Connective tissue graft to correct peri-implant soft tissue margin: A clinical report

Connective tissue graft to correct peri-implant soft tissue margin: A clinical report
February 2004 Çƒ¢ Volume 91 Çƒ¢ Number 2
Jamil Awad Shibli, DDS, PhDa
Susana d'Avila, DDS, MSb
Elcio Marcantonio Jr, DDS, PhDc
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Abstract
This clinical report describes the use of a subepithelial connective tissue graft to recontour a soft tissue margin discrepancy for a single-implant crown in the anterior maxilla. This procedure demonstrates that the use of soft tissue grafts to correct an esthetic deficiency may be a feasible approach to establish new and stable peri-implant soft tissue contours. The patient presented was followed for 18 months.
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aAssistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, S?£o Paulo, Brazil
bPhD candidate, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Dental School at Araraquara, State University of S?£o Paulo-UNESP, S?£o Paulo, Brazil
cProfessor, Department of Periodontology, Dental School at Araraquara, State University of S?£o Paulo-UNESP, S?£o Paulo, Brazil
*Reprint requests to: Dr Elcio Marcantonio, Jr, Departamento de Periodontia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara -UNESP, R. Humait??, 1680, 14801-903 Araraquara-SP, Brazil, Fax: 55-16-201-6314; Email: elciojr@foar.unesp.br
Copyright ¨© 2003 by The Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.09.017
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