Importance of keratinized mucosa around dental implants: Consensus report of group 1 of the DGI/SEPA/Osteology Workshop.
Mariano SanzFrank SchwarzDavid HerreraPamela McClainElena FigueroAna MolinaAlberto MonjeEduardo MonteroAndrés Pascual-LaRoccaAusra RamanauskaiteFranck RenouardRobert SaderEik SchiegnitzItsvan UrbanLisa J A Heitz-MayfieldPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2022)
Presence of a minimum width of KPIM should be assessed routinely in patients with implant supported restorations, and when associated with pathological changes in the peri-implant mucosa, its dimensions may be surgically increased using autogenous grafts or soft-tissue substitutes with evidence of proven efficacy.
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