A systematic review of oral wound healing indices.

ABSTRACT: Wound healing monitoring for abnormality identification and intervention is crucial to securing a successful surgical outcome. Indices have been used to summarize the degree of healing. Given the increasing frequency of regenerative procedures which preserve dentition and implant stability, and the higher esthetic demands, an appraisal of the available indices is needed to identify the current knowledge gap. This study aimed to systematically review published oral wound healing indices and scores.

Materials and methods

A complete literature electronic search in 5 databases was conducted by two reviewers. A combination of keywords related to oral wound healing was used.

Results

A total of 11 articles were included in the evaluation of various procedures (conventional periodont

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10852230 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature