Title

Comparison of flapless versus conventional flap implant placement on soft tissue health and prosthodontic outcomes

Authors

Deblina Saha^1,* & Monika Singh²

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Odisha, India; ²Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Deblina Saha - E-mail: deblinasaha02@gmail.com
Monika singh - E-mail: monika1012singh@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025

Abstract

The effects of flapless versus conventional flap implant placement on soft tissue health and prosthodontic outcomes is of interest. Hence, a total of 130 patients were randomly assigned to either the flapless (65 patients) or conventional flap (65 patients) group. The results showed that the flapless technique preserved soft tissue health more effectively, with lower probing depths and higher keratinized gingival width. Both groups demonstrated high implant success rates and similar prosthodontic outcomes. Thus, the flapless group also experienced fewer complications, faster healing, and lower pain scores, making it a viable alternative to conventional flap surgery.

Keywords

Flapless, conventional flap, implant placement, soft tissue

Citation

Saha & Singh, Bioinformation 21(10): 3809-3813 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.