Combined Soft and Hard Tissue Peri-Implant Plastic Surgery Techniques to Enhance Implant Rehabilitation: A Case Report

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BALTACIOĞLU E., KORKMAZ F. M., BAĞIŞ N., Aydin G., Yuva P., KORKMAZ Y. T., ...More

OPEN DENTISTRY JOURNAL, vol.8, pp.207-212, 2014 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.2174/1874210601408010207
  • Journal Name: OPEN DENTISTRY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.207-212
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This case report presents an implant-aided prosthetic treatment in which peri-implant plastic surgery techniques were applied in combination to satisfactorily attain functional aesthetic expectations. Peri-implant plastic surgery enables the successful reconstruction and restoration of the balance between soft and hard tissues and allows the option of implant-aided fixed prosthetic rehabilitation.