Comparison of crestal bone loss around dental implants placed in healed sites using flapped and flapless techniques: A systematic review

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 185-191

  Vohra, Fahim ^a   Al Kheraif, Abdulaziz A ^b   Almas, Khalid ^c   Javed, Fawad ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar bone loss; Dental implants; Gingiva; Gingival recession; Review; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

TOOTH IMPLANT;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOOTH IMPLANT; WOUND HEALING;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84924988211     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2014.140355     Document Type: Review

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