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Coverage of Buccal Tissue Dehiscences on Endosseous Implants: Decision‐Making Process and Case Report
Author(s) -
Moreno Rodriguez Jose A.,
Caffesse Raúl G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical advances in periodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2163-0097
pISSN - 2573-8046
DOI - 10.1902/cap.2016.160004
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , dentistry , endosseous implants , buccal administration , connective tissue , implant , hard tissue , orthodontics , surgery , osseointegration , pathology
Introduction: Dehiscences on facial aspects of implants are an esthetic concern and, just as importantly, may make maintaining adequate home‐care measures and implant health more difficult, especially when bordered by inadequate and mobile soft tissue margins. Case Presentation: This report describes a new approach, the laterally rotated flap, and a tunnel subepithelial connective tissue graft, used to correct soft tissue dehiscences and gain keratinized mucosa on endosseous implants. Soft tissues were maintained in a stable condition 3 years after treatment. Conclusions: Although there are few controlled clinical studies that support any surgical technique for covering dehiscences on implants, some results show a tendency for improvement. The techniques presented in this case report provided promising results.