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De Santis 2022

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Efficacy of engineered scaffolds for horizontal and vertical ridge augmentation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as De Santis 2022 · Supplement Table S3; Figure 1
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Late complications (>=4 weeks), %
Engineered (CAD/CAM customized) scaffold, mainly customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with bone graft vs None (single-arm pooled mean; no between-scaffold comparison) · >= 4 weeks after surgery
Pooled proportion 18.0 [7.5, 28.4]3 studies · 52 participantsGRADE not reported
Late complications (>=4 weeks), %
Engineered (CAD/CAM customized) scaffold, mainly customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with bone graft vs None (single-arm pooled mean; no between-scaffold comparison) · >= 4 weeks after surgery
Pooled proportion 16.5 [7.3, 25.7]3 studies · 61 participantsLow
Early complications (<4 weeks), %
Engineered (CAD/CAM customized) scaffold, mainly customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with bone graft vs None (single-arm pooled mean; no between-scaffold comparison) · < 4 weeks after surgery
Pooled proportion 21.4 [10.1, 32.6]3 studies · 51 participantsGRADE not reported
Horizontal bone gain (mm)
Customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh · 4–10 months
MEAN 4.96 [4.48, 5.44]3 studies · 77 participantsModerate
Early complications (<4 weeks), %
Engineered (CAD/CAM customized) scaffold, mainly customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with bone graft vs None (single-arm pooled mean; no between-scaffold comparison) · < 4 weeks after surgery
Pooled proportion 24.3 [17.8, 30.8]6 studies · 123 participantsLow
Horizontal bone gain (mm)
Customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with resorbable membrane
MEAN 5.64 [5.02, 6.26]2 studies · 55 participantsGRADE not reported
Vertical bone gain (mm)
Customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh without resorbable membrane
MEAN 6.36 [5.96, 6.76]2 studies · 50 participantsGRADE not reported
Vertical bone gain (mm)
Customized CAD/CAM titanium mesh with resorbable membrane
MEAN 4.26 [3.62, 4.9]3 studies · 95 participantsGRADE not reported

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