Retrospective Study on Tooth Shell Technique Using Endodontically Treated Teeth in Lateral Ridge Augmentation

Autogenous dentin has been reported to be a suitable grafting material for certain indications. The purpose of this study was assess the feasibility using endodontically treated teeth application. In present retrospective study, one-stage augmentation lateral ridge defects with shell and particulate (tooth technique (TST)) either obtained from (ETT, 17 patients 21 implants) or non-endodontically (NETT, 24 were analyzed. Follow-up conducted 3 months after augmentation. target parameters biological complications, horizontal hard tissue loss, osseointegration, integrity buccal lamella. Only minor complications occurred in three implants patients, including two cases wound dehiscence (one each ETT NETT) localized three-walled defect NETT group, which solved by re-augmentation. All osseointegrated lamella preserved. mean difference resorption crestal width did not differ statistically between groups. As TST showed, results comparable those can safely applied predictable technique.