Augmentation the width of a keratinized attached gingiva in patients with dental implantation

No attached keratinized gingiva? A clinical solution for the clinician.

Clinical evaluation of the effect of gingival thickness on increasing the width of keratinized and attached gingiva with and without preserving periosteum in an animal study

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The present study was performed in order to assess the effect of gingival thickness on amount of gingival augmentation with and without preserving periosteum.METHODS: The study was conducted on 8 ecotype dogs aged 1-5 years. At the beginning, clinical probing depth and keratinized and attached gingiva width were measured. Totally, 64 sites were operated in this study. Perios...

Clinical evaluation of a collagen matrix to enhance the width of keratinized gingiva around dental implants

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of collagen matrix with apically positioned flap (APF) on the width of keratinized gingiva, comparing to the results of APF only and APF combined with free gingival graft (FGG) at the second implant surgery. METHODS Nine patients were selected from those who had received treatments at the Department of Periodontics, Chosun Universit...

The Importance of Keratinized Gingiva Surrounding Dental Implants

There is a great deal of controversy in the literature about the importance of keratinized gingiva around dental implants and the amount, if any, required for implant health. Some studies conclude that peri-implant health could be maintained even in the absence of keratinized gingiva providing adequate oral hygiene is employed [1]. Other studies suggest that areas of minimal keratinized gingiva...

Longitudinal changes in the width of attached gingiva in children.

The width of the attached gingiva of 54 children 12-14 years old was measured and compared with its width measured five years before. The width of the attached gingiva of 96 mandibular permanent central incisors at the second examination was grouped according to its width at the first examination. In addition, the width of the attached gingiva of 67 mandibular central incisors, at both examinat...