title: Esthetic therapy with standard and scalloped implant designs: the five biologic elements for success.
abstract: The field of implant dentistry has grown significantly in recent years. Balancing natural-looking esthetics with long-term function, however, remains a challenging task. The main focus of implant dentistry is on improving the survival rate, simplifying the treatment, improving the esthetic outcome, and reducing the treatment time. Developing a natural contour and anatomically dimensioned soft-tissue margin is critical to attaining an esthetic implant restoration. This article discusses the five elements to achieve natural implant esthetics: bone foundation, implant design and placement, soft-tissue profile, prosthetic tissue support, and ceramic art design.
authors.affiliation: Global Institute for Dental Education, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sascha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D010519:Periodontium / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants