Horizontal ridge augmentation using human mineralized particulate bone: preliminary results.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the hypothesis that particulate human mineralized bone can be used to augment the thin mandibular ridge followed by implant placement 4 months after augmentation. The thin ridge prevents implant placement without grafting.


METHODS
Eleven consecutive patients with thin posterior mandibular ridges had approximately 1 cc of particulate human mineralized bone placed through a tunneling approach to augment the ridge width. Thirty-five implants were placed into 13 ridges after graft consolidation, with 1 implant failure.


RESULTS
All grafted ridges were able to have at least a 3.25 mm diameter implant placed. One implant failed to integrate. One-year follow-up indicates stability of the augmentation.


CONCLUSIONS
This preliminary report indicates the potential for this technique to substitute for more invasive procedures.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans 70119, USA.
Michael S
MS
Block
Mark
M
Degen
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D016348:Osseointegration; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing
D015921:Dental Implants