title: Custom anatomic healing abutments.
abstract: Dental implants with their increasing success rates and predictability of final outcome are fast becoming the treatment of choice for replacing missing teeth. Considering the success of immediate implant placement in reducing tissue loss and achieving good esthetic results, is making it a more popular treatment modality in implant dentistry. Understanding the management of gingival tissues in relation to implants to obtain maximum esthetics is of utmost importance. The use of provisional abutments and immediate temporization has a proven track record of their ability to produce optimal esthetics and to guide the tissue response during the healing phase. With careful patient selection and execution, customized healing abutments can provide an effective method to enhance the esthetic and emergence profile for anterior implant restorations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, VS Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinayak S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Dhruv
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sundar
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, VS Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Agnelo Michael
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reveredo
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, VS Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
keywords: Esthetics; gingival biotype; healing abutments; temporization