Soft tissue esthetics around immediately provisionalized delayed implants with and without connective tissue graft: A randomized clinical trial pilot study

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Soft tissue esthetics around immediately provisionalized delayed implants with and without connective tissue graft: A randomized clinical trial pilot study via Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research Abstract Objective Evaluate the peri-implant soft tissue esthetics following a single, immediately provisionalized, delayed implant with/-out subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG). Material and Methods The eligible patients were randomized into two groups. Immediate provisionalization was performed with (test group: SCTGG) or without SCTG (control group: NGG). The soft tissue esthetics was assessed by Pink Esthetic Score (PES) and Mucosal Scarring Index (MSI), at 6 and 12 months, following final implant restoration. Results The SCTGG, compared to NGG, yielded a 0.2 increased PES at 12 months (95% confidence interval (CI): −1, 1.4) and a 0.2 decreased MSI score (95% CI −0.9, 0.5) with no statistically significant differences in PES and MSI between both groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion Soft tissue grafting around immediately provisionalized delayed implants could exhibit comparable results to immediate provisionalization alone in terms of peri-implant soft tissue esthetics using PES and MSI (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03770975). View on Web

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