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Volume 39 , Issue 5
September/October 2019
Pages e195–e201

Esthetic Evaluation of Maxillary Single-Tooth Zirconia Implants in the Esthetic Zone

Kristian Kniha, DDS/Heinz Kniha, MD, DDS, PhD/Ingrid Grunert, MD, DDS, PhD/Daniel Edelhoff, MD, DDS, PhD/Frank Hölzle, MD, DDS, PhD/Ali Modabber, MD, DDS, PhD

PMID: 29897352
DOI: 10.11607/prd.3282

The purpose of this study was to evaluate ceramic dental implants using different esthetic scores. A total of 53 ceramic dental implants were evaluated using the Pink Esthetic Score (PES), White Esthetic Score (WES), and Peri-Implant and Crown Index (PICI). Prosthodontists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and dentistry students independently performed assessments. The mean value of combined PES + WES was 17.4 points, and the PICI was 523.2 points. Orthodontists assessed a significantly lower result in both indices compared to all other assessor groups (P ≤ .05). Patient satisfaction was very high. The esthetic scores around ceramic implants were considerably higher than the suggested threshold of clinical acceptability.

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