Free gingival grafting and vestibuloplasty with endosseous implant placement: clinical report.
Soft-tissue complications may occur adjacent to endosseous implants and their associated transepithelial abutments. Vestibuloplasty and connective tissue grafting techniques can be used to obtain attached keratinized tissue in the anterior endentulous mandible before implant placement in an effort to improve the long-term prognosis. A clinical case is presented that was restored with a mandibular implant-supported, bar-retained overdenture opposing a maxillary complete denture after grafting and vestibuloplasty procedures.
Simons
A M
AM
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Michigan 48207, USA.
Baima
R F
RF
D000368:Aged; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D014727:Vestibuloplasty