The influence of submerged healing abutment or subcrestal implant placement on soft tissue thickness and crestal bone stability. A 2‐year randomized clinical trial

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Tomas Linkevičius · Vilnius University

Algirdas Puišys · Vilnius University

Rokas Linkevičius · Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Jonas Alkimavičius · Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Evelina Gineviciute

Laura Linkevičienė · Vilnius University

Abstract

Subcrestal implant placement can significantly reduce crestal bone loss, compared to vertical soft tissue thickening by tenting of epicrestally placed implants, although soft tissue tenting can significantly increase soft tissue thickness.

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Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments

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Published in: Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volume 22, Issue 4, pp. 497-506

DOI: 10.1111/cid.12903

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The influence of submerged healing abutment or subcrestal implant placement on soft tissue thickness and crestal bone stability. A 2‐year randomized clinical trial

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