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MBL was measured on digital periapical radiographs at baseline (loading), short-term (1\u20132 years), medium-term (3\u20136 years), and long-term (7\u201310 years) intervals. Esthetic outcomes were evaluated using the PES at the same time points comparing clinical photographs with reference teeth. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      MBL remained stable throughout the observation period, with mean values of 1.17\u00a0mm at short-term, 1.17\u00a0mm at medium-term, and 1.23\u00a0mm at long-term follow-up, showing no statistically significant changes over time (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.454). Conversely, PES values demonstrated a statistically significant increasing trend (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), improving from a baseline mean of 7.99 to 10.34 at the long-term evaluation. Significant improvements were noted between baseline and all subsequent time points.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the limits of this retrospective study, tissue-level implants with a convergent transmucosal profile demonstrated stable marginal bone stability and a progressive improvement in soft tissue esthetics over a 10-year period. 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