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Peri-implant soft tissue conditioning with provisional restorations in the esthetic zone: the dynamic compression technique.

  • Wittneben JG Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, Bern, Switzerland. julia.wittneben@zmk.unibe.ch
  • Buser D
  • Belser UC
  • Brägger U
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  • 2013-07-04
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  • The International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry. - 2013
Crowns
Dental Implants, Single-Tooth
Dental Prosthesis Design
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
Dental Restoration, Temporary
Esthetics, Dental
Follow-Up Studies
Gingiva
Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal
Humans
Patient Care Planning
Pressure
Surface Properties
Tissue Conditioning, Dental
English An optimal esthetic implant restoration is a combination of a visually pleasing prosthesis and surrounding peri-implant soft tissue architecture. This article introduces a clinical method, the dynamic compression technique, of conditioning soft tissues around bone-level implants with provisional restorations in the esthetic zone. The technique has several goals: to establish an adequate emergence profile; to recreate a balanced mucosa course and level in harmony with the gingiva of the adjacent teeth, including papilla height/width, localization of the mucosal zenith and the tissue profile's triangular shape; as well as to establish an accurate proximal contact area with the adjacent tooth/implant crown.
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