[A case report of implantation in augmented bone by guided bone regeneration technique].
METHODS
A 53-year-old female with root fracture of the second premolar in the right mandible underwent implant therapy. After extraction, the GBR (guided bone regeneration) technique was applied to the bone defect in June 2000. At 6 months after GBR, implants were placed in the augmented bone. The final prosthesis was restored in July 2001.


CONCLUSIONS
The bone around the implants was evaluated by using X-ray CT images, before and after GBR, and three years after final restoration. The three images showed the same bone conditions around the implants.


CONCLUSIONS
It is important to evaluate bone condition around implants using X-ray CT. Bone defects can be augmented by the GBR technique, and the bone condition around the implants was stable after function.
Sato
Takahiro
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Division of Oral Health in Aging and Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 951-8514 Niigata. takahiro@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp
D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged
D015921:Dental Implants