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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Changes of the Alveolar Bone Ridge Using Bone Mineral Grafts and Collagen Membranes after Tooth Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Nansi López-Valverde, Bruno Macedo de Sousa, José Antonio Blanco Rueda

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nansi López-ValverdeDepartment of Surgery, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4168-3085
Bruno Macedo de SousaInstitute for Occlusion and Orofacial Pain, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.
José Antonio Blanco RuedaDepartment of Surgery, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlveolar preservation techniques for esthetic or functional purposes, or both, are a frequently used alternative for the treatment of post-extraction sockets, the aim of which is the regeneration of the lesion and the preservation of the alveolar bone crest.

methodsStudies published in PubMed (Medline), Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases up to January 2024 were consulted. Inclusion criteria were established as intervention studies, according to the PICOs strategy: adult subjects undergoing dental extractions (participants), with alveoli treated with bone mineral grafts and collagen membranes (intervention), compared to spontaneous healing (comparison), and observing the response to treatment in clinical and radiological measures of the alveolar bone crest (outcomes).

resultsWe obtained 561 results and selected 12 studies. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool, and methodological quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute. Due to the high heterogeneity of the studies (I

conclusionsThe use of bone mineral grafts in combination with resorbable collagen barriers provides greater preservation of the alveolar ridge, although more clinical studies are needed.

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bone mineral graftbone regenerationcollagen membranerandomized clinical trialsocket preservation

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PMID38927801
PMCPMC11200736

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