Esthetic soft tissue ridge augmentation around dental implant: Case report

Esthetic soft tissue ridge augmentation around dental implant: Case report

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The aim of this case report is to present a method to correct soft tissue ridge deformity around dental implant using acellular dermal matrix (ADM).A 25-year-old female patient presented with a missing maxillary first ONE CHOCOLATE left premolar, which had class I soft tissue defect.The missing tooth was replaced with single implant supported prosthesis and the soft tissue defect was corrected using ADM utilizing the envelop technique.A 5-years follow-up is presented showing the long-term stability of this technique and the predictability of using the ADM as an alternative method to connective tissue graft to correct the soft tissue Card Upsell defect around dental implant.

Keywords: Ridge defect, Alloderm, Ridge augmentation, Soft tissue esthetic.