1986

• Tatum

  Description of the osteotome sinus floor elevation

  

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

• Scharf & Tarnow

  Clinical report describing the roll technique to improve ridge contour avoiding a second surgical site.

  

1993

1994

• Allen

  First description of the tunnel technique for root coverage.

  

1995

• Harrel & Rees

  Description of the Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) approach in periodontology.

  

1996

1997

1998

1999

• Rasperini et al

  First cases of periodontal regeneration with the use of amelogenins.

  

2000

2001

• Cortellini & Tonetti

  Landmark clinical study on the use of an operating microscope in periodontal regeneration.

  

2002

2003

2004

2005

• Burkhardt & Lang

  Key publication comparing microsurgical and macrosurgical techniques for root coverage procedures.

  

2006

2007

• Cortellini & Tonetti

  Introduction of the minimally invasive surgical tecnique (MIST) for the treatment of intrabony periodontal defects.

  

2008

2009

• Cortellini & Tonetti

  Description of a new surgical approach, the modified minimally invasive surgical tecnique (M-MIST), for the treatment of intrabony periodontal defects.

  

2009

• Trombelli et al

  Description of a new minimally invasive technique, the single flap approach.

  

2010

2011

• Ribeiro et al

  First RCT comparing MIST to MIST+EMD.

  

2011

• Zadeh

  Description of the VISTA technique.

  

2012

• Avila-Ortiz et al

  First paper to assess the impact of lateral window dimensions on bone formation outcomes.

  

2013

2014

• Zucchelli et al

  RCT describing the impact of the connective tissue graft size on patient morbidity and surgery outcomes.

  

2015

2016

2017

• Baldini et al

  RCT assessing the benefits of minimally invasive procedures for sinus floor elevation procedures.

  

2018

2019

2020

2021

• Cortellini et al

  5-year case series demonstrating the outcomes of periimplantitis treatment when applying papilla preservation flap and minimally invasive surgery.

  

2022

2023

2024

• Carrillo de Albornoz et al

  Retrospectieve study evaluating the effectiveness of a flapless surgical approach for the treatment of peri-implantitis.

  

2025

• Sirinirund et al

  First RCT assessing the benefits of using an operating microscope for alveolar ridge presentation procedures.