Open AccessChanges of the peri-implant soft tissue thickness after grafting with a collagen matrix
Author(s) -
Gregory-George Zafiropoulos,
Giorgio Deli,
Oliver Hoffmann,
John C. Gordon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.181245
Subject(s) - soft tissue , medicine , connective tissue , implant , dentistry , gingival margin , surgery , pathology
The aim of this study was to determine the treatment outcome of the use of a porcine monolayer collagen matrix (mCM) to increase soft-tissue volume as a part of implant site development.