Implant dentistry has come a long way since 1981, with great improvements made to
achieve primary implant stability and improve bone-to-implant contact. The focus has since …

Healthy soft tissue surrounding a dental implant is essential for successful implant
restoration. This success includes the establishment of health, function, and esthetics. The …

Objective To provide a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the hard and soft
tissue biological structures surrounding an osseointegrated dental implant (peri‐implant …

The influence of tissue biotype in natural dentition is already well demonstrated in the
literature, with numerous articles showing that thicker tissue is a preferred biotype for optimal …

Presurgical planning, implant positioning, soft tissue management, esthetic bone grafting,
provisionalization, and prosthetic management are the treatment considerations that affect …

Implant dentistry has been established as a predictable treatment with excellent clinical
success to replace missing or nonrestorable teeth. A successful esthetic implant …

In implant dentistry, bone loss is attributed to numerous factors that often include infection or
trauma. Various surgical techniques and implant components have been developed to …

Along with osseointegration and restoration of function, the patient's subjective satisfaction
with the esthetic result is a touchstone of the success of implant therapy. Although esthetic …

Background The esthetic replacement of teeth has become an important standard for
implant dentistry. While defining this goal has not been difficult, the ability to restore implants …

DENNIS R TARNOW, DDS'ROBERT N. ESKOW, I) MI), MScDt he extrapolation of osseo-T
integrated implant dentistry into the esthetic zone of the partial edentulous patient has been …