Soft tissue augmentation of ridge defects in the maxillary anterior area using two different methods: a randomized controlled clinical trial


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Akcali A., Schneider D., ÜNLÜ F. K., Bicakci N., KÖSE T., Hammerle C. H. F.

CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH, vol.26, no.6, pp.688-695, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/clr.12368
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.688-695
  • Keywords: ridge defect, soft tissue augmentation, subepithelial connective tissue graft, volumetric measurement, OPTICAL METHOD, VOLUME CHANGES, PRESERVATION, VALIDATION, BONE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

ObjectivesTo test whether or not vascularized interpositional periosteal-connective tissue grafts are as successful as free subepithelial connective tissue grafts in augmenting volume defects in the anterior maxilla.