A systematic review assessing soft tissue augmentation techniques

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages 146-165

  Thoma, Daniel S ^a   Benić, Goran I ^a   Zwahlen, Marcel ^a,b   Hämmerle, Christoph H F ^a   Jung, Ronald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allogenic dermal matrix; Free gingival graft; Human fibroblast derived dermal substitute; Keratinized tissue; Soft tissue augmentation; Soft tissue volume; Subepithelial connective tissue graft; Vestibuloplasty

Indexed keywords

ALLODERM; COLLAGEN; KERATIN;

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; GINGIVA; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORAL SURGERY; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; GINGIVA; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMANS; KERATINS; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; VESTIBULOPLASTY;

EID: 68549099721     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01784.x     Document Type: Review

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