Bone level variation after vertical ridge augmentation: Resorbable barriers versus titanium-reinforced barriers. A 6-year double-blind randomized clinical trial

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 905-913

  Merli, Mauro ^a,b   Moscatelli, Marco ^a   Mariotti, Giorgia ^a   Rotundo, Roberto ^a,c,d   Bernardelli, Francesco ^a   Nieri, Michele ^a  

^a Clinica Merli   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alveolar ridge augmentation; Bone grafting; Dental implants; Guided bone regeneration; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; COLLAGEN; POLITEF; TITANIUM; TOOTH IMPLANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR RIDGE AUGMENTATION; BONE AND BONES; COLLAGEN; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

EID: 84921967402     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11607/jomi.3203     Document Type: Article

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