A Cochrane review found that antibiotics before implant placement, mostly a single 2 g dose of amoxicillin an hour before surgery, probably reduce early implant failures.
Research
A randomized trial of 26 extraction sockets in the Journal of Applied Oral Science found more new bone at the biopsy when ridge preservation used L-PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) than in the control group.
A randomized trial in BMC Oral Health compared bovine bone graft with extended sticky bone for widening the upper front ridge; outcomes were similar at 6 months and all implants survived.
A randomized trial in BMC Oral Health found that grafting gaps over 2 mm around immediate implants with beta-tricalcium phosphate did not change implant stability or bone density readings.
A meta-analysis in Clinical and Experimental Dental Research found robot-assisted implant placement more accurate than free-hand surgery and more accurate in angle than dynamic navigation.
A meta-analysis in the International Journal of Oral Implantology found mean deviations of 0.89 mm at the implant tip and 2.47 degrees in angle for implants placed with digital surgical guides in the upper front jaw.
A systematic review of 23 randomized trials in the Journal of Periodontology found more bone width gain when biologics such as platelet concentrates were added to bone grafts for ridge augmentation.
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