Table 1 Overview of the electronic search strategy including source of database, timeline, and P-I-C-O definition for study selection

Database

MEDLINE (PubMed)

Timeline

From January 2000, up to December 2016

P-I-C-O

Problem

{(« Dental Implant » [MeSH]) OR (« Oral Implant » [MeSH]) OR (« endosseous implant » [MeSH]) OR (« implant placement ») OR (« dental implant graft » [MeSH]) OR (« dental implant graftless ») OR (« dental implant flapless » [MeSH]) OR (« dental implant flap » [MeSH]) OR (« Alveolar Ridge Augmentation/methods » [MeSH]) OR (« Alveolar Bone Loss/surgery » [MeSH])} AND

Intervention

{(« Image-guided surgery » [MeSH]) OR (« computer assisted surgery» [MeSH]) OR (« guided surgery ») OR (« computer guided ») OR (« surgical innovation ») OR (« Computer-Aided Design »)} AND

Control

{(« Conventionnal surgery ») OR (« open flap ») OR (“muccoperiosteal flap”) AND

Outcomes

{(« accuracy » [MeSH]) OR (« patient-based outcome ») OR (« costs, costs analysis » [MeSH]) OR (« treatment duration ») OR (« treatment ease ») OR (« practitioner-based outcomes ») OR (« success » [MeSH]) OR (« survival » [MeSH]) OR (« postoperative sequel ») OR (« aesthetics, dental » [MeSH]) OR (« prosthetic outcome »)