CLINICAL CASE

1 – Baseline frontal view: missing central incisor. Implant visible through mucosa due to thin biotype.
2 – Baseline occlusal view: soft-tissue deficit in the buccal and occlusal area.
3 – Flap elevation on the buccal side using a full flap crestally and a split flap buccally.
4 – Adaption of Geistlich Fibro-Gide® to the defect size.
5 – Palatal island flap prepared to allow for tension-free wound closure. Geistlich Fibro-Gide® in situ, immobilized with a mattress suture.
6 – Tension-free wound closure using single interrupted sutures (Dafilon 5-0, Braun).
7 – Abutment connection.
8 – 6 months follow-up: final crown in place.
9 – 2.5 year follow-up shows stable soft-tissue conditions.