“Revisión sistemática de incremento del reborde alveolar vertical mediante tres técnicas de injerto óseo”

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the vertical augmentation of three bone grafting techniques for alveolar ridge reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this systematic study, PubMed, SciELO, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were reviewed. For data extraction and collection, electronic-type searches were performed from 2015 to 2022. RESULTS: Once the search was performed on the abovementioned databases, twelve complete studies were obtained, which were analyzed based on the STROBE and CONSORT statement. The variables examined in these studies were: the patient's number and age range, millimeters of increase according to the measurement type (probe or radiography), p-value (statistical significance in comparative studies), follow-up time, and technique. CONCLUSIONS: Bone grafting techniques offer alveolar ridge reconstruction in patients with medium or severe alveolar atrophy who require reconstruction for subsequent rehabilitation. The results obtained in this study demonstrated that Khoury bone slat is the best technique for vertical alveolar ridge augmentation, with an increment of 6.82mm with a 10-year follow-up, evaluated clinically and radiographically. However, information is limited nowadays, so it would be ideal for conducting further investigations assessed over the long term, including more patients.