PubMed-ID: 22254221Seiten: 93-100, Sprache: EnglischPerez, Fabiano / Segalla, José Cláudio Martins / Marcantonio, Jr, Élcio / Lauris, José Roberto Pereira / Ribeiro, Joao Gustavo Rabelo / Ferreira, Luciano Pedrin Carvalho
This study compared the dimensions of gingival papillae in anterosuperior areas presenting at natural teeth (teeth sites) or single-tooth implants adjacent to natural teeth (implant-tooth sites) by analyzing determined distances. A total of 45 teeth and 46 implant-tooth sites were carefully selected. Clinical evaluation consisted of visual and quantitative analyses with millimeter grids on radiographs. Implant-tooth sites showed a smaller gingival papilla dimension than tooth sites (P < .01). Both evaluated distances (contact point to bone crest and between the roots of adjacent teeth or implant platform to root of adjacent tooth) in all groups significantly influenced the presence/absence of gingival papillae (P < .01).