Maxillary labial peri-implant hard and soft tissue alteration observed on cross-sectional dimension: a 2-year prospective observational study

ObjectivesTo evaluate how peri-implant hard and soft tissue height (BH, MH) alter after final prostheses placement related to labial hard and soft tissue thickness (BW, MW).Materials and methodsForty-five platform-switched implants were classified into four groups according to BW and MW: type 1 (thick BW and thick MW), type 2 (thick BW and thin MW), type 3 (thin BW and thick MW), type 4 (thin BW and thin MW). Tissue resorption was evaluated on cone-beam CT images taken at final prostheses placement, at 1-year follow-up, and at 2-year follow-up. Kruskal-Wallis test and post hoc Mann-Whitney test were applied; significance was set to 0.05.ResultsBH resorption was 0.13 & PLUSMN; 0.12 mm in type 1, 0.26 & PLUSMN; 0.17 mm in type 2, 0.09 & PLUSMN; 0.09 mm in type 3, 0.94 & PLUSMN; 0.19 mm in type 4. Differences between type 1 and 4, type 2 and 4, and type 3 and 4 were statistically significant (p < 0.001, p = 0.005, p < 0.001, respectively). MH resorption was 0.10 & PLUSMN; 0.09 mm in type 1, 0.36 & PLUSMN; 0.16 mm in type 2, 0.12 & PLUSMN; 0.12 mm in Type 3, 0.79 & PLUSMN; 0.23 mm in type 4. Differences between type 1 and 2, type 1 and 4, type 2 and 3, type 2 and 4 and type 3 and 4 were statistically significant (p < 0.001).ConclusionsSignificantly less BH/MH resorption occurs around implants with thick BW/MW than those with thin BW/MW in 2 years. Implants with thick peri-implant soft tissue resulted in significantly less tissue resorption in second year after final prostheses placement.