Research

Scientific
publications

More than fifteen years in the operating room do not fit into a lecture. That is why Dr. Pablo Urrutia, Dr. Leonardo Díaz and the PerioPlastic team turn everyday clinical practice into protocols and peer-reviewed articles, alongside research groups in Chile, Germany, the United States, Brazil and Hungary.
What we teach comes from here.

7
Publications
7
Journals
2023–2026
Period

2026

Newly published
Systematic review

Explantation Techniques for Osseointegrated Dental Implants: An Updated Systematic Review

Pablo Urrutia, Sebastián Bravo, Gustavo Sáenz-Ravello, Daniel Torres-Lagares, Lorenzo Tavelli, Leonardo Díaz

The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry · 2026 · doi:10.11607/prd.7531

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Published in a subscription journal: distribution rights belong to the publisher, so the full article is read on their site.

Umbrella review

Use of antibiotics for prevention and treatment of sinus lift infections: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Leonardo Díaz, Mariana Ivanković, Pablo Urrutia, Xavier Uriarte, Miguel Olivares, Alfredo Torres, Shengchi Fan, Eduardo Fernández

BMC Oral Health · 2026 · doi:10.1186/s12903-025-07465-2

Open access · CC BY 4.0

2025

Scoping review

The Use of PEEK Barriers in Bone Regeneration Procedures: A Scoping Review

Leonardo Díaz, Xavier Uriarte, Andrés Landázuri, Heloisa Fonseca Marāo, Pablo Urrutia, Alfredo Torres, Shengchi Fan

Prosthesis · 2025 · doi:10.3390/prosthesis7040101

Open access · CC BY 4.0
Case report

Interdisciplinary Management of Biological and Prosthetic Implant Complications in the Esthetic Zone: A Case Report

Pablo Urrutia, María F. Díaz, Rodrigo Fernández, Carlos Parra, Lorenzo Tavelli, Leonardo Díaz

Case Reports in Dentistry · 2025 · doi:10.1155/crid/7397624

Open access · CC BY 4.0

2024

Literature review

Clinical applications of ultrasound imaging in dentistry: A comprehensive literature review

Leonardo Díaz, Rafael Contador, Helena Albrecht, Mario Ibáñez, Pablo Urrutia, Bulcsú Bencze, Mauricio Toro, Gustavo Sáenz-Ravello, Dániel Végh

Dentistry Review · 2024 · doi:10.1016/j.dentre.2024.100086

Open access · CC BY 4.0

2023

Systematic review

Correlation between periodontal phenotype and sinus membrane thickness: A systematic review

Leonardo Díaz, Shengchi Fan, Pablo Urrutia, Xavier Uriarte, Ivo Fodich, Alfredo Torres, Gustavo Sáenz-Ravello

Clinical Oral Implants Research · 2023 · doi:10.1111/clr.14121

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Literature review

Ultrasonografía en Odontología. Estado del arte de una herramienta diagnóstica en desarrollo

Leonardo Díaz A., Mario Ibáñez M., Pablo Urrutia F., Gustavo Sáenz R., Pedro Suazo SJ., José Manuel Hernández C., Sergio Acosta C., Fernando Romo O.

Anuario de la Sociedad de Radiología Oral y Máxilo Facial de Chile · 2023

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