Zurich, Switzerland
> To restore Peri-implant health, preserve aesthetics and function.
> To treat the circumferential, mainly vertical infrabony defect in order to rebuild the lost hard tissue and to preserve the soft-tissue volume.
Radiograph shows a peri-implant bone defect. The crown margin is located far too submucosally. A gap is visible in between the abutment and the crown.
Geistlich Bio-Gide® is placed and filled underneath with Geistlich Bio-Oss® covering the whole defect area.
Geistlich Bio-Gide® completely covers the augmented area and is closed with a tension-free flap.
A long-term follow-up radiograph after 3 years shows a stable bony situation.