The purpose of this study was to compare the fracture resistance and fracture mode of single implant-zirconium coping combinations using zirconium and titanium abutments and to analyze the stress distribution pattern using three-dimensional finite elements analysis. Twenty implants with titanium and zirconium abutments were randomly divided into two groups (n = 10) and into resin blocks. Zircon...

Aim: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate imaging artifacts induced by Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium-Zirconium abutments in CT, MRI and CBCT imaging modalities.Methods: A 4×8mm titanium fixture was inserted in a dry human mandible. Titanium, Zirconium and Titanium–Zirconium abutments measuring 10.5 mm in height are located on the fixture, one by one. Each abutment was scan...

The structure of solid zirconium tetrachloride is known from X-ray studies[l] to consist of extended chains of distorted octahedra with two bridging chlorine atoms between adjacent zirconium atoms. Although the unit cell possesses a center of symmetry, the two pairs of bridging chlorine atoms attached to a given zirconium atom are not trans to each other. The factor group symmetry thus is C2h w...