The effect of flapless surgery on implant survival and marginal bone level: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Lin, Guo Hao ^a   Chan, Hsun Liang ^a   Jill, D Bashutski ^a   Oh, Tae Ju ^a   Wang, Hom Lay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Gingiva; Gingival recession; Meta analysis; Review; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

TOOTH IMPLANT;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JAW; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL BIAS; SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901475922     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2013.130481     Document Type: Review

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