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. 2025 Apr 3;14(7):2435. doi: 10.3390/jcm14072435
SPI Subcrestally Placed Implant
IPS Internal connection with Platform Switching design
EA Emergence Angle
FA Flaring Angle
FA bl Flaring Angle in the Buccolingual cross-section
FA md Flaring Angle in the Mesiodistal cross-section
CRD Crest to Restoration Distance
CRST Crestal Restoration Soft Tissue
STT Soft Tissue Thickness
TZ Transitional Zone
TZL Transitional Zone Length—the horizontal extent of the TZ
SZ Subcrestal Zone
SZL Subcrestal Zone Length—the horizontal extent of the SZ
SSST Self-Sustained Soft Tissue
SSCT Self-Sustained Connective Tissue
CBCT Cone Beam Computed Tomography
IPPP Implant Paper Point Probing
FAC Fixture–Abutment Connection
BEMIR Biologically Stable and Esthetic Molar Implant Restoration
BFP Buccal First Point—the most coronal visible part of the implant restoration above the mucosa
MFP Mesial First Point—the most coronal visible part of the implant restoration above the mucosa
DFP Distal First Point—the most coronal visible part of the implant restoration above the mucosa
CP Center Point—the reference point at the level of the edentulous ridge from which drilling starts
PCO Peripheral Crestal Offset—the natural apical discrepancy between the central ridge and the peripheral crest
MDCS Mesiodistal Crest Slope—the slope of the crestal ridge in the mesiodistal plane
CRG Crest to Restoration Gap—the vertical distance between the crestal bone and the implant restoration
CRL Crest to Restoration Length—the horizontal dimension of the Crest to Restoration Soft Tissue
STA Supracrestal Tissue Attachment—the soft tissue structure consisting of the junctional epithelium and supracrestal connective tissue around natural teeth and implants.