O-Ring Attachments on One-Piece Mini Dental Implants: In-Vitro Analysis of Retention Force Reproducibility Using Different Pristine Matrix-O-Ring Combinations.

2021 
PURPOSE To analyze the influence of pristine matrix and O-ring dimensions on retention force and reproducibility in single one-piece mini dental implants (MDIs) with ball patrices under in vitro conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three different matrix and O-ring combinations (MH1-MH3) were evaluated (n = 50 per group) on 1.8-mm-diameter implants. The matrices were manually mounted on the implants and were subsequently removed in a vertical linear manner using a metal pin with two strain gauges, recording the maximum force during disconnection. After five disconnections, the O-rings were exchanged, and the mean retention force was calculated, resulting in 50 values for each matrix and O-ring combination. Mean retention forces, SDs, and 95% CI were calculated. Analysis of variance was used to test the global differences, and post hoc pairwise comparisons were subsequently applied. The level of significance was set to P 1 N could not be demonstrated; ie, by exchanging O-rings, a similar retention force can be reestablished. CONCLUSION Matrix and O-ring dimensions have a significant influence on retention forces in one-piece MDIs. Pristine O-rings demonstrated highly reproducible initial retention forces in all matrices.
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