Bone rehabilitation to achieve optimal aesthetics.
Treatment involving oral implants has established a high success rate, including implant survival on a long-term basis. The challenge facing the clinicians today is to achieve an optimal long-term aesthetic result. To address this challenge, the volume of the underlying hard and soft tissue must be restored either prior to or simultaneously with the implant placement. The learning objective of this article is to review the critical biologic and clinical criteria essential in achieving a predictable success in aesthetic enhancement of the implant site.
UCLA Continuing Dental Education, Los Angeles, California, USA. sascha@jovanoviconline.com
Sascha A
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Jovanovic
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D015921:Dental Implants; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial
D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial