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PERIODONTOLOGY 2000
Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 73-85Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12412
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complications; esthetics; implant therapy
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Esthetic complications in implant dentistry have become important considerations for patients and practitioners. This review evaluates the physiological peri-implant soft-tissue dimensions and factors that affect esthetics. Parameters such as papilla fill and mucosal height are critical for implant-supported restorations. The clinical attachment level of neighboring teeth and the distance between implants also play important roles in esthetics.
Esthetic complications in implant dentistry have become a significant consideration for patients and practitioners. This review presents an appraisal on the current knowledge of the physiological peri-implant soft-tissue dimensions and factors that may compromise peri-implant tissue esthetics. Factors such as papilla fill adjacent to the implant and midfacial mucosal height are critical parameters that determine the esthetic success of implant-supported restorations. Papilla fill adjacent to a single dental implant appears to depend upon the clinical attachment level of the neighboring tooth. A horizontal inter-implant distance of at least 3 mm is necessary to ensure optimal interproximal mucosal embrasure between two adjacent implants in the anterior maxilla. In cases where implants cannot be placed at least 3 mm apart, a single implant with a cantilever bridge should be considered. Buccolingual implant positioning plays a major role in midfacial mucosal height. Soft-tissue volume grafting following immediate implant placement in the presence of a thin soft-tissue phenotype or simultaneous to surgical peri-implantitis therapy might help to overcome facial mucosa recession.
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