Influence of Timing on the Horizontal Stability of Connective Tissue Grafts for Buccal Soft Tissue Augmentation at Single Implants: A Prospective Controlled Pilot Study.

Purpose: The timing for soft tissue augmentation during implant therapy is still debated. Therefore, the present study clinically evaluated whether immediate versus delayed soft tissue augmentation procedures had an impact on the stability of peri-implant mucosal thickness (PMT).

Materials And Methods: Patients requiring a single implant posterior to the canines in association with soft tissue augmentation procedures at the buccal aspect of single implants using a connective tissue graft (CTG) were enrolled.