Therapeutic alternatives for addressing pink esthetic complications in single-tooth implants: A proposal for a clinical decision tree.

Objective: Esthetic complications in implant therapy today represent a clinical challenge, when the aim is to overcome the sequelae and obtain a pleasing result. The current scientific literature about this topic is scarce and often based on case reports and the personal opinions of clinicians.

Clinical Considerations: The aim of this article is to introduce a decision tree for diagnosis and treatment of complications, focusing on the pink esthetic of single-tooth implants and based on three diagnostic pillars (3D implant position, peri-implant hard-tissue anatomy, and peri-implant soft-tissue anatomy).

Coronally positioned flap with subepithelial connective tissue graft for root coverage: various indications and flap designs.

Aesthetic concerns and functional abnormalities, such as dentin hypersensitivity, are often associated with gingival recession defects. Root coverage procedures aim to restore both gingival aesthetics and function in recession defects. The coronally positioned flap combined with the subepithelial connective tissue graft is one of the most widely used root coverage procedures.

Therapy with adjunctive doxycycline local delivery in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and periodontitis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of subgingival administration of doxycycline as an adjunct to periodontal therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.

Material And Methods: Twenty-two paired periodontal defects > or =5.0 mm were treated in 11 patients (35-55 years old).

Root coverage using the coronally positioned flap with or without a subepithelial connective tissue graft.

Background: Various surgical techniques have been proposed for treating gingival recession. This randomized clinical trial compared the coronally positioned flap (CPF) alone or in conjunction with a subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) in the treatment of gingival recession.

Methods: Eleven non-smoking subjects with bilateral and comparable Miller Class I recession defects were selected.

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of soft and hard tissue changes around implants: a pilot study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic changes in the peri-implant tissues around one-stage implants with different smooth neck portion lengths before and after functional prosthetic loading.

Methods: Twelve one-stage implants were placed in adult patients with bilateral edentulous posterior mandibular ridges. The sites were randomly assigned into two groups of six each: group 1: 2.