A Systematic Review of Dental Implant Placement with Flapless and Flapped Technique AbstractIntroductionInsertion of dental implants in alveolar bone could be performed following flap reflection or using flapless technique. The aim of the current study was to systematically review and compare implant treatment outcome including success and survival rates, marginal bone loss and post-operative complications between two techniques of implant insertion: flapped and flapless.Material and MethodsA PubMed search was performed in February 2017 using relevant keywords limited to human studies and English language. Clinical studies evaluating the survival rate, alveolar bone loss and rate of complications between flapped and flapless techniques for implant insertion were included. More than 6 months follow up and more than 10 patients were the inclusion criteria. The review process was performed by two reviewers and the relevant data was extracted from the included studies. Data was
