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Esthetics in periodontics and implantology
Author(s) -
Zucchelli Giovanni,
Sharma Praveen,
Mounssif Ilham
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
periodontology 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.725
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1600-0757
pISSN - 0906-6713
DOI - 10.1111/prd.12207
Subject(s) - periodontology , medicine , dentistry , implant , alveolar ridge , orthodontics , periodontist , gingival recession , crown (dentistry) , surgery
Abstract Periodontal plastic surgery comprises an increasing part of clinical periodontology. Clinical trials have traditionally used professionals to judge esthetic outcome, and few studies have addressed patient needs and requests (true end points). Development of universally accepted and validated methods for professional esthetic assessment, together with standardized questionnaires for patient‐perceived outcome, may help to provide better insights into the true needs and benefits of periodontal and implant‐associated plastic surgery. In this volume of Periodontology 2000 , experienced researchers and clinicians from different subdisciplines of periodontology evaluate: treatment of gingival recession with or without papilla elevation; clinical crown lengthening in the natural dentition and in prosthodontic preparative treatment; periodontal regeneration around natural teeth; and soft‐tissue augmentation in edentulous areas. Similarly, experts in different areas of implant science address esthetic outcomes with single and multiple implant rehabilitation, alveolar ridge preservation, implant positioning and immediate implant placement in the esthetic zone.