A New Implant Design For Optimal Esthetics and Retention of Interproximal Papillae

Benefits of an Implant Platform Modification Technique to Reduce Crestal Bone Resorption

“…5 The location of the micro-gap at the level of the crestal bone generates well-documented peri-implant bone resorption. 5,[7][8][9] Most investigators 13 point to bacterial colonization of the interface as the main chronic factor irritating the biologic width. This irritation causes an apical movement of the biologic width at the expense of the crestal bone.…”

“…(Implant Dent 2006;15:313-320) Key Words: dental implants, bone loss, platform modification, microgap, biologic width implant bone loss. 5,[7][8][9] These studies conclude that the location of the micro-gap violates the biologic width and initiates a response causing significant peri-implant bone loss that correlates with the proximity of the micro-gap to the bone crest. With 1-piece implants, the location of the micro-gap is coronal to the biologic width, and less bone resorption occurs.…”

Prospective Evaluation of 2,549 Morse Taper Connection Implants: 1‐ to 6‐Year Data

“…With Morse taper connection implants, the gap is closed so tightly that the abutment and the fixture behave like a single piece; for this reason, there is effectively no microgap and no bacterial leakage 51 . With the tapered interference fit, moreover, the abutment emergence geometry leads to “platform‐switching” advantages 52,53 . Lazzara and Porter 52 were the first authors to discover that the placement of platform‐switched implants resulted in a smaller vertical change in the crestal bone level than was typically seen when restoring conventional implants with abutments of matching diameter 52 .…”

Scalloped Dental Implants: A Retrospective Analysis of Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes of 17 NobelPerfectTM Implants in 6 Patients

“…5 In single implant sites without tissue deficiencies, an esthetic treatment outcome is generally successful because it depends on the tissue support provided by the adjacent teeth. [11][12][13] The primary esthetic goal of the scalloped implant design is to avoid the dark, triangular space known as the "black triangle." [8][9][10] The scalloped implant is designed to keep or create interdental bony peaks that support the soft tissue, thereby maintaining or creating interimplant papillae.…”