“…Most taper implant-abutment connections show a higher fatigue resistance when compared with butt-joint connections but their maximum load bearing capacity is similar with approximately 400 N until failure (Dittmer et al, 2011(Dittmer et al, , 2012. High-cycle fatigue (HCF) with low loading forces up to 120 N revealed the occurrence of a plastic deformation of the implant-shoulder and within the implant-abutment interface (Rack et al, 2013;Wiest et al, 2015;Nelson et al, 2015). It is known that occlusal forces can amount up to 1000 N with a mean maximum biting force of 578 N at the implant-supported prosthesis side (Shinkai et al, 2007;Al-Omiri et al, 2014).…”