Open AccessEvaluating the clinical and esthetic outcome of apically positioned flap technique in augmentation of keratinized gingiva around dental implants
Author(s) -
Vineela Katam Reddy,
Harinath Parthasarathy,
Priya Lochana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.118378
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , implant , soft tissue , buccal administration , visual analogue scale , dental implant , orthodontics , surgery
Dental implants though a successful treatment modality there exists controversies regarding the relationship between the adequacy of the keratinized gingiva (KG) and peri-implant health. The presence of an adequate amount of peri-implant KG reduces gingival inflammation and hence soft-tissue augmentation should be frequently considered. Among the various periodontal plastic surgical procedures, the apically displaced flap increases the width of keratinized tissue with reduced patient morbidity. The current study aims at evaluating the esthetic improvement in KG around dental implants applying apically positioned flap (APF) technique.