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The Effect of Membrane Coverage on the Resorption of Autogenous Intraoral Block Grafts in Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: A Systematic Review of Literature and Meta-Analysis: Inevitability or an Iatrogenic Vulnerability? by John Zaki; Marwa Alnawawy; Nermin Yussif; Ahmed Elkhadem is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background: Autogenous intraoral block grafting is the gold standard augmentation technique for moderate-to-severe horizontal ridge deficiency. however, the graft undergoes variable resorption during healing that might jeopardize the outcome of the procedure. several studies hypothesized that covering the graft with a membrane decreases the amount of graft resorption, but this effect is not established in the literature. ## Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the clinical value of covering intraoral block grafts with membranes in horizontal ridge augmentation regarding graft resorption (primary outcome), graft success, net bone gain, and complications (secondary outcomes). ## Data sources: Till august 2017, the review team conducted an electronic search including pubmed, embase, cochrane, and lilacs databases; we also identified other articles through hand searching. the search terms included alveolar ridge augmentation, bone transplantation, block graft, guided bone regeneration, membranes, resorbable membrane, and nonresorbable membrane. ## Study selection: The review included human randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, cohort studies, and c

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Author

John Zaki; Marwa Alnawawy; Nermin Yussif; Ahmed Elkhadem

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)