PURPOSE The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the success rate of a chairside ridge augmentation procedure using bone autografts harvested with trephine drills and placed without the use of screws. METHODS Thirty patients were recruited for the study. After the surgical site was anesthetized and a crestal incision was made, an envelope flap was retracted using blunt dissection limited t...

Mandibular Block Autografts for Alveolar Ridge Augmentation Michael A. Pikos, DDS Coastal Jaw Surgery, 2711 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34684, USA Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Miami, 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43218-2357, USA College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southea...

The consequences of exodontia include alveolar bone resorption and ultimately atrophy to basal bone of the edentulous site/ridges. Ridge resorption proceeds quickly after tooth extraction and significantly reduces the possibility of placing implants without grafting procedures. The aims of this article are to describe the rationale behind alveolar ridge augmentation procedures aimed at preservi...

Purpose. To present a computer-assisted-design/computer-assisted-manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technique for the design, fabrication, and clinical application of custom-made synthetic scaffolds, for alveolar ridge augmentation. Methods. The CAD/CAM procedure consisted of (1) virtual planning/design of the custom-made scaffold; (2) milling of the scaffold into the exact size/shape from a preformed syn...

background: localized alveolar ridge defect may create physiological and pathological problems. developments in surgical techniques have made it simpler to change the confi guration of a ridge to create a more aesthetic and more easily cleansable shape. the purpose of this study was to compare the effi cacy of alveolar ridge augmentation using a subepithelial connective tissue graft in pouch an...

Young’s Branch (YB), located on a portion of the Wayne National Forest in Lawrence County, is located on bedrocks belonging to the Allegheny group. By contrast, Bluegrass Ridge (BR), the other study area in Lawrence County, is underlain by sedimentary strata of the Connemaugh group. The bedrock complex includes a combination of sandstones, sandy shales (or siltstones), and clay shales (Denton e...

PURPOSE This prospective case series evaluated the use of a new titanium-reinforced nonresorbable membrane (high-density polytetrafluoroethylene), in combination with a mixture of anorganic bovine bone-derived mineral (ABBM) and autogenous particulated bone, for vertical augmentation of deficient alveolar ridges. MATERIALS AND METHODS A mixture of ABBM and autogenous particulated bone was use...

Augmentation of the partially edentulous ridge can significantly improve the final prosthodontic rehabilitation. For enhancing soft tissue contours in the anterior region, the subepithelial connective tissue graft is the treatment of choice. The combination of connective tissue grafts with alloplastic bone graft material can optimize the ridge augmentation and reduce post extraction defects. Th...

BACKGROUND This review addressed the focused question of what is the predictability of vertical ridge augmentation techniques for patients, who were diagnosed with insufficient alveolar bone volume for the placement of dental implants. MATERIAL AND METHODS A systematic online review of three main databases was performed between 1966 and 1 November 2007. Four groups of vertical bone augmentati...

This study evaluated the effects of using a titanium mesh for localized alveolar ridge augmentation. Seven consecutively treated human subjects participated in the study. Clinical, radiographic, laboratory, and histologic/histomorphometric analysis revealed the efficacy of using the titanium mesh in conjunction with intraorally harvested autogenous bone graft and inorganic bovine bone mineral (...