title: Soft tissue management techniques for implant dentistry: a clinical guide.
abstract: Establishing nontension primary closure over implant and bone-grafted sites begins with proper soft tissue management. This paper will demonstrate the various soft tissue flap designs required to optimize postsurgical wound healing. Simple and advanced flap management techniques are described in a step-by-step manner utilizing drawings to show each step-by-step surgical procedure. Management of postoperative soft tissue complications will also be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Midwest Implant Institute, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Orazio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D004846:Epithelial Attachment / Q000601:surgery; D005881:Gingiva / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques