“…The nature of the defect varied among the selected studies. Sixteen studies addressed extraction socket grafts [ 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 33 , 34 ], seven focused on periodontal sockets [ 13 , 20 , 23 , 31 , 32 , 36 , 37 ], and an additional seven dealt with alveolar clefts [ 10 , 15 , 19 , 21 , 26 , 27 , 35 ]. Concerning their location, 21 articles examined defects in the upper jaw, 3 in the lower jaw [ 12 , 22 , 34 ], and 5 in both bones [ 14 , 20 , 28 , 31 , 33 ].…”