Evaluation of the Aesthetic Outcomes of the Single Crowns Supported by Tissue Level Implants

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ClinConnect Summary

Both successful implant-supported restorations and the peri-implant soft and hard tissues are vital determinants which may affect the short- and long-term aesthetic outcomes.

For this reason, the pink aesthetic score (PES) was introduced for the evaluation of peri-implant soft tissues by Fürhauser in 2005 and modified by Belser as PES/WES in 2009.

So far, a series of clinical studies have confirmed the suitability of PES/WES and PES index for the objective outcome assessment of the aesthetic dimension of anterior single-tooth implants.

However, to our knowledge, studies with long term da...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Have had the tooth extraction at least 3 months before implant surgery.
• • Did not receive soft or hard tissue augmentation before or in conjunction with implant surgery.
• • Did not receive restorative treatment of the adjacent teeth.
• • Underwent conventional healing and loading protocol after implant surgery.
• • Have both neighboring teeth and corresponding teeth in the mandible.
• • ----For additional, the patients should have
• • Photographs of the anterior teeth, the photos should have been taken at right after crown placement and at the 6-10 months recall visit.
• • Radiographs of the implant-supported single crowns, the radiographs should have been taken at right after crown placement.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who don't fulfill the inclusion criteria
• • Patients who refused to join the study