Publications by authors named "Liesa De Lat"
Objectives: To assess the effect of connective tissue graft (CTG) in terms of vertical mid-facial soft tissue change when applied at the buccal aspect following single immediate implant placement (IIP).
Materials And Methods: Two independent reviewers conducted an electronic literature search in PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane databases as well as a manual search to identify eligible clinical studies up to January 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized controlled studies (NRSs) comparing IIP with CTG and without CTG over a mean follow-up of at least 12 months were included for a qualitative analysis.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare immediate implant placement (IIP) versus delayed single implant placement (DIP) based on implant survival and various outcomes like aesthetics, surgery, and patient's experiences.
- A comprehensive search led to the selection of 8 studies (3 RCTs and 5 NRSs), focusing on 473 implants, which showed that IIP had a lower survival rate (94.9%) compared to DIP (98.9%).
- While IIP appeared similar to DIP in terms of probing depth and aesthetic outcomes, the data on bone loss and soft tissue were inconclusive, and patient feedback on both methods was limited but generally positive.
Objective: To determine if the Basic erosive tooth wear index (BEWE index) is able to assess and monitor ETW changes in two consecutive cast models, and detect methodological differences when using the corresponding 3D image replicas.
Methods: A total of 480 pre-treatment and 2-year post-treatment orthodontic models (n = 240 cast models and n = 240 3D image replicas) from 120 adolescents treated between 2002 and 2013 at the Gent Dental Clinic, Belgium, were scored using the BEWE index. For data analysis only posterior sextants were considered, and inter-method differences were evaluated using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, Kappa values and Mc Nemar tests (p < 0.