A novel method for creating an optimal emergence profile adjacent to dental implants.

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In order to establish an optimal esthetic implant result, creation of an optimal emergence profile is necessary. The purpose of this clinical report is to describe a new method for creating an emergence profile starting at the time of immediate implant placement. Clinical steps for creating the emergence profile are described from the time of implant placement to restoration.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Prefabricated abutments that can be modified and used as healing abutments or for provisional restorations offer clinicians the opportunity to create emergence profiles during the healing phase after immediate implant treatment. This procedure eliminates the need for creation of an arbitrary emergence profile in the dental laboratory and eliminates the need for a surgical procedure prior to impression making.