title: Radiological and Biological Assessment of Immediately Restored Anterior Maxillary Implants Combined with GBR and Free Connective Tissue Graft.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Radiologic and biologic assessment of immediately restored Implants combined with guided bone regeneration (GBR) and free connective tissue graft.
  
  
  METHODS
  1-4 year retrospective study involving 34 patients treated with maxillary immediately restored anterior single-implants. Soft tissue dimensions, radiographic bone loss, and biological and prosthetic complications were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the mean follow up period of 29 months the study group presented a mean mesial bone loss of 1.10 ± 0.39 mm (range: 0.5-2.4 mm), and mean distal bone loss of 1.19 ± 0.41 mm (range: 0.4-2.1 mm). Mean periimplant probing depth of 3.49 mm (SD ± 1.06) and 2.35 (SD ± 0.52) for the contralateral tooth (highly significant p < 0.001). Bleeding on probing was present in 29.4% of the examined implant supported crown sites and 10.4% of the contralateral teeth (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anterior maxillary single-tooth replacement, using GBR and connective tissue graft according to the concept of immediate implant placement, and non-functional restoration is an accepted treatment modality achieving favorable peri-implant soft tissue condition.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Periodontology and Dental Implantology, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Roni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolerman
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nissan
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Arkadi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmanov
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Eran
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zenziper
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Implantology, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Shimshon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slutzkey
authors.affiliation: Professor and head, Department of Periodontology and Dental Implantology, the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: biologic complications; connective tissue; immediate loading; radiographic data; single-tooth implants