickness changes after one- and two-year follow-up were analyzed.

Results: In group 1 baseline mean thickness was 6.53 mm (±1.06) and follow-up mean thickness was 8.06 mm (±0.98), in group 2 initial mean thickness was 7.66 mm (±1.09) and follow-up mean thickness was of 8.42 mm (±1.03).

Conclusions: Biologically guided crowns design seems to significantly increase the soft tissue volumen around convergent morphology implants. Key words:Biologic width, peri-implant soft tissue, marginal bone loss, transmucosal implant, convergent collar, BOPT (biological oriented preparation technique), BOPT abutment, soft tissue stability, intraoral scanner.