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International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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From: Laterally rotated flap for soft tissue augmentation around maxillary loaded osseointegrated dental implants: preliminary results of a pilot study

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Laterally rotated flap procedure. Schematic illustrations. a Soft tissue deficiency around the osseointegrated dental implant. b, c The receptor area is delimited and prepared on the buccal and mesial aspects of the implant. d Incisions delimiting the flap to be displaced distal to the implant. e Keratinized pediculated flap from the distopalatal adjacent area. f The pediculated graft is laterally rotated 90° over the recipient site

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