title: Esthetic implant site development.
abstract: Bony support is critical for creating and maintaining esthetic and natural-appearing peri-implant soft tissue profiles. A variety of techniques have been shown to be effective for augmenting bone and soft tissue. Ideal implant position and angulation is critical for a natural-appearing outcome. Achieving an ideal esthetic result in the compromised site is often elusive and in many cases, impossible. This article reviews techniques available for esthetic implant site development. A review of the recent literature discovers the most effective techniques for achieving esthetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, 1983 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Electronic address: leb97201@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bach
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, 1983 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Brady
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: Emergence profile; Horizontal augmentation; Implant angulation; Implant position; Soft tissue augmentation; Vertical augmentation