Describe Implant exposure?

Sound surgical principles to minimize the surgical exposure based on the access required should be employed. A series of surgical approaches to achieve this are described below.

When adequate tissue is present, the purpose of this phase is to remove tissue for the insertion of the abutment and a transitional restoration. However, the excision of this tissue with a circular punch, for example, may not achieve the ideal position for the gingival margin. It is for this reason that the minimal incision (H - shaped) was devised. This provides an opportunity to assess the contours and manipulate the tissues, if necessary, or to excise them, if more appropriate.