Guided tissue healing for single-tooth implants.

G W Cobb; G W Reeves; J D Duncan

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Guided tissue healing for single-tooth implants.

G W Cobb·G W Reeves·J D Duncan

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Abstract

The emergence profile of a single-tooth implant abutment has a significant effect on the esthetics of the final restoration. Most healing abutments are cylindrical, unlike the nonround contours of the natural teeth being replaced. The resulting peri-implant sulcus is round rather than having the correct anatomic cross-sectional shape. This disparity may compromise the ideal emergence profile of the final restoration. This article presents a technique in which a custom abutment and provisional crown or the definitive restoration can be placed at second-stage surgery to guide tissue healing to optimum form and esthetics.

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Alveolar Ridge Augmentation Bone Regeneration Dental Abutments Dental Implantation, Endosseous Dental Implants, Single-Tooth Dental Impression Technique Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal Humans Journal Article

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G W Cobb, G W Reeves, J D Duncan. 1999. Guided tissue healing for single-tooth implants.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10650370/

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