Factors Influencing the Presence of Papilla between Adjacent Implants and between a Tooth and an Implant

• Published in: Acta stomatologica croatica Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 337 - 346
• Main Authors: Souza, Camila Agra, Pinho, Roberto Carlos Mourão, de Siqueira, Rafael Amorim Cavalcanti, de Andrade, Alexia Luíse Freitas Santos, Vajgel, Bruna de Carvalho Farias, da Silva Neto, Joaquim Celestino, Cimões, Renata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Croatia University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, and Croatian Dental Society - Croatian Medical Association 01-12-2019; University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine
• Subjects: Dental Esthetics; Dental Implants; Gingiva; Original Scientific Papers; Esthetics; Inter-dental Papilla; Dental Implants; Gingiva
• ISSN: 0001-7019; 1846-0410
• DOI: 10.15644/asc53/4/4

The aim this study was to evaluate the factors that influence the presence or absence of the interproximal papilla between implants adjacent to the teeth or other implants, through clinical and radiographic evaluation.
The non-probabilistic sample comprised 44 patients of both genders aged between 21 and 68 years, rehabilitated with 114 osseointegrated implants. Through a retrospective clinical study, the patients were divided according to the presence or absence of the interproximal papilla: Group 1 - Absence of Papilla, Group 2 - Partial Presence of Papilla and Group 3 - Total Presence of Papilla. The success of the implants, the periodontal biotype, and the vertical and horizontal distances of the interproximal regions included in the study were evaluated.
Of the 114 implants, 46.5% were considered unsuccessful, and bleeding was present in 29.8%. The periodontal biotype presented as thin and scalloped was found in 85.1% of the regions. The evaluation of the groups according to the confirmation of the interproximal space showed a statistically significant difference (p = 0.007), with 61.9% of the wide and long interproximal spaces classified as Group 1, while 31% of the narrow and short interproximal spaces were classified as Group 3.
It was concluded that the morphology of the interproximal space was the factor that was most strongly associated with the presence or absence of the interproximal papilla.