The fact that an implant is properly functioning is not necessarily associated to success. In fact, many dental implants can present esthetics or functional alterations in the soft tissues morphology and texture that jeopardize the success rate of the therapy. Soft tissue defects around dental implants, such as papilla or volume loss, peri-implant recession and alterations of the ridge color and/or texture, lead to esthetic and functional critical issues.
A good quality, quantity and thickness of the peri-implant soft tissue is also critical to achieve biomimetics and pink esthetics. The “Buccal Pedicle Flap” and its modifications will be presented as a novel technique to boost the peri-implant mucosa without the need of invasive procedures thus allowing to obtain the desiderable mucosa volume and quality. This approach would lead to more stable tissues, no peri-implant bone loss or peri-implantitis and ultimately higher success rate in modern implant dentistry.
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