{"id":677,"date":"2026-05-28T08:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=677"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:04:23","slug":"clinical-variables-for-successful-esthetic-outcomes-of-implant-prosthodontics-701","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/clinical-variables-for-successful-esthetic-outcomes-of-implant-prosthodontics-701\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Variables for Successful Esthetic Outcomes of Implant Prosthodontics"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[85,86,84,87,88],"class_list":["post-677","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-anterior-implant-supported-restoration","forum-tag-emergence-profile","forum-tag-esthetic-zone","forum-tag-soft-tissue-management","forum-tag-three-dimensional-implant-position"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1448,"authors":[1064,1066,1068,1018,1062],"read_time":"23 min","publication_date":"20220706","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45622","excerpt":"This article summarizes most of the variables contributing to an esthetic and biological success in implant prosthodontics of the anterior zone and to provide key treatment considerations on the decision-making process of replacing missing anterior teeth with dental implants.","references":"

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