Significance of keratinized mucosa around dental implants: a prospective comparative study


Boynuegri D., NEMLİ S., Kasko Y. A.

CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH, vol.24, no.8, pp.928-933, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2012.02475.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.928-933
  • Keywords: dental implants, inflammatory cytokines, peri-implant crevicular fluid, keratinized mucosa, GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID, TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR, NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE ACTIVITY, PERI-IMPLANT, COLLAGENASE ACTIVITY, PERIODONTAL SURGERY, MASTICATORY MUCOSA, TISSUE INHIBITOR, ORAL IMPLANTS, FACTOR-ALPHA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the significance of keratinized mucosa (KM) around dental implants both clinically and biochemically for 12months.