Abstract
Background: Reuse or “recycle” of dental implant healing abutments in clinical practice is common, primarily for economic rational. Purpose: To determine of this practice results in reuse of components that carry with them some degree of contamination between patients, even following thorough cleaning and sterilization. Materials and Methods: One hundred healing abutments were collected from eight clinicians following patient use. The abutments were cleaned, sterilized, and then collected. The samples were treated with a protein specific stain (Phloxine B), and photographed. Results: Ninety-nine percent of the abutments showed protein contamination at one or more sites following cleaning and sterilization. Conclusion: Reuse of healing abutments between patients should be reevaluated in light of this data.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1069-1074 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical implant dentistry and related research |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- abutments
- contamination
- healing
- reuse components
- surface properties
- titanium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oral Surgery
- General Dentistry