title: Peri-implant soft tissue level secondary to a connective tissue graft in conjunction with immediate implant placement: a 2-year follow-up report of 11 consecutive cases.
abstract: The purpose of this case series was to evaluate secondary soft tissue level changes of a single-stage surgical protocol combining immediate implant placement and connective tissue grafting in maxillary incisors associated with gingival recession defects. Ten patients underwent the proposed combined treatment consisting of 11 single-tooth implant restorations. Peri-implant soft tissue level and the width of keratinized gingiva were evaluated at baseline, the time of implant restoration connection, and 2 years postrestoration. All parameters used to assess esthetic outcomes showed improvements. The proposed clinical procedure can be considered an alternative approach to achieving an ideal esthetic anterior restoration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. ymlee@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Young-Moo
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Do-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Su-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki-Tae
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Tae-Il
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang-Jo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003094:Collagen; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D003442:Crowns; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods*; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D023861:Photography, Dental; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C106416:Bio-Gide; C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals; D003094:Collagen