Preservation of the Gingival Architecture With the Scalloped Implant Design: A Clinical Report
Replacing the missing maxillary anterior teeth with dental implants and maintaining the soft tissue structure and alveolar profile is an esthetic challenge for the restorative dentist. This clinical report describes the immediate provisional placement and prosthetic rehabilitation of 2 missing maxillary central incisors with scalloped dental implants.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Amir H. Khatami, DDS, is an assistant professor at the College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr Khatami at College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, #191, PO Box 182357, Columbus, OH 43218-2357 (akhatami@msn.com).
Mohammed Al-Ajmi, DDS, MS, is with the Saudi Aramco Dental Department, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Alejandro Kleinman, DDS, is an associate professor of Advanced Education in Implant Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.