Fig. 1

Buccally displaced flap surgical technique. a Bone sounding. b Two parallel and one perpendicular incisions placed. c Partial thickness tissue dissection underneath the incisions. d Tissue dissection extending till the mucogingival junction on buccal side, and partial thickness flap reflected. e Connective tissue over the implant removed. f Partial thickness flap displaced buccally and adapted over the surface. g 3 mm tissue punch. h Healing abutment to secure the flap in its new position