title: Management of localized buccal dehiscence defect with allografts and acellular dermal matrix.
abstract: This case series presents the use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) as a barrier membrane in reconstructing non-spacemaking buccal dehiscences associated with simultaneous implant placement in locally deficient ridges. Five sites in four healthy nonsmoking patients were treated with a combination of the mucogingival pouch flap technique, sandwiched layering of mineralized human cancellous and cortical bone grafts, and ADM as a barrier membrane. Three sites encountered 2 to 4 mm of membrane exposure after 2 weeks of healing time. However, all sites were completely covered at 3 months. None of the cases exhibited implant exposure throughout the entire healing period. At the 6-month re-entry surgery, ADM-assisted guided bone regeneration achieved a mean of 86.5% height gain and critical bone thickness of 1.8 mm or greater, with clinical bone density equivalent to that of the native bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 48109-1078, USA.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hom-Lay
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C440568:Alloderm; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D003094:Collagen