VARISE, César Gilioli et al. Morse Taper System and platform switching abutment application. Rev. Bras. Odontol. []. 2015, 72, 1-2, pp. 56-61. ISSN 1984-3747.

Morse taper implants associated with platform switching abutments have provided promising results with respect to the stability of peri-implant tissues. This is due to the conical profile of the abutment, the intimate adaptation at the implant/abutment interface, and to the lower accumulation of bacterial biofilm. For this, it has been proposed the insertion of the implants below the crestal bone level. This implant/ abutment configuration presents higher fracture strength compared to the conventional systems and, in addition, because of the maintenance of crestal bone and the diversity of abutments and prosthetic components, provides aesthetic and biocompatible oral rehabilitations.

: dental implants; implant-supported dental prosthesis; biomechanics..