scholarly journals The Use of Cortical Bone Wedges from the Mandibular Ramus “Wedge Technique” for 3-Dimensional Bone Augmentation of the Atrophic Ridges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fares Kablan

Autogenous bone is still considered the gold standard in bone augmentation for implant insertion in atrophic ridges. However, augmentation of multiple edentulous atrophic segments usually necessitates the use of extraoral donor sites. This chapter introduces the Wedge Technique, as a new bone augmentation method that can augment multiple edentulous ridges with intraoral cortical bone grafts. Patients with moderate to severe ridge atrophy in different regions of the jaws were treated with the wedge technique (WT). Patients received a panoramic radiograph immediately after the surgery, and they were examined clinically and radiographically (periapical radiograph) every 2 weeks. At four months, CBCT was performed to evaluate the bone gain. Reentry was performed after 4 to 5 months to evaluate the new bone volume and quality and to insert implants. The follow-up period ranged from 30 to 120 months. The healing process was uneventful, with minimal morbidity. The success rate was 95%, the bone gain average was 3–6 mm vertically and 3–9 mm horizontally. The wedge technique can augment multiple segments of atrophic ridges with a small amount of autogenous graft. The achieved bone volume was satisfying, especially that the majority of the augmented areas were at posterior mandibular defects.

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Kuster ◽  
Livia Osterwalder ◽  
Silvio Valdec ◽  
Bernd Stadlinger ◽  
Maximilian E. H. Wagner ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Autogenous bone augmentation is the gold standard for the treatment of extended bone defects prior to implantation. Bone augmentation from the zygomatic crest is a valuable option with several advantages, but the current literature for this treatment is scant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the increase in bone volume after locoregional bone augmentation using autogenous bone from the zygomatic alveolar crest as well as the complications and success rate. Results Analysis of the augmented bone volume in seven patients showed a maximum volume gain of 0.97 cm3. An average of 0.54 cm3 of autogenous bone (SD 0.24 cm3; median: 0.54 cm3) was augmented. Implantation following bone augmentation was possible in all cases. Complications occurred in three patients. Conclusion The zygomatic alveolar crest is a valuable donor site for autogenous alveolar onlay grafting in a locoregional area such as the maxillary front. Low donor site morbidity, good access, and its suitable convexity make it a beneficial choice for autogenous bone augmentation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
Robert Spears ◽  
Ibtisam Al-Hashimi ◽  
Eric S Solomon ◽  
David G Kerns ◽  
William W Hallmon ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Calcium sulfate is a biologically compatible osteoconductive graft material that binds underlying bone graft and provide space maintenance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate calcium sulfate as a barrier compared to a collagen membrane for augmentation of a standardized surgically created ridge defect. For this purpose, bilateral extraction of mandibular premolars was performed on six foxhounds (Canis familiaris). Eight weeks later, a standardized osseous ridge defects (24 total) were created using a 6 mm trephine. The study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Baylor College of Dentistry. The osseous defects were allocated into three groups (8 defects each): group 1 received autogenous bone graft covered with collagen membrane (CM); group 2 received autogenous bone graft covered with calcium sulfate barrier (CS), and group 3 was used as control and did not receive bone augmentation and was used as control. The animals were sacrificed after 12 weeks following bone augmentation and sites were evaluated histologically for total ridge width, percentage of bone gain and cortical bone thickness. Results All sites exhibited bony fill within the defect. Analysis of variance did not reveal statistically significant difference in the mean total bone gain among CM, CS, and control groups (12.2,11.6, and 11.9) mm2, respectively, p = 0.875. Conclusion Calcium sulfate does not appear to improve bone regeneration in an osseous defect. How to cite this article Heaton ML, Kerns DG, Hallmon WW, Kessler HP, Spears R, Solomon ES, Al-Hashimi I. Comparison of Calcium Sulfate and Bovine Collagen Barriers for Alveolar Ridge Augmentation. J Contemp Dent 2014;4(3):129-138.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 299-302
Author(s):  
Utku Nezih Yılmaz ◽  
Fatma Eriş Derkuş

Aim: Today, dental implant applications have become the most preferred option in the treatment of tooth deficiencies. Long-term successful results in dental implant applications depend largely on the volume and quality of the hard and soft tissues in the relevant region. Insufficient soft tissues and alveolar crest resorption complicate implant applications. Grafts and additional surgical procedures are required to compensate for resorption and to provide bone augmentation. Shell technique, one of the augmentation methods used in the treatment of alveolar bone defects, is an important procedure for guided bone regeneration. The purpose of this case report is to describe the treatment of vertical and horizontal bone loss with the Shell technique using allogeneic cortical grafts. Methodology: A 58-year-old female patient without any systemic disease was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of tooth loss in the right posterior mandibular region. In the intraoral and radiological examinations, it was determined that the bone volume in the relevant region was not sufficient for dental implant. Two-stage surgical treatment was planned for the patient. First, vertical and horizontal bone defects were augmented with allogeneic cortical graft application under local anesthesia. After the healing process, dental implants were placed in the sufficient volume of the alveolar bone and the patient's treatment was completed. Conclusion: Allogeneic grafts in the treatment of alveolar crest defects; it is a good alternative to autogenous bone grafts,there is no need for a second surgical field and the resulting reduction in morbidity.   How to cite this article: Eriş Derkuş F, Yılmaz UN. Current approach to bone augmentation with allogeneic cortical graft: A case report. Int Dent Res 2021;11(Suppl.1):299-302. https://doi.org/10.5577/intdentres.2021.vol11.suppl1.44     Linguistic Revision: The English in this manuscript has been checked by at least two professional editors, both native speakers of English.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Maiorana ◽  
Susanna Ferrario ◽  
Pier Paolo Poli ◽  
Mattia Manfredini

The successful use of osseointegrated implants in the treatment of partial or complete edentulism requires a sufficient bone support. Whenever rehabilitation in atrophic edentulous areas is needed, bone augmentation procedures are recommended. The aim is to provide adequate amount of supporting bone to achieve a prosthetically guided implant placement. This in turn leads to functional and aesthetic improvements that can be maintained on the long term. Bone grafting of the atrophic site can be performed either prior to implant placement or at the time of implantation. Irrespective of the timing, bone augmentation by means of autogenous bone grafts is a reliable technique, as confirmed by several studies. On the other hand, long-term evidence on the use of autogenous chin block grafts in preprosthetic implant surgery is still scarce. Thus, the purpose of the present case is to report the 20-year clinical and radiological outcome of autogenous chin block grafts used to augment a bilateral defect due to agenesis of the upper lateral incisors for implant placement purposes.


2021 ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Yu.O. Kinash ◽  
L.V. Kinash

Today, despite the progress made in dental implantology, the problem of rehabilitation of patients with significant bone atrophy in parodontal diseases has not been fully studied. The study aims to review the current views of various authors on the aetiology and treatment of parodontal diseases, which caused multiple tooth loss and bone atrophy in patients with occlusal pathology, based on the literature sources of scientific and medical information. Object and methods of study. Analytical study of scientific and medical literature on the treatment of multiple and partial tooth loss in patients with parodontal diseases in bone atrophy with impaired jaw relationships and orthopaedic rehabilitation using dental implantation and methods of bone augmentation of the mandible and maxilla. The use of implants in orthopaedic treatment expands the possibilities of using fixed prostheses, satisfying patients functionally and aesthetically. In case when the preservation of teeth becomes impossible or impractical to ensure proper treatment of the patient, they can be removed and replaced with dentures on dental implants. According to Misch C. [6], the masticatory load, which is exerted on the bone tissue of the jaws by an implant, increases the density of the bone structure. When teeth are lost due to parodontitis, there is atrophy of the alveolar ridge and a change in the structure of bone tissue, which is characterized by an increase in the porosity of the cancellous bone [4;5;7]. Sufficient bone volume and density in the area of the planned implantation are the main and important parameters for achieving normalized primary implant stabilization [11]. Partial and complete loss of teeth, as well as parodontal diseases, are always accompanied by the bone tissue of alveolar bone tissue of varying severity [1;4;5;13]. Signs of parodontal diseases in dentition defects are always more pronounced than in intact dental arch. The disease progresses rapidly, the dentition is destroyed if appropriate occlusal therapy is not performed [13;14]. Systemic factors and comorbidities in patients also play a significant role in reducing the bone volume of the jaws. The relationship between decreased bone density and age-related hormonal changes in women, as well as at the gender level, has been studied. Thus, women have changes in bone architecture and less dense arrangement of trabeculae in the jawbones than men [15].Bone tissue has a distinguishing feature – loss of multiple teeth or parodontal diseases lead to a redistribution of functional load, which causes its resorption [7;20]. In this regard, tooth extraction inevitably leads to a decrease in bone volume. The success of dental implantation on the maxilla became partially possible due to the introduction of sinus lifting with the use of osteoplastic materials [12;20;21]. According to some scientists[21], the autogenous bone graft is the gold standard in regenerative processes due to its osteoinductive, osteoconductive, and osteointegration properties, which are necessary for the restoration of lost bone tissue. The use of dentin in human teeth as an autograft was first described in a clinical case report in 2003 [23]. In recent experiments, these materials have proven to be a real alternative to the bone graft. Thanks to the work of a group of researchers [23;24], significant efforts were made in the basic and clinical study to find the best bone graft material for osseointegration of implants in the maxillary sinus. The autogenous dentin graft (AutoBT; Korea Tooth Bank, Seoul, Korea) was first developed in 2008, and several clinical studies have praised the use of AutoBT in the sinus compared to other grafts. Given the current development of advanced technologies in dental implantation, dentists use navigation templates in their practice, which are made using CAD CAM technology to improve the quality of care for patients who have indications for dental implantation. New diagnostic approaches allow us to virtually plan, simplify, and speed up surgery, to ensure accuracy. Thanks to this technology, dentists optimize the location of dental implants, taking into account the difficult conditions specific to patients with parodontal pathology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-452
Author(s):  
André Antonio Pelegrine ◽  
Luís Guilherme Scavove de Macedo ◽  
Antonio Carlos Aloise ◽  
Peter Karyen Moy

Horizontal bone reconstruction is a common augmentation procedure used in implant dentistry to achieve adequate 3-dimensional ridge reconstruction to permit proper dental implant positioning. However, most available techniques are focused on unidirectional bone reconstruction (grafting only on the buccal side). This study was carried out to validate an innovative device that is indicated for bidirectional bone augmentation. The study consisted of 4 patients who required bidirectional horizontal bone augmentation of the upper jaw. Two computerized tomographies were performed (T0 at baseline and T1 at 6 months postoperative examinations). Mean bone thickness in the studied sites at T0 was 2.30 ± 0.65 and mean bone thickness achieved was 9.11 ± 1.08 mm at T1, with an overall bone gain of 6.81 ± 1.33 mm. Concerning the specific gains in direction, buccal and palatal bone augmentations were 4.89 ± 0.94 and 1.92 ± 0.42 mm, respectively. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the use of this novel device allows for the achievement of bidirectional horizontal bone augmentation.


Endocrinology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 151 (12) ◽  
pp. 5582-5590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Sugiyama ◽  
Gabriel L. Galea ◽  
Lance E. Lanyon ◽  
Joanna S. Price

Accumulating evidence indicates that estrogen receptors (ERs) are involved in the mechano-adaptive mechanisms by which loading influences the mass and architecture of bones to establish and maintain their structural load-bearing competence. In the present study, we assessed the effects of the ER modulators tamoxifen and fulvestrant (ICI 182,780) on loading-related changes in the volume and structure of trabecular and cortical bone in the tibiae of female mice. Ten days after actual or sham ovariectomy, 17-wk-old female C57BL/6 mice were treated with vehicle (peanut oil), tamoxifen (0.02, 0.2, or 2 mg/kg · d), fulvestrant (4 mg/kg · d), or their combination and the right tibiae subjected to a short period of noninvasive axial loading (40 cycles/d) on 5 d during the subsequent 2 wk. In the left control tibiae, ovariectomy, tamoxifen, or fulvestrant did not have any significant effect on cortical bone volume, whereas trabecular bone volume was decreased by ovariectomy, increased by tamoxifen, and unaffected by fulvestrant. In the right tibiae, loading was associated with increases in both trabecular and cortical bone volume. Notably, the medium dose of tamoxifen synergistically enhanced loading-related gain in trabecular bone volume through an increase in trabecular thickness. Fulvestrant had no influence on the effects of loading but abrogated the enhancement of loading-related bone gain by tamoxifen. These data demonstrate that, at least in female mice, the adaptive response to mechanical loading of trabecular bone can be enhanced by ER modulators, in this case by tamoxifen.


2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pier P Poli ◽  
Mario Beretta ◽  
Marco Cicciù ◽  
Carlo Maiorana

An adequate amount of bone all around the implant surface is essential in order to obtain long-term success of implant restoration. Several techniques have been described to augment alveolar bone volume in critical clinical situations, including guided bone regeneration, based on the use of barrier membranes to prevent ingrowth of the epithelial and gingival connective tissue cells. To achieve this goal, the use of barriers made of titanium micromesh has been advocated. A total of 13 patients were selected for alveolar ridge reconstruction treatment prior to implant placement. Each patient underwent a tridimensional bone augmentation by means of a Ti-mesh filled with intraoral autogenous bone mixed with deproteinized anorganic bovine bone in a 1:1 ratio. Implants were placed after a healing period of 6 months. Panoramic x-rays were performed after each surgical procedure and during the follow-up recalls. Software was used to measure the mesial and the distal peri-implant bone loss around each implant. The mean peri-implant bone loss was 1.743 mm on the mesial side and 1.913 mm on the distal side, from the top of the implant head to the first visible bone-implant contact, at a mean follow-up of 88 months. The use of Ti-mesh allows the regeneration of sufficient bone volume for ideal implant placement. The clinical advantages related to this technique include the possibility of correcting severe vertical atrophies associated with considerable reductions in width and the lack of major complications if soft-tissue dehiscence and mesh exposures do occur.


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