Correction of a mucogingival defect using an implant-retained postoperative stent in a severely resorbed mandible: Case report

• Autor(a) principal: De Melo, Luiz Gustavo Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Ciporkin, Fredenco, Neto, José Sérgio Maia, De Almeida, Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga, Lopes, José Fernando Scarelli, Figueiredo, Caio Márcio, Nagata, Maria José Hitomi [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225447

This case report describes a technique that uses a palatal mucosal graft and an acrylic resin postoperative stent in an attempt to increase the layer of keratinized tissue around osseointegrated implants in an atrophic mandible. During second- stage surgery, a split-thickness labial flap is reflected and apically repositioned by being sutured onto the periosteum and connective tissue. A palatal mucosal graft is then sutured onto the recipient site. The stent is worn for at least 4 weeks following surgery. This procedure helps to eliminate mobility of the mucosa in the area, deepen the vestibule, and prevent muscle reinsertion.