Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of Manual Torque Values Applied to Implant-Abutment Complex by Different Clinicians and Abutment Screw Loosening

Table 7

Mean bending and torsional moment values according to gender.

Moment typeGenderMean (Ncm)

Bending moment (Ch1)Female19.718
Male26.737

Bending moment (Ch2)Female15.693
Male19.567

Torsional moment (Ch3)Female8.199
Male10.295
Control25.988