China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2014, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (1): 87-90.

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Research progress for peri-implant soft tissue stability in aesthetics area

SHI Jun-yu, LAI Hong-chang   

  1. Department of Oral Implantology, Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2013-06-03 Revised:2013-08-12 Online:2014-02-10 Published:2014-02-10

Abstract: Nowadays the esthetic outcome of dental implants treatment has gained more concerns. This paper introduced the objective criteria for peri-implant soft tissue stability, and reviewed the latest studies focusing on peri-implant soft tissue stability in aesthetic area. In addition, the impact of new technologies on peri-implant stability has also been discussed.

Key words: Dental implant, Esthetics, Soft tissue stability, Pink esthetics score