Online OnlyDOI: 10.11607/prd.2599, PubMed-ID: 27333019Seiten: 59-66, Sprache: EnglischBaldini, Nicola / D'Elia, Chiara / Clementini, Marco / de Albornoz, Ana Carrillo / Sanz, Mariano / De Sanctis, MassimoThe aim of this study was to test whether zirconia abutments exhibit the same clinical and esthetic outcomes as titanium abutments in single-tooth implant restorations in the esthetic area. The 24 treated patients were randomly assigned to a test (zirconia abutment) or control (titanium abutment) group. Objective evaluations were carried out using the Implant Crown Aesthetic Index (ICAI) and the Papilla Index (PI) at the 1-month and 12-month follow-up examinations after crown cementation. No significant differences, either in ICAI or in other periodontal or radiographic measurements, were observed. At 1 year, zirconia and titanium abutments exhibited the same esthetic outcomes.