Volume of unsupported peri-implant soft tissue over time: A cross-sectional observation study, Galibourg A, Dumoncel J, Cormary J, Maret D - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 2021 June;125(6):883-889
This study analyses the behaviour of peri-implant soft tissues when they are no longer supported, as will be the case during impression taking when the healing abutment is unscrewed.
The conclusion is that the emergence profile collapses significantly when the tissues are no longer supported for 30 seconds or more.
