Table 2.

Excluded Articles: Reasons Others Than Reporting on Noncontinuity Defects

No	Year	Authors	Titles	Journal	Reason(s) for excluding Articles
1.	1997	Schliephake and Langner89	Reconstruction of the mandible by prefabricated autogenous bone grafts—an experimental study in minipigs.	Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 26, 244, 1997.	Defect characteristics not clearly indicated
2.	2001	Terheyden et al.90	Mandibular reconstruction with a prefabricated vascularized bone graft using recombinant human osteogenic protein-1: an experimental study in miniature pigs. Part I: Prefabrication.	Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 30, 373, 2001.	No mandibular reconstruction
3.	2003	Abu-Serriah et al.91	The role of ultrasound in monitoring reconstruction of mandibular continuity defects using osteogenic protein-1 (rhOP-1).	Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 32, 619, 2003.	Supplement report of Abu-Serriah et al.19
4.	2003	Marei et al.92	Fabrication of polymer root form scaffolds to be utilized for alveolar bone regeneration.	Tissue Eng 9, 713, 2003.	No mandibular reconstruction
5.	2008	Young et al.93	Development and characterization of a rabbit alveolar bone nonhealing defect model.	J Biomed Mater Res Part A 86, 182, 2008.	No mandibular reconstruction
6.	2008	Ko et al.94	In vitro osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells and in vivo bone formation in composite nanofiber meshes.	Tissue Eng Part A 14, 2105, 2008.	No mandibular reconstruction
7.	2010	Glied and Kraut.95	Off-label use of rhBMP-2 for reconstruction of critical-sized mandibular defects.	N Y State Dent J 76, 32, 2010.	Reconstruction technique not clearly mentioned
8.	2011	Matsushima et al.96	The nature and role of periosteum in bone and cartilage regeneration.	Cells Tissues Organs 194, 320, 2011.	No mandibular reconstruction