David L. Cochran
Prof. Dr. David L. Cochran, BA, MS, DDS, PhD, MMS, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontics at UT Health San Antonio. He is a Board Certified Periodontist and is Past President of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Osseointegration and the ITI. He is a fellow of the American and International Colleges of Dentistry, the AO and ITI. Dr. Cochran has received funding from NIH-NIDR and private industry. Dr. Cochran received an honorable doctorate degree from the University of Bern.
Articles
Feature Article
Constant and healthy vertical dimensions of the peri-implant soft tissues are very important with regard to pink esthetics and peri-implant papilla formation. Around teeth and implants, these vertical soft tissue dimensions are represented by sulcus depth, junctional epithelium and connective tissue contact, which as a unit make up the biologic width. Experimental studies reported similar qualitative and quantitative soft tissue integration and biologic width dimensions for monotype and 2-piece tissue level zirconia implants compared to 2-piece tissue level titanium implants.