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case_images: Presentation of the case. a) Radiographic control of the implant by the end of the soft tissue healing period. Note the bone grown over the shoulder of the Top DM implant, in contact with the concave shape of the transepithelial abutment. b) Blanching of the gingiva upon delivery of the implant-supported crown. Note the various blanching intensities. c) Vanished blanching that led the patient to be safely discharged
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case_images: After 6 weeks of soft tissue healing (Fig. 1a) an intraoral scan (IOS) was taken with the healing cap in place (IOS#1). The single crown was affixed to the transepithelial abutment; strains exerted by the prosthesis on the healed gingiva led to various intensities of gingival blanching (Fig. 1b). After 30 min, the presence of blanching was checked as having completely vanished (Fig. 1c).
case_images: Views of the emergence profile after unscrewing the crown. a) Vestibulo-occlusal view of the soft tissue of the emergence profile after 3 months of function. b) Occlusal close-up view. The mesial gingiva participated mostly to the emergence profile conditioned under the crown
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case_images: Fig2
case_images: After 3 months of function and soft tissue conditioning, the crown was unscrewed and a third IOS (IOS#3) was taken; this recorded the emergence profile that was shaped under the implant-supported crown (Fig. 2a, b).