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Volume 34 , Issue 1
January/February 2014
Pages 29–37

All-Ceramic Single-Tooth Implant Reconstructions Using Modified Zirconia Abutments: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of the Effect of Pink Veneering Ceramic on the Esthetic Outcomes

Dominik L.E. Büchi, Dr Med Dent/Irena Sailer, Prof Dr Med Dent/Vincent Fehmer, MDT/Christoph H.F. Hämmerle, Prof Dr Med Dent/Daniel S. Thoma, PD Dr Med Dent

PMID: 24396838
DOI: 10.11607/prd.1870

The aim of this study was to test whether veneering of the submucosal part of zirconia abutments using pink veneering ceramic positively influences the color of the peri-implant mucosa. Single-tooth implants were restored with either white zirconia abutments (control group) or pink-veneered zirconia abutments and allceramic crowns. Esthetic outcome measurements included a spectrophotometric evaluation of the peri-implant mucosal color. Test and control groups induced a visible discoloration of the peri-implant mucosa after the insertion of the abutments and following cementation of the crowns compared to natural teeth. The calculated color differences were above the clinically visible threshold value and were more favorable for the control group, although not statistically significant. It is concluded that veneering of zirconia abutments with pink veneering ceramic failed to positively influence the esthetic outcome, mostly due to a decrease of the brightness compared with the control group. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2014;34:29–37. doi: 10.11607/prd.1870)

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