Table 6 Pink esthetic score (FAS)

Mesial papilla

Missing

0

1 (3.3)

0.1; 17.2

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Incomplete

1

21 (70.0)

50.6; 85.3

19 (54.3)

36.6; 71.2

Complete

2

8 (26.7)

12.3; 45.9

16 (45.7)

28.8; 63.4

Distal papilla

Missing

0

0 (0.0)

0.0; 11.6

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Incomplete

1

20 (66.7)

47.2; 82.7

19 (54.3)

36.6; 71.2

Complete

2

10 (33.3)

17.3; 52.8

16 (45.7)

28.8; 63.4

Soft tissue contours

Unnatural

0

0 (0.0)

0.0; 11.6

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Virturally natural

1

7 (23.3)

9.9; 42.3

10 (28.6)

14.6; 46.3

natural

2

23 (76.7)

57.7; 90.1

25 (71.4)

53.7; 85.4

Soft tissue-level discrepancy

 > 2 mm

0

1 (3.3)

0.1; 17.2

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

1–2 mm

1

5 (16.7)

5.6; 34.7

5 (14.3)

4.8; 30.3

 < 1 mm

2

24 (80.0)

61.4; 92.3

30 (85.7)

69.7; 95.2

Alveolar process

Clearly resorbed

0

0 (0.0)

0.0; 11.6

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Slightly resorbed

1

17 (56.7)

37.4; 74.5

16 (45.7)

28.8; 63.4

No difference

2

13 (43.3)

25.5; 62.6

19 (54.3)

36.6; 71.2

Soft tissue coloring

Clear difference

0

0 (0.0)

0.0; 11.6

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Slight difference

1

5 (16.7)

5.6; 34.7

9 (25.7)

12.5; 43.3

No difference

2

25 (83.3)

65.3; 94.4

26 (74.3)

56.7; 87.5

Soft tissue texture

Clear difference

0

0 (0.0)

0.0; 11.6

0 (0)

0.0; 10.0

Slight difference

1

5 (16.7)

5.6; 34.7

6 (17.1)

6.6; 33.6

No difference

2

25 (83.3)

65.3; 94.4

29 (82.9)

66.4; 93.4

Pink esthetic score, Mean [95%-CI]

11.2 [10.5; 11.9]

SD: 1.83

Median (min; max): 12.00 (6.00; 14.00)

11.6 [11.1; 12.1]

SD: 1.54

Median (min; max): 12.00 [7.00; 14.00]