[Gingival grafts and implant surgery].
Although there is no scientific data to support the concept, it is proposed that a band of attached gingiva around implants is clinically desirable. This can be accomplished by the use of gingival grafts either at the time of the second operation or at a later date. This seems preferable to mucogingival surgery performed before implants insertion.
Ouhayoun
J P
JP
Département de parodontologie, Université Paris 7, Garancière.
D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D004846:Epithelial Attachment; D005881:Gingiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps
Greffes gingivales et chirurgie implantaire.