Influence of buccal and palatal bone thickness on post-surgical marginal bone changes around implants placed in posterior maxilla: a multi-centre prospective study

• Main Authors: Marco Cicciù (Author), Umberto Pratella (Author), Luca Fiorillo (Author), Fabio Bernardello (Author), Francesco Perillo (Author), Antonio Rapani (Author), Claudio Stacchi (Author), Teresa Lombardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Numerous clinical variables may influence early marginal bone loss (EMBL), including surgical, prosthetic and host-related factors. Among them, bone crest width plays a crucial role: an adequate peri-implant bone envelope has a protective effect against the influence of the afore...