title: Gingival papilla dimensions in anterosuperior regions adjacent to single-tooth implants.
abstract: This study compared the dimensions of gingival papillae in anterosuperior areas presenting at natural teeth (teeth sites) or single-tooth implants adjacent to natural teeth (implant-tooth sites) by analyzing determined distances. A total of 45 teeth and 46 implant-tooth sites were carefully selected. Clinical evaluation consisted of visual and quantitative analyses with millimeter grids on radiographs. Implant-tooth sites showed a smaller gingival papilla dimension than tooth sites (P < .01). Both evaluated distances (contact point to bone crest and between the roots of adjacent teeth or implant platform to root of adjacent tooth) in all groups significantly influenced the presence/absence of gingival papillae (P < .01).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil. fabprofes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: José Cláudio Martins
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Segalla
authors.forename: Elcio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcantonio
authors.forename: José Roberto Pereira
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lauris
authors.forename: João Gustavo Rabelo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Luciano Pedrin Carvalho
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D011859:Radiography; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology