Soft-Tissue Volume Augmentation at Dental Implant Placement Using Collagen-Based Matrix Characterized by Oriented Open Pore Structure: A Retrospective Study with a Median Follow-Up of 17 Months.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: Soft-tissue volume augmentation with gingival grafts enhances implant-prosthodontic esthetics by maintaining or reconstructing a convex contour of the vestibular mucosa. However, it presents disadvantages related to donor site, surgical complexity, and post-procedural discomfort. This study evaluated clinical performance of a native porcine-derived collagen-elastin matrix with uniquely oriented porous structure for soft-tissue volume augmentation at single implant sites. Method and Materials: Soft-tissue augmentation was performed at sites of a single implant, which underwent immediate, early, or late loading protocols. Implant success, its survival, and mucosal health status including change in tissue thickness acquired through 3D scans of casts prepare

SUBMITTER: Wessing B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729357 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature