Appendix
Included studies
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& TARNOW, D. 2001. Alumina ceramic implant abutments used for
single-tooth replacement: a prospective 1- to 3-year multicenter study. Int J
Prosthodont, 14, 432-8.
BIANCHI, A. E. & SANFILIPPO, F. 2004. Single-tooth replacement by immediate
implant and connective tissue graft: a 1-9-year clinical evaluation. Clin Oral
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CANNIZZARO, G., LEONE, M., TORCHIO, C., VIOLA, P. & ESPOSITO, M. 2008.
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a split-mouth randomised controlled clinical trial. Eur J Oral Implantol, 1,
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COCHRAN, D. L., JACKSON, J. M., JONES, A. A., JONES, J. D., KAISER, D. A., TAYLOR, T.
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A 5-year prospective multicenter clinical trial of non-submerged dental
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CORTELLINI, P., STALPERS, G., MOLLO, A. & TONETTI, M. S. 2011. Periodontal
regeneration versus extraction and prosthetic replacement of teeth severely
compromised by attachment loss to the apex: 5-year results of an ongoing
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DEN HARTOG, L., RAGHOEBAR, G. M., STELLINGSMA, K., VISSINK, A. & MEIJER, H. J.
2011. Immediate non-occlusal loading of single implants in the aesthetic zone:
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FELICE, P., CHECCHI, V., PISTILLI, R., SCARANO, A., PELLEGRINO, G. & ESPOSITO, M.
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jaws. Four-month post-loading results from a randomised controlled clinical
trial. Eur J Oral Implantol, 2, 267-81.
FELICE, P., MARCHETTI, C., PIATTELLI, A., PELLEGRINO, G., CHECCHI, V.,
WORTHINGTON, H. & ESPOSITO, M. 2008. Vertical ridge augmentation of the
atrophic posterior mandible with interpositional block grafts: bone from the
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FELICE, P., SCARANO, A., PISTILLI, R., CHECCHI, L., PIATTELLI, M., PELLEGRINO, G. &
ESPOSITO, M. 2009b. A comparison of two techniques to augment maxillary
sinuses using the lateral window approach: rigid synthetic resorbable barriers
versus anorganic bovine bone. Five-month post-loading clinical and
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Implantol, 2, 293-306.
FORTIN, T., BOSSON, J. L., ISIDORI, M. & BLANCHET, E. 2006. Effect of flapless surgery
on pain experienced in implant placement using an image-guided system. Int
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GALLUCCI, G. O., GRUTTER, L., NEDIR, R., BISCHOF, M. & BELSER, U. C. 2011. Esthetic
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of life of endodontically treated versus implant treated patients: a
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HAMMERLE, C. H., JUNG, R. E., SANZ, M., CHEN, S., MARTIN, W. C., JACKOWSKI, J.,
IVANOFF, C. J., CORDARO, L., GANELES, J., WEINGART, D., WILTFANG, J. &
GAHLERT, M. 2011. Submerged and transmucosal healing yield the same
clinical outcomes with two-piece implants in the anterior maxilla and
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Clin Implant Dent Relat Res, 3, 79-86.
KAPUR, K. K. 1991. Veterans Administration Cooperative Dental Implant
Study--comparisons between fixed partial dentures supported by blade-vent
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KARABUDA, Z. C., BOLUKBASI, N., ARAL, A., BASEGMEZ-ZEREN, C. & OZDEMIR, T.
2007. Comparison of analgesic and anti-inflammatory efficacy of selective
and non-selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in dental implant surgery. J
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LANG, N. P., TONETTI, M. S., SUVAN, J. E., PIERRE BERNARD, J., BOTTICELLI, D.,
FOURMOUSIS, I., HALLUND, M., JUNG, R., LAURELL, L., SALVI, G. E., SHAFER, D.
& WEBER, H. P. 2007. Immediate implant placement with transmucosal
healing in areas of aesthetic priority. A multicentre randomized-controlled
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MEIJNDERT, L., MEIJER, H. J., STELLINGSMA, K., STEGENGA, B. & RAGHOEBAR, G. M.
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RAGHOEBAR, G. M., SLATER, J. J., HARTOG, L., MEIJER, H. J. & VISSINK, A. 2009.
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full-flap elevation for early and delayed placement of single-tooth implants: a
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tissue grafts for thickening peri-implant tissues at implant placement.
One-year results from an explanatory split-mouth randomised controlled
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Excluded studies
2004. Patient versus specialist evaluation of conventional and implant prostheses.
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