Resumo Introdução O ajuste entre a prótese e o implante é fundamental para determinar a longevidade do tratamento e manutenção do osso periimplantar. Objetivo Avaliar o desajuste vertical entre diferentes infraestruturas metálicas e plataforma dos implantes, a fim de fornecer informação, para auxiliar na escolha do metal a ser utilizado. Material e método O estudo utilizou componentes do tipo UCLA (N=40), com antirrotacional, foram divididos da seguinte forma: componentes usinados em titânio (n=10), componentes fundidos em titânio (n=10), níquel-cromo-titânio-molibdênio (n=10) e em níquel-cromo (n=10). Após o torque, as amostras foram analisados em estereomicroscópio. Para caracterização em MEV, foram utilizadas as amostras mais representativas, com maior e menor desajuste vertical. Resultado Os dados foram analisados por média e desvio padrão e submetidos ao teste ANOVA ONE way, onde os grupos foram estatisticamente diferentes (p=<0,05), seguido do teste TUKEY. Conclusão A escolha do infraestrutura influencia no valor do desajuste vertical, sendo que o grupo usinado em Ti apresentou o menor valor de desajuste, e o grupo fundido em Ni Cr o grupo com maior valor de desajuste vertical.

Abstract Introduction The fit between abutment and implant is crucial to determine the longevity of implant-supported prostheses and the maintenance of peri-implant bones. Objective To evaluate the vertical misfit between different abutments in order to provide information to assist abutment selection. Material and method UCLA components (N=40) with anti-rotational system were divided as follows: components usinated in titanium (n=10) and plastic components cast proportionally in titanium (n=10), nickel-chromium-titanium-molybdenum (n=10) and nickel-chromium (n=10) alloys. All components were submitted to stereomicroscope analysis and were randomly selected for characterization by SEM. Result Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation and subjected to ANOVA-one way, where the groups proved to statistically different (p=<0.05), followed by Tukey’s test. Conclusion The selection of material influences the value of vertical misfit. The group machined in Ti showed the lowest value while the group cast in Ni Cr showed the highest value of vertical misfit.

The aim of the present study was to radiographically evaluate the effect of smoking on bone loss resulting from chronic periodontitis. Periapical radiographs were analyzed of 80 patients with chronic periodontitis (40 current or former smokers and 40 never-smokers) that attended a private periodontal practice. The smokers or former-smokers with a minimum consumption of 10 cigarettes/day for a period of over 10 years were selected. Interproximal radiographic bone loss was considered as the distance between the cementum-enamel junction and the alveolar bone crest. Bone loss for smokers was higher than that observed in never-smokers (p < 0.05) (3.33 ± 1.09 mm and 2.24 ± 0.76 mm; mean ± standard deviation for smokers and non-smokers, respectively). When each region of the mouth was comparatively evaluated, it was observed that the smokers' incisors presented the highest bone loss when compared with the other groups of teeth (p < 0.01). Within the limits of the present investigation it can be concluded that smoking enhances the bone loss resulting from periodontitis and that the incisors are the teeth most affected.