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Volume 43 , Issue 4
July/August 2023
Pages 415–422

Volumetric Outcomes of Peri-implant Soft Tissue Augmentation with a Xenogeneic Cross-Linked Collagen Scaffold: A Comparative Clinical Study

Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS, PhD/Shayan Barootchi, DMD, MS/Maria Vera Rodriguez, DDS/Priscila Ceolin Meneghetti, DDS, MS/Gustavo Mendonça, DDS, MS, PhD/Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD

DOI: 10.11607/prd.6058

Performing soft tissue augmentation (STA) at implant sites to improve esthetics, patient satisfaction, and peri-implant health is common. Several soft tissue grafting materials can be used to increase soft tissue thickness at the second-stage surgery, including human dermal matrices and xenogeneic collagen scaffolds. This study assessed and compared the volumetric outcomes, from second-stage surgery to crown delivery, around implants that received STA with a xenogeneic cross-linked collagen scaffold (XCCS) vs nonaugmented implant sites. Thirty-one patients (31 implant sites) completed the study. Intraoral digital scans were taken at the second stage and prior to crown delivery, and the STL files were imported in an image-analysis software to assess volumetric changes. XCCS-augmented implants showed significantly greater volumetric changes compared to control sites, which showed volume loss. The mean thickness of the XCCS-augmented area was 0.73 mm. There was no difference in patient-reported esthetic evaluations between groups. STA with XCCS provided significantly greater volumetric outcomes compared to nonaugmented sites. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term behavior of the augmented peri-implant mucosa and the effects of STA on peri-implant health.

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