Clinical performance of access flap surgery in the treatment of the intrabony defect. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-156

  Graziani, Filippo ^a   Gennai, Stefano ^a   Cei, Silvia ^a   Cairo, Francesco ^b   Baggiani, Angelo ^a   Miccoli, Mario ^a   Gabriele, Mario ^a   Tonetti, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c European Research Group on Periodontology   (Italy)

Author keywords

access flap; intrabony defects; meta analysis; papilla preservation flap

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTICS; PERITONITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERITONITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84855869905     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01815.x     Document Type: Review

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