Author/Authors :
deporter, douglas university of toronto - oral reconstructive center, faculty of dentistry, Ontario, Canada , khoshkhounejad, ali akbar tehran university of medical science - department of periodontics, Tehran, iran , khoshkhounejad, nikfam tehran university of medical science - department of prosthodontics, Tehran, iran , ketabi, mohammad islamic azad university, isfahan (khorasgan) branch - faculty of dentistry - department of periodontology, Isfahan, Iran , ketabi, mohammad university of toronto - faculty of dentistry, Ontario, Canada
Abstract :
Based on our collective experiences with gap management around immediate dental implants, we have proposed a classification of gap type based on the location in relation to implant periphery. Seven types are proposed, and all but one type should heal without gap grafting provided that flap‑less surgery and atraumatic extraction have been achieved. The exception is our Type II gap where the implant has been placed too far buccally leaving a gap only on the lingual/palatal. In this case, the lingual/palatal gap need not be grafted, but the buccal aspect of the implant should best to augmented to avoid the complications.
