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.
Block
Michael S
MS
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans 70119, USA.
Degen
Mark
M
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