title: Guided soft tissue healing in implant dentistry.
abstract: Frustrations with creating subgingival implant restorations that are aesthetic and maintainable can be alleviated by using surgical indexing; provisionals as implant copings; or corresponding healing abutments and impression copings. Advantages and disadvantages of each are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing