title: In vivo changes in dental implant temperatures during hot beverage intake: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to measure the increase in temperature in dental implants during the intake of hot beverages in vivo.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight successfully osseointegrated implants in 7 subjects were examined. Each subject was asked to drink the same volume of hot beverage. While drinking, temperature changes were recorded via 3 embedded thermocouples placed (i) in the implant's internal space, (ii) at the implant-abutment interface, and (iii) at the abutment. All thermocouples were linked to a computer and analyzed with appropriate software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The maximum temperatures were 47.3 degrees C at the abutment, 45.6 degrees C at the implant's internal space, and 44.6 degrees C at the implant-abutment interface. A linear correlation was found between the temperatures measured (i) at the implant abutment and in the implant's internal space, and (ii) at the abutment and at the abutment-implant interface.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further clinical studies are required to determine whether the habitual consumption of hot food and beverages may be considered a risk factor in the success of implant-supported prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Israel. drzeev@ormianer.com
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ormianer
authors.forename: Osnat
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Feuerstein
authors.forename: Rawi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Assad
authors.forename: Nachum
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samet
authors.forename: Ervin Itzhak
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D004326:Drinking; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013499:Surface Properties; D013662:Tea; D013696:Temperature; D013814:Thermal Conductivity; D013821:Thermometers; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D013662:Tea; D014025:Titanium