Restoration of the Soft-tissue Margin in Single-tooth Implant in the Anterior Maxilla
Esthetic requirements for dental implant restoration have arisen in recent years. Despite several surgical techniques that have been developed, the treatment of the peri-implant soft-tissue defect is still difficult. The purpose of this clinical article is to describe a grafting technique using subepithelial connective tissue grafts to recontour soft-tissue margin discrepancy for single-tooth implant restorations in the anterior maxilla. After 2-year follow-up, this procedure shows that the use of connective tissue grafts can be a predictable approach to establish new and stable peri-implant soft-tissue margin.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Jamil Awad Shibli, DDS, MS, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Periodontology, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil. Address correspondence to Prof Shibli at Centro de Pós-graduação, Pesquisa e Extensão – CEPPE. Universidade Guarulhos-UnG. Praça Tereza Cristina 01, Guarulhos, São Paulo 07023-070, Brazil (jshibli@ung.br).
Susana d'Avila, DDS, MS, is a PhD student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Dental School of Araraquara, State University of São Paulo (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.