{"id":891,"date":"2026-05-28T09:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=891"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:01:13","slug":"surgical-soft-tissue-improvement-in-the-course-of-implant-therapy-2203","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/surgical-soft-tissue-improvement-in-the-course-of-implant-therapy-2203\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Soft Tissue Improvement in the Course of Implant Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[84,226,227,225],"class_list":["post-891","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-esthetic-zone","forum-tag-implant-placement","forum-tag-implant-uncoverage","forum-tag-soft-tissue"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1458,"authors":[1110,1112,1114],"read_time":"13 min","publication_date":"20161114","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45683","excerpt":"Soft tissue management has become a crucial part of implant therapy in the esthetic zone, as implant placement nowadays requires not only functional success, but also pleasing esthetic outcomes. New surgical techniques and materials provide clinicians with helpful tools that contribute to functional and esthetic success. More importantly, sophisticated clinical concepts are required to achieve the best possible result despite initially differing circumstances.","references":"B\u00e4umer, D., Zuhr, O., Hansen, K. & H\u00fcrzeler, M. (2013) Das Einzelzahnimplantat in der \u00e4sthetischen Zone - Entwicklungen nach 20 Jahren. Implantologie<\/em> 21,<\/strong> 7-16.\r\n\r\nBlanco, J., Alonso, A. & Sanz, M. (2005) Long-term results and survival rate of implants treated with guided bone regeneration: a 5-year case series prospective study. Clinical Oral Implants Research<\/em> 16,<\/strong> 294-301.\r\n\r\nCarmagnola, D., Adriaens, P. & Berglundh, T. (2003) Healing of human extraction sockets filled with Bio-Oss. Clinical Oral Implants Research<\/em> 14,<\/strong> 137-143.\r\n\r\nChiche, G., Kokich, V. & Caudill, R. (1994) Diagnosis and treatment planning of esthetic problems. 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