ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Effectiveness of Osseodensification Drilling Protocol for Implant Site Osteotomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis.
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Osseodensification Versus Conventional Drilling for Implant Site Preparation: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficiency of Using Osseodensification Protocol for Alveolar Ridge Expansion in Edentulous Alveolar Ridges
Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Role of nutrition in prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of bone expansion, compacting and densification in narrow alveolar crests: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of osseodensification in enhancing implant stability and ridge expansion in esthetic zone: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Odontology · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Osseodensification System for Improvement in Bone Density After Delayed Implant Placement: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Primary stability of dental implants placed in low-density polyurethane blocks: Undersized osteotomy versus osseodensification, an in vitro comparative study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2026Article
- Osseointegrated implant labial displacement with no mobility in maxillary anterior region: A clinical report.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2026Article
- Lateral Wall Failure During Implant Osteotomy Preparation in a Standardized Narrow-Ridge Model: Osseodensification Versus Conventional Drilling-An Ex Vivo Controlled Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Retrospective Descriptive Case Series on the Use of AMCOPBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimizing Alveolar Ridge Preservation and GBR: A Systematic Review of Membranes, Grafts, and Soft Tissue Strategies for Personalized Care.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
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- Thermal and Stability Outcomes of Different Osteotomy Techniques and Implant Macrogeometries in Type IV Bone: An In Vitro Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Osseodensification Versus Subtractive Drilling in Cortical Bone: An Evaluation of Implant Surface Characteristics and Their Effects on Osseointegration.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Eighty-Four-Month Clinical Outcomes of Autologous Dentin Graft Using Tooth TransformerJournal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Orthodontic Extrusion in Daily Clinical Practice: Management of Fractured or Damaged Anterior Teeth.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Optimizing Osseodensification Drilling for Dental Implant Placement: An In Vitro Study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
- Management of Oro-Antral Communication: A Systemic Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Concentrated Growth Factors and Bone Grafting in Maxillary Sinus Lift: A Systematic Review.International journal of dentistry · 2025Review
- The tooth transformer® revolution: autologous dentin biomaterials and platelet concentrates in oral regeneration. A parallel narrative systematic review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Review
- Comparison of Temperature Changes during Implant Osteotomy: Conventional, Single, and Osseodensification Drilling.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of dental implants placed in the augmented maxillary sinus: A 5-year retrospective study.Dental research journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Many different osteotomy procedures has been proposed in the literature for dental implant site preparation. The osseodensification is a drilling technique that has been proposed to improve the local bone quality and implant stability in poor density alveolar ridges. This technique determines an expansion of the implant site by increasing the density of the adjacent bone. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of the osseodensification technique for implant site preparation through a literature review and meta-analysis. The database electronic research was performed on PubMed (Medline) database for the screening of the scientific papers. A total of 16 articles have been identified suitable for the review and qualitative analysis-11 clinical studies (eight on animals, three on human subjects), four literature reviews, and one case report. The meta-analysis was performed to compare the bone-to-implant contact % (BIC), bone area fraction occupied % (BAFO), and insertion torque of clockwise and counter-clockwise osseodensification procedure in animal studies. The included articles reported a significant increase in the insertion torque of the implants positioned through the osseodensification protocol compared to the conventional drilling technique. Advantages of this new technique are important above all when the patient has a strong missing and/or low quantity of bone tissue. The data collected until the drafting of this paper detect an improvement when the osseodensification has been adopted if compared to the conventional technique. A significant difference in BIC and insertion torque between the clockwise and counter-clockwise osseodensification procedure was reported, with no difference in BAFO measurements between the two approaches. The effectiveness of the present study demonstrated that the osseodensification drilling protocol is a useful technique to obtain increased implant insertion torque and bone to implant contact (BIC) in vivo. Further randomized clinical studies are required to confirm these pieces of evidence in human studies.
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