| Category |
Medicine, Research & Experimental |
| Manuscript Type |
Meta-Analysis |
| Article Title |
Long-term clinical performance of flapless implant surgery compared to conventional approach with flap elevation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
He Cai, Xing Liang, Dong-Yuan Sun and Jun-Yu Chen |
| ORCID |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| the Graduate Student's Research and Innovation Fund of Sichuan University |
2018YJSY108 |
| the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project |
2018M640931 |
| the Science & Technology Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province |
2019YFS0142 |
| the National Natural Science Foundation of China |
81901060 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Jun-Yu Chen, MD, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14, Section 3, South Renmin Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. junyuchen@scu.edu.cn |
| Key Words |
Flapless implant surgery; Dental implantation; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Computer-assisted surgery; Cone-beam computed tomography; Implant survival rate; Marginal bone loss |
| Core Tip |
This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the long-term clinical performance after flapless implant surgeries to conventional approach with flap elevation over a follow-up of three years or more. Interestingly, we found that the flapless implant surgery and conventional approach have comparable implant survival rates, marginal bone loss, and complication rates over the follow-up. Moreover, the guided or free-hand implant insertion does not affect the long-term effects of flapless surgery. Thus, the flapless technique can be considered as a promising alternative to conventional implant approach without significantly compromising the long-term outcomes of implant treatment. |
| Publish Date |
2020-03-26 03:19 |
| Citation |
Cai H, Liang X, Sun DY, Chen JY. Long-term clinical performance of flapless implant surgery compared to conventional approach with flap elevation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(6): 1087-1103 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i6/1087.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i6.1087 |
