title: Guided bone regeneration around an immediate transmucosal implant for single tooth replacement: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes the procedure of guided bone regeneration around an endosseous dental implant, placed into an extraction alveolus in the absence of total soft tissue coverage, ie, in a transmucosal condition. The technique presented permits an immediate placement of the implant after the extraction of the maxillary right lateral incisor. A nonresorbable barrier membrane was used, and strict chemical plaque control was maintained during osseointegration. After an uneventful healing period of 6 months, the membrane was removed in a second-stage surgery. Two months later, the fixed single tooth prosthesis was placed. The learning objective of this article is to explain the immediate transmucosal implant surgery technique, using a case report to illustrate the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Division of Periodontology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Tritten
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bragger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fourmousis
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D016348:Osseointegration; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene