Journal article
Soft tissue dehiscence coverage around endosseous implants: a prospective cohort study.
- Burkhardt R School of Dental Medicine, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. rino.burkhardt@bluewin.ch
- Joss A
- Lang NP
- 2008-03-29
Published in:
- Clinical oral implants research. - 2008
Adult
Connective Tissue
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Dental Implants, Single-Tooth
Female
Gingiva
Gingival Recession
Gingivoplasty
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Regression Analysis
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surgical Flaps
Treatment Outcome
Vestibuloplasty
English
AIM
To evaluate the healing outcome of soft tissue dehiscence coverage at implant sites.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Ten patients with one mucosal recession defect at an implant site and a contralateral unrestored clinical crown without recession were recruited. The soft tissue recessions were surgically covered using a coronally advanced flap in combination with a free connective tissue graft. Healing was studied at 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively.
RESULTS
Soft tissue dehiscences were covered with a coronal overcompensation of the flap margin up to 1.2 mm after the procedure. After 1 month, the coverage shrank to a mean of 75%, after 3 months to 70% and after 6 months to 66%.
CONCLUSIONS
The implant sites revealed a substantial, clinically significant improvement following coronal mucosal displacement in combination with connective tissue grafting, but in none of the sites, a could complete implant soft tissue dehiscence coverage be achieved.
To evaluate the healing outcome of soft tissue dehiscence coverage at implant sites.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Ten patients with one mucosal recession defect at an implant site and a contralateral unrestored clinical crown without recession were recruited. The soft tissue recessions were surgically covered using a coronally advanced flap in combination with a free connective tissue graft. Healing was studied at 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively.
RESULTS
Soft tissue dehiscences were covered with a coronal overcompensation of the flap margin up to 1.2 mm after the procedure. After 1 month, the coverage shrank to a mean of 75%, after 3 months to 70% and after 6 months to 66%.
CONCLUSIONS
The implant sites revealed a substantial, clinically significant improvement following coronal mucosal displacement in combination with connective tissue grafting, but in none of the sites, a could complete implant soft tissue dehiscence coverage be achieved.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2007.01497.x
- PMID 18371102
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/1044
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