Significance of Buccopalatal Implant Position, Biotype, Platform Switching, and Pre-implant Bone Augmentation on the Level of the Midbuccal Mucosa

Authors:
  • EZElise Zuiderveld
    Elise Zuiderveld
  • LHLarens Den Hartog
    Larens Den Hartog
  • AVArjan Vissink
    Arjan Vissink
  • GRGerry Raghoebar
    Gerry Raghoebar
  • HMHenry Meijer
    Henry Meijer
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Abstract
Elise G. Zuiderveld, DDS/Laurens den Hartog, DDS, PhD/Arjan Vissink, MD, DDS, PhD/ Gerry M. Raghoebar, MD, DDS, PhD/Henny J.A. Meijer, DDS, PhD: This study assessed whether buccopalatal implant position, biotype, platform switching, and pre-implant bone augmentation affects the level of the midbuccal mucosa (MBM). Ninety patients with a single-tooth implant in the esthetic zone were included. The level of the MBM was measured on photographs taken 1 year after crown placement. The factors analyzed only explained 22% of the level of the MBM. The more an implant was placed to the buccal, the more the MBM was positioned apically. A comparable phenomenon was observed in cases with a thick biotype and cases that underwent pre-implant bone augmentation. Platform switching did not affect the level of the MBM. Int J Prosthodont 2014;27:477?479. doi: 10.11607/ijp.4008