Table 6 PICO Question
From: Horizontal augmentation techniques in the mandible: a systematic review
Population | Healthy patients that suffered from resorption of the horizontal alveolar ridge after tooth removal with the lack of possibility to place dental implants without alveolar ridge augmentation prior to or accompanying implant placement |
Intervention | Horizontal ridge augmentation using autologous, xenogeneic, synthetic, or allogeneic material or combinations of these |
Comparison | Horizontal augmentation using only autologous bone grafts |
Outcome variables | Primary outcome: gain of bone width Secondary outcomes: implant survival, success and complication rate |