Volume 24, Issue 105, September - October, 2020

Emergence profile in anterior implant region by gingival recontouring – 2 year follow up

Syed Ershad Ahmed^1♦, Parithimar Kalaignan S²

¹Assistant Professor, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamilnadu, India; Email: drsyedershadahmed@vmsdc.edu.in
²Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, Tamilnadu, India; Email: parithisiva@gmail.com

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamilnadu, India; Email: drsyedershadahmed@vmsdc.edu.in

ABSTRACT

In spite of successful osseointegration of dental implants, many patients often are displeased with the outcome of the implant treatment due to the poor esthetics of the final restoration. For a proper esthetics of the implant restoration certain factors such as implant positioning, the nature of the hard tissue and texture of the soft tissue and emergence profile play an important role. Emergence profile of the restoration is an integral part for developing a good esthetics and also for maintaining a good health of peri-implant soft tissue. This case report highlights the use of provisional implant restoration to create gingival recontouring.

Keywords: Provisional restoration, customised restoration, screw retained prostheses, gingiva

Medical Science, 2020, 24(105), 3537-3541

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