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A total of 40 samples were tested: Megagen\u00ae\u2014Daegu, South Korea; Dentium\u00ae\u2014Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea; BIOMET 3i\u00ae\u2014West Palm Beach, FL, USA and BTI\u00ae\u2014\u00c1lava, Spain. Screws from each manufacturer were subjected to maximal stress force until they fractured. The fracture points were recorded and compared among all samples. To compare the mean values of fracture torques, the reference values associated with each brand and the sample results were used in t-tests. ANOVA (analysis of variance) was used to compare the maximal resistance limit between brands, complemented with Tukey\u2019s multiple-comparison test. The maximal considered level of significance was 5%. The average fracture force for the brands was 40.07 Ncm for Megagen\u00ae, 53.39 Ncm for Dentium\u00ae, 39.74 Ncm for Biomet 3i\u00ae, and 68.84 Ncm for BTI\u00ae. BTI\u00ae screws showed the most resistance to fracture. According to the protocol that was applied, the implant\u2013abutment connection demonstrated good resistance and a precise fit between these interfaces; therefore, in some cases, the presented values showed a lack of quality control and low fracture resistance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj8040116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,9]],"date-time":"2020-10-09T10:19:23Z","timestamp":1602238763000},"page":"116","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Comparison in Four Different Implant Systems of Mechanical Resistance to Maximal Stress in Prosthetic Screws\u2014An In Vitro Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0951-3227","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pedro","family":"Barreiros","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Instituto Universit\u00e1rio de Ci\u00eancias da Sa\u00fade Rua Central da Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lu\u00eds","family":"Neves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Instituto Universit\u00e1rio de Ci\u00eancias da Sa\u00fade Rua Central da Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2129-6333","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Aroso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dental Science Department, Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Avan\u00e7ada em Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologias da Sa\u00fade (IINFACTS), Rua Central da Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6920-5838","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 M.","family":"Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dental Science Department, Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Avan\u00e7ada em Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologias da Sa\u00fade (IINFACTS), Rua Central da Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1718-0744","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ant\u00f3nio S\u00e9rgio","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dental Science Department, Instituto de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Avan\u00e7ada em Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologias da Sa\u00fade (IINFACTS), Rua Central da Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1060","article-title":"A thousand years of dental implants: A definitive history\u2014Part 1","volume":"16","author":"Ring","year":"1995","journal-title":"Compend. 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