What is the effect of soft tissue thickness on crestal bone loss around dental implants? A systematic review


Akcali A., Trullenque-Eriksson A., Sun C., Petrie A., Nibali L., Donos N.

CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH, vol.28, no.9, pp.1046-1053, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/clr.12916
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1046-1053
  • Keywords: Alveolar bone loss, biotype, dental implant, soft tissue thickness, PERIODONTAL BIOTYPE, GINGIVAL THICKNESS, BIOLOGIC WIDTH, FOLLOW-UP, PLATFORM, DIMENSIONS, LEVEL, STABILITY, MUCOSA, CONNECTION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

ObjectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to determine whether soft tissue biotype at implant placement has an influence on crestal bone loss (CBL) at 1year after implant loading.