Placement of hydroxyapatite-coated endosseous implants in fresh extraction sites: a case report.
This case illustrates the use of the principles of guided tissue regeneration to achieve osseointegration of an endosseous dental implant. One implant was placed immediately, with hydroxyapatite and a barrier membrane, in an extraction site, while another was placed in a healed site. Eighteen months postinsertion, the implant placed in the extraction socket exhibited better maintenance of crestal height than did the implant inserted in the healed site.
Knox
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Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284.
Lee
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Meffert
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D000328:Adult; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017886:Durapatite; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008963:Molar; D016348:Osseointegration; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D017886:Durapatite