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Volume 35 , Issue 2
March/April 2015
Pages 191-198

Soft Tissue Contour Changes at Immediate Postextraction Single-Tooth Implants with Immediate Restoration: A 12-Month Prospective Cohort Study

Daniele Cardaropoli, DDS/Lorenzo Tamagnone, DDS/Alessandro Roffredo, DDS/Lorena Gaveglio, DDS

PMID: 25738339
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2326

In the maxillary arch from premolar to premolar, 26 single dental implants were inserted in fresh extraction sockets and immediately provisionalized. The bone-to-implant gap was grafted with a bovine bone mineral. After 3 months, definitive ceramic crowns were placed. At baseline and after 1 year, the soft tissue horizontal width, mesiodistal papillary level, midfacial gingival level, and pink esthetic score were evaluated. No statistical differences were found between baseline and 1 year for all parameters. Immediate singletooth implants, with immediate restoration, are capable of maintaining the soft tissue contour and esthetics compared to the pretreatment status.

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