Influence of implant angulation and cyclic dislodging on the retentive force of two different overdenture attachments - an in vitro study.

Srinivasan, Murali; Schimmel, Martin; Badoud, Isabelle; Ammann, Patrick; Herrmann, François R; Müller, Frauke (2016). Influence of implant angulation and cyclic dislodging on the retentive force of two different overdenture attachments - an in vitro study. Clinical oral implants research, 27(5), pp. 604-611. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/clr.12643

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OBJECTIVE

This in vitro study evaluated the influence of implant angulations on the retentive behavior of two overdenture attachments during cyclic dislodging.

METHODS

Models simulating a two-implant overdenture situation were fabricated. They were divided into five groups based on their simulated implant angulations (Groups: 1 = 0°; 2 = 20°; 3 = 30°; 4 = 40°; and 5 = 60°; n = 90). Each group was further divided into two subgroups based on its attachment system (control attachment: LOCATOR(®) ; test attachment: SFI-Anchor(®) ) except for group 5 which had no LOCATOR(®) group. All models underwent 10,000 insertion-removal cycles in a wet environment. Mean retentive forces were recorded. ANOVA and linear regression models were used for statistical analyses, and the level of significance was at P < 0.05.

RESULTS

The ANOVA model revealed an effect of dislodging cycles for both attachments (P = 0.0070). The linear regression model with repeated measures revealed a significant effect of angulation within the LOCATOR(®) groups (0° vs. 20°: P < 0.0001; 0° vs. 30°: P < 0.0001; 0° vs. 40°: P < 0.0001), but was insignificant within the SFI-Anchor(®) groups (0° vs. 20°: P = 0.544; 0° vs. 30°: P = 0.134; 0° vs. 40°: P = 0.254; 0° vs. 60°: P = 0.979). It further revealed a significant increase in the retentive force between the LOCATOR(®) and the SFI-Anchor(®) (20°: P = 0.041; 30°: P < 0.0001; 40°: P < 0.0001), although there was no significant difference between the attachments at 0° (P = 0.623).

CONCLUSIONS

This study confirms that the retentive behavior of SFI-Anchor(®) is not influenced by implant axial inclination even at angulations of up to 60°. The SFI-Anchor(®) may therefore be particularly indicated for clinical situations with marked implant axial discrepancies.

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