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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

Fig. 3

Laterally rotated flap from the distal crestal area. Maxillary dental implant in a totally edentulous arch. Dental implant buccally positioned and with 1-mm buccal surface exposure. a Peri-implant mucositis with lack of keratinized tissue around implant. b X-ray showing no peri-implantitis. c Preparation of the recipient site. d Keratinized pediculated flap laterally rotated 90° over the recipient bed and sutured. e Fifteen days follow-up. f Fifteen months follow-up, showing a large increase in soft tissue quantity and quality with optimal peri-implant tissue stability

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