Marginal bone levels and soft tissue conditions around single-tooth implants with a scalloped neck design: results of a prospective 3-year study

Khraisat, Ameen; Zembic, Anja; Jung, Ronald E; Hammerle, Christoph H F

doi:10.11607/jomi.2544

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Khraisat, A., Zembic, A., Jung, R. E., & Hammerle, C. H. F. (2013). Marginal bone levels and soft tissue conditions around single-tooth implants with a scalloped neck design: results of a prospective 3-year study. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 28(2), 550–555. https://doi.org/10.11607/jomi.2544

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PURPOSE: Scalloped implants were developed to better maintain marginal bone. Therefore, this study evaluated marginal bone levels (MBLs) and soft tissue around single implants with scalloped necks in the esthetic zone prospectively over a 3-year period. MBLs were compared to those of conventional flat-platform implants at 1 and 3 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients received anterior single-tooth implants and were divided into two groups; the test group included implants with a scalloped neck design and the control group included c