title: Technique for soft tissue closure in surgeries for fixed implant-supported prostheses in the edentulous maxilla.
abstract: A technique is presented that can be used as a straightforward, quick, and minimally invasive solution to improve soft tissue closure for surgeries involving bone reduction for fixed implant-supported prostheses in the edentulous maxilla.
authors.affiliation: Program Director and Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Post Graduate Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Conn. Electronic address: avinashbidra@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Avinash S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bidra
authors.affiliation: Resident, Post Graduate Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Conn.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kernen
mesh_terms: D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery