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. 2015 May 28;2015(5):CD010176. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010176.pub2

Festa 2013.

Methods Trial design: randomised, split‐mouth trial
Location: Naples, Italy
Number of centres: Stomatology Department, Second University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
Recruitment period: June 2008 to March 2010
Funding source: unclear
Participants Inclusion criteria:
Over 18 years of age
Require double extraction of contralateral premolars located in symmetrical quadrants of maxillary or mandibular arches and requested an implant restoration
All extraction sites had adjacent teeth
Exclusion criteria:
Systemic diseases that affect the periodontium or that contraindicate surgical treatment
Long‐term NSAID therapy
Failure to sign an informed consent
Smoking
Pregnancy or lactating period
Buccal or palatal/lingual bony wall fractured or completely lost during the extraction procedure
Age at baseline: range 28 to 58 years
Gender: M6/F9
Smokers: none
Teeth extracted: premolars
Number randomised (participants/sites): 15/30
Number evaluated (participants/sites): 15/30
Interventions Comparison: ARP (grafting material) versus extraction alone
Test group (n = 15 extraction sockets). Corticocancellous porcine bone xenograft (Osteobiol Gen‐Os) (mixed granules with a diameter ranging from 250 to 1000 μm + soft cortical membrane (OsteoBiol Lamina)
Control group: (n = 15 extraction sockets) extraction alone
Surgical technique: flap, primary closure
Type of the socket: four‐wall socket
Duration of follow‐up: 6 months
Outcomes Height and width of alveolar ridge
Notes Sample size calculation
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Reported in the article “The test and control sites were randomly selected using a coin toss”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information in the article and the authors did not provide further information
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information in the article and the authors did not provide further information
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk All data presented
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes appear to be detected
Other bias Low risk None detected