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. 2018 Jan 1;23(1):e112-e119.
doi: 10.4317/medoral.22197.

Autogenous teeth used for bone grafting: A systematic review

P Gual-Vaqués  1 , C Polis-Yanes, A Estrugo-Devesa, R Ayuso-Montero, A Mari-Roig, J López-López
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Autogenous teeth used for bone grafting: A systematic review

P Gual-Vaqués et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. .

Abstract

Background: Recently, bone graft materials using permanent teeth have come to light, and clinical and histological outcomes of this material have been confirmed by some studies. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the reliability of the autogenous tooth bone graft material applied to alveolar ridge augmentation procedures.

Material and methods: A systematic review of literature was conducted analyzing articles published between 2007 and 2017. The following four outcome variables were defined: a) implant stability b) post-operative complication c) evaluation of implant survival and failure rates, and d) histological analysis. A total of 108 articles were identified; 6 were selected for review. Based on the PICO (problem, intervention, comparison, outcome) model, the chief question of this study was: Can patients with alveolar ridge deficiency be successfully treated with the autogenous teeth used as bone graft?

Results: The mean primary stability of the placed implants was 67.3 ISQ and the mean secondary stability was 75.5 ISQ. The dehiscence of the wound was the most frequent complication with a rate of 29.1%. Of the 182 analyzed implants, the survival rate was 97.7% and the failure rate was 2.3%. In the histological analysis, most of studies reported bone formation.

Conclusions: There is insufficient evidence regarding the effects of autogenous teeth used for bone grafting to support any definitive conclusions, although it has been shown clinically safe and good bone forming capacity, and good results are shown about implant stability.

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Conflict of interest statement: The authors hereby declare that they have actively participated in this work and preparation of the manuscript and have read the contents of this manuscript. We affirm that we have no financial affiliation or involvement with any commercial organization with direct financial interest in the subject or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Flow of articles through the systematic review.
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