Eduardo Claacute;udio Lopes de Chaves e Mello Dias Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Implant Dentistry, Oral Implantology, Endosseous Dental Implantation, Periodontology
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Dr. Eduardo Claudio Lopes De Chaves E Mello Dias, Graduated in Dentistry from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (1988). PhD in Implant Dentistry at the Graduate Center São Leopoldo Mandic, MSc and Specialist in Oral Implantology by UNIGRANRIO (2007). Coordinator of Masters course in Oral Implantology at São Leopoldo Mandic - Vila Velha - ES, Coordinator of Advanced Study Group and Training in Implantology - GEATI, besides acting in private dental office.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Eduardo Cláudio Lopes de Chaves e Mello Dias, Isabela Rodrigues Teixeira Silva-Olívio, Abílio Coppedé and Mário Groisman
Assessment of Bacterial Leakage at the Implant- Abutment Interface of Internal and External Connection Implants: An In Vitro Study
The presence of misfit at the implant-abutment interface can cause the accumulation of a bacterial biofilm, which leads to peri-implant bone loss, thereby compromising the long-term outcome of osseointegrated implants. The aim of this in vitro study was to assess bacterial leakage in external and internal connection implants. Twenty-four samples were analyzed, including 12 external connection implants (Group 1) and 12 internal connectio... view moreĀ»