Volume 26, Issue S11 pp. 103-122
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Long-term outcomes of bone augmentation on soft and hard-tissue stability: a systematic review

Rainer Lutz

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Rainer Lutz

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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Rainer Lutz

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

University Hospital Erlangen

Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Östliche Stadtmauerstrasse 27

91054 Erlangen, Germany

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Friedrich W. Neukam

Friedrich W. Neukam

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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Massimo Simion

Massimo Simion

Department of Periodontology, Dental School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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Christian M. Schmitt

Christian M. Schmitt

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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First published: 09 September 2015
Citations: 49

Abstract

Background

Peri-implant hard-tissue augmentation is a widely used clinical procedure.

Aim

The present review aimed to analyse the current literature regarding medium- and long-term data concerning the stability of peri-implant tissues after hard-tissue augmentation prior or immediately with implant placement.

Material and methods

An electronic literature search was performed using Medline (PubMed) databases detecting clinical studies focusing on hard- and soft-tissue stability around dental implants placed either in augmented alveolar ridges or simultaneously with peri-implant bone grafting. The search was limited to articles published between 1995 and December 2014, focusing on clinical studies with a prospective study design assessing peri-implant bone and soft tissue stability over time with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Recent publications were also searched manually to find any relevant studies that might have been missed using the search criteria noted above.

Results

Thirty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review. Since the outcome measures and methods, as well as types of grafts and implants used were so heterogeneous, the performance of meta-analysis was impossible. The highest level of evidence was achieved by randomized clinical trials.

Conclusion

Different hard-tissue augmentation procedures seem to show stable peri-implant tissues, although, up to now, long-term stability of the augmented buccal bone is assessed by only few studies. Further research should concentrate on combining three-dimensional radiographic data with non-invasive methods as digital surface measuring techniques or ultrasound evaluation.

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