IMPLANT INSERTION, BONE REGENERATION AND PALATAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE GRAFTING IN MAXILLARY AESTHETIC AREA: A CASE REPORT

S. Gandini¹, E.M. Ravidà¹, G. El Haddad² and E. El Haddad²

¹University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy;
²Private practice, Turin, Italy

Correspondence to:
Elias El Haddad, DDS
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 38
10123, Turin, Italy
Email: elias.h@gmail.com

Received:  02 September 2023 Accepted: 19 October 2023

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ABSTRACT

                 The restoration of tooth loss in the frontal area is challenging. Patients demand immediate restoration for aesthetic reasons. In addition, tooth loss determines alveolar bone remodeling with consequent reduction in height and thickness of the alveolar bone. Several frontal area rehabilitation techniques exist, ranging from prosthetic solutions to immediately loaded implant solutions. In this case, there is often the need to do soft and hard tissue regeneration. These techniques can be performed at the same or different times of implant insertion. A single intervention to insert the implant, regenerate bone, and increase soft tissue in a single surgical session is more complex but highly appreciated by the patient. The present work describes a case report of a patient who benefited from implant placement, guided bone regeneration, and grafting of connective tissue collected from the palate to restore an upper central incisor.

KEYWORDS: bone, regeneration, maxilla, jaw, crest, alveolus, graft, fixture