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

J Prosthet Dent. 2004 Feb;91(2):119-22. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.09.017.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Connective Tissue / transplantation
  • Crowns
  • Dental Abutments
  • Dental Implants, Single-Tooth*
  • Esthetics, Dental
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gingiva / transplantation*
  • Gingivoplasty / methods*
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Maxilla / surgery*