Evaluating the effect of polymer and titanium abutments on peri-implant tissues: A comparative clinical study

The evaluation between titanium and polymer abutments regarding peri-implant soft tissue health took place in a study involving 40 patients with posterior implants. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the plaque index (PI), Bleeding on probing (BOP) and Probing depth (PD) together with radiographic bone level assessments at three specified time points: baseline and 3 months as well as 6 months. The clinical assessment of Group B (polymer) at 6 months revealed superior outcomes including a decreased PI score to 0.88 alongside reduced BOP to 10% and contractions in PD up to 2.6 mm compared to 0.92 PI, 15% BOP and 2.9 mm PD. Group B participants showed smaller marginal bone loss than Group A with differences at 0.38 mm vs. 0.45 mm although results were not statistically meaningful. Patients obtained better results from polymer abutments although both types of abutment functioned properly.