Teeth versus implants: mucogingival considerations and management of soft tissue complications.
Soft tissue complications around dental implants occur with an incidence between 1 and 7 percent, and the treatments for these have not been as well studied, understood or as predictable as with similar complications associated with teeth. These complications include recession, fenestration/dehiscence defects, gingival inflammation/proliferation and fistulas. This paper compares and contrasts important mucogingival considerations between teeth and implants. Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of some of the more common soft tissue complications are presented.
Nicholas
N
Caplanis
Georgios
G
Romanos
Paul
P
Rosen
Glenn
G
Bickert
Ashish
A
Sharma
Jaime
J
Lozada
D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology*
D015921:Dental Implants