Microbial evaluation of zirconia and titanium implants in the anterior mandibula: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Kristian Kniha, Konstantin J. Scholz, Eva Kohnert, Sibylle Bartsch, Marius Heitzer, Frank Hölzle, Ali Al-Ahmad, Ali Modabber · 2026
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Kristian Kniha and colleagues compare in 2026 germ growth around ceramic and titanium dental implants in the lower jaw. Twenty patients with no lower teeth each received two zirconia and two titanium implants in a split-mouth trial. Fluid samples around implants and natural teeth were tested over one year with DNA sequencing.
Zirconia implants tended to carry lighter bacterial deposits over time than titanium ones. Several bacterial groups shifted in different directions on each material across the year. Variety of microbes ended lower on titanium than on ceramic after twelve months. No single target germ matched in level between teeth and implants at the final check. Material choice may shape the mouth microbiome around implants in subtle ways.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kristian Kniha, Konstantin J. Scholz, Eva Kohnert, Sibylle Bartsch, Marius Heitzer, Frank Hölzle, Ali Al-Ahmad, Ali Modabber |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |