Soft Tissue Augmentation Techniques in Implants Placed and Provisionalized Immediately: A Systematic Review
Table 5
Patient profile: inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Age ≥ 18 years
Systematic diseases that could alter tissue integration of dental implants (severe systematic problems)
Good oral hygiene
Pregnancy
Adequate native bone to achieve implant primary stability with sufficient bone volume with minimum dimensions of 3.3 × 12,0 mm or 3,25 × 15,0 mm or 3,5 × 13,0 mm
Alcohol or drug dependency
Presence of adequate gingival architecture with the surrounding dentition
Head and neck radiation treatment
Appropriate gingiva-to-underlying bone dimension facially (≥2 mm) and interproximally (4 to 6 mm)
Bruxism and/or parafunction
Adjacent teeth or implants without need for prosthetic restorations
A lack of stable posterior occlusion
Stable occlusion
Perforation and/or loss of the labial bony plaque after tooth removal and/or implant osteotomy
Adequate vertical dimension of the existing metal-ceramic prosthetic restorations
Indications for periodontal treatment before the implant surgery
