14AAP-GS04: Soft Tissue Modeling and Remodeling after Implant Placement: The New Frontier

Monday Session

Track: Interdisciplinary Therapy

Moderator: Nicholas Caplanis
Speakers: George V. Duello, Barry Goldenberg, Diego Velasquez

Dental implant provisionalization has become an essential component of implant surgery, and an important team approach service for our referring restorative dentists as they transition their patient to the final prosthesis. Ideal emergence profile development involves appropriate contour of the abutment and restoration complex. This program will review the prosthetic hardware and clinical procedures that periodontists are uniquely qualified to provide, to not only enhance the soft tissue esthetic result, but also support long-term peri-implant health. A formula of how the abutment and restoration can influence the tissue contour will be presented.