Outcome Measures in Alveolar Ridge Augmentation in the Edentulous Maxilla: A Systematic Review and COSMIN Analysis.

Key Points

• The central aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of current patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in alveolar ridge augmentation (ARA) in the edentulous maxilla.
• Conducted a systematic review of existing literature on ARA
• Focused on assessing validity and reliability of PROMs
• Analyzed outcomes related to early healing and long-term assessment
• Identified a need for ARA-specific outcome measures
• Recommended a dual-phase approach for better assessment consistency
• Emphasized improvements in the validity of existing PROMs