Immediate placement and provisionalization of implants in the aesthetic zone with or without a connective tissue graft: A 1-year randomized controlled trial and volumetric study.
Wouter G van NimwegenGerry M RaghoebarElise G ZuiderveldRonald Ernst JungHenny J A MeijerSven MühlemannPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2018)
The use of a CTG in immediately placed and provisionalized implants in the aesthetic zone did not result in less mucosal volume loss after 12 months, leading to the assumption that a CTG cannot fully compensate for the underlying facial bone loss, although a significantly more coronally located mid-facial mucosa level was found when a CTG was performed.