title: Clinical evaluation of freeze-dried cancellous block allografts for ridge augmentation and implant placement in the maxilla.
abstract: A number of grafting materials have been used in vertical and horizontal ridge augmentation to enable implant placement in optimal positions. Autogenous block grafts from intraoral or extraoral sites have been used with positive results. Allograft blocks with cortical bone are also used for ridge augmentation. In this case series, cancellous allograft blocks were used for horizontal augmentation of the maxilla. The observed increase in ridge width allowed subsequent implant placement after a 5-month healing period. Four months after placement, the implants were uncovered and restored. The results suggest that cancellous block allografts may be a viable alternative to autogenous block grafts or cortical allograft blocks in treatment of deficient maxillary alveolar ridges to allow subsequent implant placement in optimal position in the maxilla.
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontics and Interim Chair, Department of Stomatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gellin
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077214:Becaplermin; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002508:Cephalometry; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000077214:Becaplermin