Abstract
This study assessed whether buccopalatal implant position, biotype, platform switching, and pre-implant bone augmentation affects the level of the midbuccal mucosa (MBM). Ninety patients with a single-tooth implant in the esthetic zone were included. The level of the MBM was measured on photographs taken 1 year after crown placement. The factors analyzed only explained 22% of the level of the MBM. The more an implant was placed to the buccal, the more the MBM was positioned apically. A comparable phenomenon was observed in cases with a thick biotype and cases that underwent pre-implant bone augmentation. Platform switching did not affect the level of the MBM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 477-479 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of Prosthodontics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 6-Sept-2014 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
- Crowns
- Dental Implant-Abutment Design
- Dental Implantation, Endosseous
- Dental Implants, Single-Tooth
- Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
- Esthetics, Dental
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gingiva
- Gingival Recession
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Photography, Dental
- Young Adult