*Corresponding author:
Saad Al-Almaie, Dental Department/Head of Oral Implantology Section, KFMMC, P.O. Box 945 Dhahran 31932, Saudi ArabiaReceived: November 01, 2017; Published: November 10, 2017
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000518
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The past decade in medicine it has been established the concept of minimally invasive surgery, consisting in taking advantage of advancements experienced in diagnostic techniques and specific surgical instruments, to perform surgical procedures infringing as less damage as possible to the patient. The present work aims to produce a thorough review of the literature published on the field of Implantology with flapless implant surgery, to determine the current scientific evidence of the technique. After presenting the contemporary trends in literature coverage, we can say that flapless surgeries should be restricted to well-selected cases in which a proper clinical and radiological planning has been made.
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