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Treatment outcome of immediate, early and conventional single‐tooth implants in the aesthetic zone: a systematic review to survival, bone level, soft‐tissue, aesthetics and patient satisfaction
Author(s) -
Den Hartog Laurens,
Huddleston Slater James J. R.,
Vissink Arjan,
Meijer Henny J. A.,
Raghoebar Gerry M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2008.01330.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , implant , patient satisfaction , soft tissue , meta analysis , systematic review , clinical trial , inclusion and exclusion criteria , randomized controlled trial , medline , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
Aim: This study evaluated, through a systematic review of the literature, the outcome of single‐implant restorations in the aesthetic zone with natural adjacent teeth, thereby addressing immediate, early and conventional implant approaches. Material and Methods: MEDLINE (1950–2008), EMBASE (1966–2008), and CENTRAL (1800–2008) were searched to identify eligible studies. Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality using specific study‐design‐related assessment forms. Results: Out of 86 primarily selected articles, 19 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A meta‐analysis showed an overall survival rate of 95.5% [95% confidence interval: (93.0–97.1)] after 1 year. A stratified meta‐analysis revealed no differences in survival between immediate, early and conventional implant strategies. Little marginal peri‐implant bone resorption was found together with low incidence of biological and technical complications. No significant differences in outcome measures were reported in clinical trials comparing immediate, early or conventional implant strategies. Conclusion: The included literature suggested that promising short‐term results could be achieved for immediate, early and conventional single‐implants in the aesthetic zone. However, important parameters as aesthetic outcome, soft‐tissue aspects, and patient satisfaction were clearly underexposed. The question whether immediate and early single‐implant therapies would result in better treatment outcomes remained inconclusive due to lack of well‐designed controlled clinical studies.