Review Article

Soft Tissue Augmentation Techniques in Implants Placed and Provisionalized Immediately: A Systematic Review

Table 4

Characteristics of the clinical procedure of included studies. N: no; Y: yes; SCTG: subepithelial connective tissue graft; IIPP: immediate implant placement and provisionalization; IIP: immediate implant placement; RPF: rotated palatal flap; TG: test group; CG: control group.

Authors, yearBuccal flapMembraneXenograftAllograftAutogenousProvisionalization on implant crownGroups (sample)Surgical technique soft tissue augmentation

Migliorati et al., 2015 [17]NNYNNY TG (24), CG (24)IIPP with SCTG (TG) and IIPP without SCTG (CG)
Bianchi and Sanfilippo, 2004 [6]NNNNNNTG1 (32), TG2 (42),TG3 (22), and CG (22)IIP with SCTG (3 TGs) and IIPP without SCTG (CG)
Yoshino et al., 2014 [18]NNYNNY TG (10), CG (10)IIPP with SCTG (TG) and IIPP without SCTG (CG)
Rungcharassaeng et al., 2012 [34]NNYYNNTG (31), CG (24)IPP with SCTG (TG) and without SCTG (CG)
Cornelini et al., 2008 [35]Y/NY/NNNNY TG (17), CG (17)IIPP with SCTG (TG) and IIPP without SCTG (CG)
Lee et al., 2012 [36]Y Y YNNY TG (10)IIPP with SCTG (TG)
Kan et al., 2009 [37]NNYNNY TG (20)IIPP with SCTG (TG)
Kan et al., 2007 [38]Y/NYYNY Y TG (11), CG (12)IIPP with SCTG (TG) and IIPP without SCTG (CG)
Nemcovsky et al., 2000 [26]Y NYNNNTG (24)IIP with RPF (TG)
Tsuda et al., 2011 [39]NYYNNY TG (10)IIPP with SCTG (TG)
Chung et al., 2011 [40]NNYNNY TG (10)IIPP with SCTG (TG)
Covani et al., 2007 [20]NNNNNNTG (10)IIP with SCTG (TG)
Jyothi et al., 2013 [21]Y NNNNNTG (10)IIP with SCTG (TG)
Nemcovsky et al., 1999 [25]Y Y/NYNNNTG (14 in 15 sites), CG (15 in 18 sites)IIP with RPF used membrane (TG) and IIP with RPF used no membrane (CG)