Considerations for Esthetic Restorations and Pontic Design to Achieve Ideal Soft Tissue Morphology

Perimplant Soft Tissue Considerations in the Esthetic Zone

One of the key elements of implant maintenance and longevity is good physiological architecture of the supporting tissues to form an appropriate environment for implants to yield both functional and cosmetic benefits. This paper analyzes the position of periimplant soft tissues which is largely determined by biological factors like periodontal bioform, the biotype, biological width and the osse...

Peri-implant soft tissue conditioning with provisional restorations in the esthetic zone: the dynamic compression technique.

An optimal esthetic implant restoration is a combination of a visually pleasing prosthesis and surrounding peri-implant soft tissue architecture. This article introduces a clinical method, the dynamic compression technique, of conditioning soft tissues around bone-level implants with provisional restorations in the esthetic zone. The technique has several goals: to establish an adequate emergen...

Soft tissue development around pontic site: A case series

An ideal emergence profile is vital for maintaining gingival health and developing esthetics. The ovate pontic which mimics a natural tooth gives the most appropriate emergence profile. For a successful ovate pontic restoration, an alveolar ridge of sufficient height and width is necessary to enhance the deficient ridge and to achieve an esthetic emergence profile. Interpositional graft was car...

Reproducibility of the pink esthetic score--rating soft tissue esthetics around single-implant restorations with regard to dental observer specialization.

PURPOSE The pink esthetic score (PES) evaluates the esthetic outcome of soft tissue around implant-supported single crowns in the anterior zone by awarding seven points for the mesial and distal papilla, soft-tissue level, soft-tissue contour, soft-tissue color, soft-tissue texture, and alveolar process deficiency. The aim of this study was to measure the reproducibility of the PES and assess t...

Crown Considerations, Preparations, and Material Selection for Esthetic Metal-Ceramic Restorations