Current Research in Dental Sciences, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.150-154, 2024 (Scopus)
In this study, a literature review was conducted including human studies assessing keratinized presence and extent in PubMed and Scopus whether insufficiently keratinized mucosa s risk factor for periimplantitis or not. The end of this review, we concluded that. The KM is important for masticatory stresses in the tooth margin or crown, and results in esthetics that are more favorable, overall comfort, and simplified brushing. Therefore, the presence of KM in the surrounding dental implant (DI) space is important for the prevention of inflammation, plaque buildup, gingival recession, and occurring periimplantitis.